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FIGURE 1: THE BASIC CHART TEMPLATE.

‘Trendy’ Chart Patterns  by Thomas Bulkowski
Which chart patterns precede a strong breakout move? Find out here.

FEATURE ARTICLE: Indicator Rules For Swing Trading Strategies, Part 1  by Sylvain Vervoort
In today’s volatile markets, making money consistently is a challenge. You need a good strategy with reliable trading rules. This seven-part series will discuss such a strategy and its trading rules. This first part presents an overview.

Sell In May And Go Away  by Mark Vakkur
The S&P 500 continues to make most of its gains between November and April and underperform between May and October. Here is an updated look at this phenomenon and how you can put it to use.

TIPS: Head & Shoulders, Algorithmically, Part 2  by Giorgos E. Siligardos, PhD
Part 1 of this two-part series showed how to find important milestone points in a head & shoulders formation. Here, an algorithm is presented that lets the computer find the formations.

Futures For You  by Carley Garner
Here’s how the futures market really works.

INTERVIEW: Catch The Swings With Arthur Hill  by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Arthur Hill, CMT, is an independent trader and the senior technical analyst for StockCharts.com, where he provides daily market analysis, produces companion videos, and develops the ChartSchool. He is the author of Define The Trend And Trade The Trend. We spoke with him about his top-down approach to market analysis and swing trading.

Q&A  by Don Bright
This professional trader answers a few of your questions.

Explore Your Options  by Tom Gentile
Got a question about options?

PRODUCT REVIEW: NinjaTrader
Review: Trading and analysis software

AT THE CLOSE: Keeping Your Balance  by Moshé Prince
Mental balance is crucial to trading and investing successfully, yet so challenging to master. Here’s how you can master it.

TIPS This article is the basis for Traders’ Tips this month.