Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

A pattern day trader is a trader who makes four or more qualifying day trades in a five-day period. To qualify as a pattern day trader, the individual must meet two additional criteria. The person ...

Technical trading patterns come in all shapes and sizes. And they can occur over various time periods. Each pattern features a set of characteristics that makes it unique. And, despite the ...

For day traders, a brokerage account isn’t enough to trade effectively. In-depth technical analysis demands specific pattern trading software. While many brokerages offer tools to make pattern ...