FreeStockCharts Users Blog: Technical Analysis Tips

Basics for Beginner Investors & Traders
There are two dominant Market Participant Groups in the Stock and Options Markets. The giant Buy Side Institutions use Alternative Trading Systems, which create Dark Pools to hide their buying and selling. Their counterparts are the High Frequency Traders, which are companies that have written computer program algorithms.

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High Frequency Trader Algorithms
The important Buy Side Institutions are not front run or affected by High Frequency Trader algorithms, because they use Dark Pools which are non-transparent order systems that do not display until AFTER the order is filled. Consequently High Frequency Trader algorithms cannot see the orders of these giant Mutual and Pension Institutions. Proprietary Desk Traders are those traders who work for the Sell Side Institutions to make money for their employers which are the big banks, financial services companies, as well as hedge funds and are not usually front run by High Frequency Trader algorithms either.

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The Basics of Successful Stock Trading
If you are a new or beginning Retail Trader, there are many exciting new ways to find stocks quickly and easily. The goal needs to be to learn how to use your TC2000 charting software to maximize time and efforts, while generating the best list of stocks for potential trades for Swing Trading, Position Trading, or Day Trading. These are the most popular Trading Styles, and all begin by studying the stock chart.

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