This Tutorial Department is an ongoing source of information for Members and is supplemented on a regular basis.  The tutorials fall into the following general subject areas, which will expand as the Tutorial Department grows: Technical Analysis -- Chart analysis and the study of price and volume indicators. Trading Concepts -- Techniques and methods of trading. Risk Management -- Stop losses, position sizing, scaled entries and exits. From the Forum -- Instructive commentary from the Community Forum. Technical Analysis Candlesticks: a comprehensive layout of an essential chart type. Ascending Triangles Descending Triangles   Patterns Ascending Triangles Descending Triangles    Secondary Indicators Wilders Relative Strength Index (RSI) Trend Channels Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) Bollinger Bands   Breadth Indicators Monitoring the Health of the Market with the Arms Index (TRIN) McClellan Oscillator and McClellan Summation Index   Trading Concepts   Sometimes Stock Picking Is Not Enough Two Elements of a Trade: Amplitude and Velocity - May 3, 2007 Understanding the Difference Between a Sign of Strength and a Buy Signal - May 29, 2007 On Biotech Investing - September 28, 2007 (Virgil25)   Risk Management Chandelier Stops   From the Forum The Importance of the Entry (Dan) - March 24, 2007) Trading Frequency and Making Good Trading Decisions (Dan) - March 29, 2007 Averaging Down When Trading In-The-Money Options (Dan) - March 29, 2007 Hyperactive Trading and Revenge Trading (Smita) - April 2, 2007 China's Dilemma with the Dollar (Evanesce) - April 2, 2007 Taking Profits (10kken/Smita) - April 10, 2007 Volatility Squeeze Scan (Dan) - April 11, 2007 Trailing Stops and Selling into Strength (drtony) - April 12, 2007 Top Down Approach (Craigy) - April 13, 2007 Trading Pre-Earnings Run-ups (10kken/Smita/Dan) - April 16, 2007 Reinforcing Good habits by Trading Around a Position (Dan) - April 16, 2007 "Long" and "Short" are not the only viable market positions (Dan) - April 17, 2007 Doing Delta (Evanesce) - April 17, 2007 A Hammer Signals a "Buy" in  Valero (Dan) - April 18, 2007 New Highs -- A Reason to be Cautious? (Smita) - April 19, 2007 Spotting Market Tops (Smita) - April 19, 2007 Protective Stops vs. Staged Sell-Stops -  April 19, 2007 Why This Advance Has Legs (Dan) - April 19, 2007 Gross on Bonds - April 23, 2007 Today's Bears are Tomorrow's Buyers (Dan) - April 24, 2007 To Hold or Not to Hold Over Earnings (Dan) - April 25, 2007 Smita's Rules of Selling (Smita) - May 2, 2007 Tracking the SPDR Sectors in Stockcharts (jspilos) - May 3, 2007 Trading Too Big (Smita) - May 4, 2007 Avoid the Hubris by Focusing on Trend; Protective Stops are Seatbelts (Dan) - May 4, 2007 Interview with Paul Tudor Jones (Smita) - May 4, 2007 Benefits of the Trading Forum; Avoiding Big Losses (Smita & Dan) - May 4, 2007 Forcing Trades (Smita, Newt) - May 4, 2007 Finding Your Way as a Trader (Ray) - May 4, 2007 What the Market Is Doing is More Important Than Why it is Doing It (Strasse & whq) -- May 4, 2007 What If There Wasn't A Story to Tell (Dan) - May 4, 2007 On Stops and Scaled Entries/Exits (Dan) - May 4, 2007 Balancing the Excesses of Greed with the Prudence of Control and Conservatism (Dan) - May 5, 2007 Scaled Entries and Exits (Dan) - May 8, 2007 Trading Around Core Positions Before/After Stock Splits - May 9, 2007 What Makes a Professional Trader (Smita) - May 9, 2007 Protecting Gains (Dan) - May 9, 2007 The Serious Nature of Trading: It is Not a Game We Play (Dan) - May 9, 2007 The Key to Success (Dan) - May 10, 2007 Lowry's 90% Downside Day (Smita) - May 10, 2007 One Member Learns Her Own Trading Style (Suzie76040/Sparrow) - May 10, 2007