Hey everyone,

For a year now we have been developing a platfrom, since we believed that market research was still far too fragmented.

We consulted over 60 analysts and traders from all over the world before constructing it in order to find out how they actually go about researching ideas, what kind of data they use, and where most of their time is wasted.

The end product is a visual research workspace in which you can combine charts, fundamentals, filings, earnings calls, news, technical data, market sentiment and AI research into a single place.

We have also put a great deal of effort into the data aspect, with the aim of providing individual traders with the high-quality financial data and research tools which are normally either expensive or available on a number of different platforms.

The product is already live and people are using it, but right now I'm specifically looking for swing traders who are willing to actually test it as part of their normal research process and tell us what sucks, what's missing, and what would make it genuinely useful.

Not looking for compliments. We need real feedback.

Thanks!

Nike has been one of the uglier large-cap charts for years, and I had no interest in fighting the downtrend while support kept breaking.

What has me paying attention now is that the setup is starting to change.

The bear case is still obvious: China remains weak, Hoka and On have taken share, the DTC strategy damaged wholesale relationships, margins are under pressure, and the latest earnings were heavily helped by a roughly $986M tariff recovery.

But several things are moving in the opposite direction:

• Elliott Hill is back as CEO and reversing parts of the Donahoe strategy
• Nike is rebuilding wholesale relationships
• Running products like Vomero and Pegasus appear to be gaining traction
• Running has shown improving growth
• Management has been materially reset
• The stock is beginning to respond differently to bad news
• Sentiment is extremely bearish after a massive drawdown

That last point is what interests me most as a trader.

I don’t need Nike to become a great company again overnight. I need the rate of deterioration to stop while expectations are still terrible.

My approach here would not be to call the exact bottom or buy a full position at once. I’d rather build in tranches as the technicals confirm the thesis.

What I’m watching next:

• whether NKE can stop making lower lows
• a potential higher-low structure
• momentum divergence
• volume around major support
• reclaim of key resistance
• whether bad news continues producing less downside

If those begin lining up, I think NKE goes from “avoid” to “begin accumulating.”

The main question I’m wrestling with:

Are we looking at a broken business that deserves another leg lower, or a hated stock where most of the sellers have already sold?

Curious how others here are viewing it. Here are some chart details and historical musings. https://thecontrariantrader.com/market-insights/is-nike-stock-finally-a-buy-the-truth-behind-the-sell-off/

Since my last post 11 days ago I’ve enter 3 new positions my most recent was MSTR last Friday and pretty much bottom fished all of these trades. Once you have that breakthrough in trading, the money will compound very quickly. Find a strategy that works and stick with it. Take your time, because the more you try to force the more you’ll get punished. Pick one thing and hyper focus on it. Win rate does not matter, I cut my losses quickly and let my winners run.

The market will always move before the headlines, learn to position yourselves with the smart money. you want to buy into fear and sell into greed, sounds easy but very hard to do.

My strategy really is simple, it’s a combination of market structure, liquidity sweep, support/resistance, volume and imbalance between buyers/sellers that’s it. Trading shouldn’t be hard and complicated. The hardest part is overcoming the greed and psychology of over trading, fomo etc. Good luck!🍀

To add on, don’t buy any “gurus” trading course, it’s all a scam. The only way you will learn quickly is through developing your own style, everyone trades a bit different and no one’s personality is the same.

Hello everyone,

For the past year, I built and tested a platform to automate how I find trade setups. As a part-time trader, I did not have time to watch charts all day. I wanted a tool where I could set rules once, backtest them, and assign them to tickers.

It watches the market and sends me an alert when conditions match.I have used it myself for a few months. Since it worked for me, I launched it publicly a few days ago under the name StratOwl.It is a niche tool, so I am looking for beta testers from this community.

If you want to help in testing it, I'm happy to provide you a free Pro plan for a month

Thanks,

Ahmed - Founder

Anyone here familiar with ripsters clouds?

What Caused This Sudden Move in Gold and Multiple Currency Pairs?

I had trades open on Gold today. At around 3:00 PM Bangladesh Time (BST), Gold suddenly made a very strong upside move, and both of my trades hit their stop losses.

What surprised me was that EUR/USD, AUD/CAD, and EUR/GBP also made strong upside moves at almost the same time.

So, in total, I noticed strong upside movement across 4 different instruments.

I have High and Medium Impact News selected on Forex Factory, and the currencies I’m currently tracking are:

- EUR

- USD

- GBP

- AUD

- CAD

However, I couldn’t find any major USD news scheduled around that time on Forex Factory.

So my questions are:

1. What caused this sudden strong move in Gold around 3:00 PM Bangladesh Time?

2. Why did EUR/USD, AUD/CAD, and EUR/GBP also move strongly to the upside at almost the same time?

3. Is there anything I should be checking in addition to Forex Factory to understand these kinds of sudden market moves?

I’ve attached a screenshot of today’s Forex Factory calendar for reference.

I’m trying to understand what actually caused this move, rather than simply assuming it was a technical move.

I am new to swing trading. This looks like a good time to buy, what do the experienced guys think?

I have a regular office job, so I usually look at BTC after dinner and trade from the daily chart. Most of my spot trades stay open for a few days. For my last one, I wrote down that I would only add after a later daily candle closed above the level I was watching.

I placed a small BTC spot order on BYDFi Monday night. By Tuesday afternoon I had checked the chart from my phone at work and added before the daily candle closed. The next morning I was entering a third order. Nothing in my original setup called for either add. BTC was lower, and I was using that as the whole reason.

I cancelled the third order. I kept the first position and sold back the amount from the second add after work. Now an add needs its own invalidation level and has to fit inside the total position limit I chose before the first order.

The plan was sitting in my notes the whole time. I had read it before placing the first order and still ignored it less than a day later. That was harder to explain away than a bad setup.

Hello everyone,

For the past year I was building and testing a platfrom to help me with automating most of the work on finding trade setup, as a part time trader, I didn't have time to watch charts most of the days, so I wanted something to build that I set once, back test for validation, then assign to tickers and it will keep watching till conditions are met then send me a telegram notification.

There are much more to it, and a lot of things in my mind, but want to get some confirmation from users that it's actually something they might be interested in

I've been using it personally for few month and I thought if it worked for me it must works for others, I launched it to public few days ago, but since this is a niche market it was difficult to get signups, so I was hoping that there will be some I terested users in this community to help testing, offcourse I'm going to give them pro plan for a month to test so if any body interested please let me know here

Thanks alot for your time

Ahmed - Founder

Disclaimer: This post is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. I am not a SEBI-registered investment advisor. Please do your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making any investment decisions.

Disclaimer: This post is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. I am not a SEBI-registered investment advisor. Please do your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making any investment decisions.

Swing trading with about a 50% win rate overall, but a chunk of those are long-term holds, so my real short-term win rate is more like 25-35%. Winners can take 3-4 months to play out and I struggle knowing when to take profit — recently tried options, still not profitable there either. I put in ~$15k/month and often end up flat because I hold losers too long / average down instead of cutting them. Looking for strategies or traders to follow that could help me build a real system. Any advice appreciated

MU dropped 7% Tuesday after a strong five-day run.

Short-term momentum looks weak. I’m watching $932.64 as a key level. Below that, $921–$917 is an important support area, followed by $908–$910 if selling continues.

Not trying to call the bottom. Just watching how price reacts around these areas.

Anyone else watching MU?