https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com Learn Stock Trading & Investing: Original Data Driven Research & Strategies Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-LST-logo-retina-480-32x32.png https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com 32 32 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/chart-trading-indicators/ https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/chart-trading-indicators/#respond Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:37:58 +0000 http://liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=35 As a Professional market analyst, I build effective trading strategies using techniques such as indicator divergences, multi-time frame analysis, indicator combinations, and rigorous backtesting.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/chart-trading-indicators/feed/ 0 10 Best Indicators for Day Trading: 10,400 Years of Tests Show the Best Settings! nonadult https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/mean-reversion-trading-strategy/ https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/mean-reversion-trading-strategy/#respond Sat, 16 Aug 2025 09:52:46 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=28719 I conducted over 120,000 test trades on five key mean reversion indicators: Stochastics, RSI, Commodities Channel Index, MACD, and Bollinger Bands. 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We Test It! nonadult https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/exponential-moving-average/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:02:06 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=25002 The EMA isn't the most reliable indicator, but my research shows that the best setting for the EMA indicator is a 20-day period on a Heikin Ashi chart. This setting is the only one that outperforms a buy-and-hold strategy with an 83% win rate.]]> Exponential Moving Average: Mythbusting with 960 Years of Data! nonadult https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/elliott-wave-theory-principle-examples-stock-market/ https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/elliott-wave-theory-principle-examples-stock-market/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:51:03 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=10885 Proving the effectiveness of Elliott Wave theory is impossible since its principles are subjective and lack mathematical validation. 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