Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). A piercing pattern is a two-day candlestick pattern that signals a potential ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

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Day trading might sound like a fun way to make a living, but it’s a hard game for new traders to break into. Not only do day traders need high-tech stock scanners to locate stocks with potential, but ...