James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

One of the most reliable, recurring market patterns is the concept that sharp impulse moves followed by a quiet period usually lead to another move in the same direction. An impulse move is simply a ...

Elliott Wave Theory is my favorite style of analysis in that it has a small set of rigid rules, several guidelines, and a limited number of patterns to follow. If you can identify the patterns ...

Retail therapy can be an expensive coping mechanism. Here’s why impulsive shopping is so hard to resist. Have you ever walked into a store with a simple grocery list in hand, only to emerge with a ...

Impulse purchases—those spur-of-the-moment buys we make without careful consideration—are often associated with fleeting joy but can lead to buyer’s remorse, strained budgets and even a negative brand ...