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Almost everything written about trading is about how to find a trade. Which patterns to look for, which indicators to run, which levels matter.Very little is written about the opposite skill — recognizing a setup that meets every visual criterion and deciding not to take it.

The Dow had a weak week, falling approximately 0.6% and closing Friday at 53,732, down 108 points (-0.2%). The Dow’s relative weakness suggests market leadership continues to favor growth, technology, and smaller-cap stocks rather than the more defensive Dow components.

A lot of traders start their week by opening the market on Monday morning, scanning charts, and reacting to whatever is moving. That's not a process. That's noise management. And noise management, in my experience, leads to reactive trades — the kind where you're always a step behind the move you wanted.

The biggest catalyst came Friday with the surprisingly weak July employment report.

A 40% system can beat a 70% one. Win-rate was never the edge. Learn what actually decides the outcome with veteran trader Bob Iaccino.

The iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) was a little concerning this week.

Most athlete partnerships last a season, a campaign, maybe a year. Ours with Melle van 't Wout runs through the next full Olympic cycle — to the 2030 Winter Games.

The Russell 2000 declined approximately 1.1% this week, underperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average but outperforming the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite.

Bob Iaccino breaks down the most damaging myths in trading — from more screens meaning more money to high win rates meaning profitability — and explains what actually matters for day trading and active trading success.

Bob Iaccino explains his rotation zone framework — how the 8 and 21 EMA form a tradeable zone, why moving average crosses alone don't work, how to use best-fit trend lines for entries, and how to set stops and targets using Gann and Fibonacci extensions.