Trading Strategies

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How to Identify When NOT to Take a Trade

How to Identify When NOT to Take a Trade

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.

August 21, 2026
How to Build a Trading Watchlist: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Build a Trading Watchlist: A Step-by-Step Guide

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.

August 14, 2026
Your Win Rate Could Be Lying to You

Your Win Rate Could Be Lying to You

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.

August 10, 2026
How to Identify and Avoid the Most Common Trading Myths

How to Identify and Avoid the Most Common Trading Myths

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.

July 22, 2026
How to Identify and Trade Rotation Zones for Entries and Exits

How to Identify and Trade Rotation Zones for Entries and Exits

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.

July 20, 2026
How to Manage Your Risk Like a Professional Trader

How to Manage Your Risk Like a Professional Trader

Bob Iaccino walks through the exact risk management framework he uses for active trading and day trading — including the 2% rule, position sizing by percentage, how to think about stops, and why your account size doesn't change how you should think about risk.

July 16, 2026
How to Identify and Trade Support and Resistance Breakouts

How to Identify and Trade Support and Resistance Breakouts

Bob Iaccino explains why vanilla support and resistance isn't enough — and walks through his complete framework for finding valid levels, trading channel breakouts and retests, the 50% channel rule, and why volume is less reliable than most traders think.

June 8, 2026
Advanced Trend Line Thinking: Conflicting Signals, Trading Inside The Trade, And Why The Process Is Important

Advanced Trend Line Thinking: Conflicting Signals, Trading Inside The Trade, And Why The Process Is Important

These are the things that separate traders who understand a pattern from traders who know how to use one.

May 6, 2026
The Trade Trend Line: How I Use Two Points To Identify Trade Opportunities

The Trade Trend Line: How I Use Two Points To Identify Trade Opportunities

Showing you the trend and generating a trade are two completely different things.

May 5, 2026
How I Identify and Trade Double Bottoms — The Complete Framework

How I Identify and Trade Double Bottoms — The Complete Framework

Two lows on a chart does not automatically make a double bottom.

April 29, 2026