Trading Strategies

Bob Iaccino's 3X Profit Protection Rule: when realized profit hits three times your daily risk unit, stop trading or cut size, and keep the good days good.

If your goal is to be a successful trader over the long term, then you've probably already figured out that some sort of stop-loss process needs to be part of every trade.

Bob Iaccino explains how he uses multi-timeframe analysis — not to find trades, but to check that nothing on a higher timeframe is sitting between his entry and his target.

Bob Iaccino explains what separates a high-probability breakout from a false one — why confirmation of the retest is the real signal, where the stop belongs, and the three entry points most traders get wrong.

A scanner tech stack is the combination of data feeds, filters, alerts, and timeframes a trader can layer into a single screening system. Instead of acting on one indicator in isolation, a well-built trading stack typically includes a signal to confirm across multiple conditions and timeframes before you commit capital. No single tool gets you there — the edge is in the architecture. Here’s how to build effective scanner setups for technical screening, layer by layer.

A stock screener filters the full universe of listed stocks against static or end-of-day criteria to build a watchlist before you trade. A stock scanner monitors live market data during the session and flags stocks the moment they meet your conditions. In short: a screener tells you what to watch. A scanner helps you evaluate when to act.

Molly and Robert are fictional traders (any resemblance to actual traders, profitable or otherwise, is purely coincidental). Robert trades a fixed number of shares regardless of the stock, and he uses a fixed dollar amount for his stop.

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.

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.

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.