081: Alan Farley – Breaking Down Breakouts and Dynamics of Price Movement, with The Master Swing Trader

Our guest this week is Alan Farley, who took his first trades in the late-80’s. Alan is an active swing trader, and most of his positions take place in the US equity market—although he occasionally trades index futures and currencies too. In 2001, Alan released his first book, The Master Swing Trader, which may be the best-selling book on the subject). He’s also a regular contributor to The Street and Investopedia, having written hundreds of articles over the years. Subjects you’ll hear about include; the unusual way in which Alan got a well-rounded education of financial markets. Some of the big lessons that shaped him into the trader he is now, in particular, the concept of convergence and divergence. Plus, we talk about the dynamics that generate price movement, and much more too. --- Sponsored by RealVisionTV.com, which is best described as the Netflix of finance. So quit watching lame TV—start watching the smartest minds in finance. Get a FREE 7-day trial here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices