Blowoffs and selling climaxes are two dramatic market actions that need to be mentioned when a stock trader is using volume and open interest as part of technical analysis.

A general rule is when a slight discrepancy exists between the projected price target and a plainly evident support or resistance level, the trader is safest just adjusting the price target to the level of the support or resistance.

Andy Swan writes that although on balance volume, OBV, does a good job, it does have its shortcomings.

Just '"eyeballing" the volume bars doesn't offer enough precision to detect a significant shift in volume flow. The simplest and best volume indicator is on balance volume or OBV.

Continuation patterns differ from reversal patterns in that continuation patterns usually indicate that the sideways action seen on a chart is merely a pause in the prevailing trend.

Andy Swan provides an educational lesson on using moving averages in your trading.

Andy Swan shares his three keys to successful day trading.

It's no secret that Uranium stocks are in a bull market. Cameco Corp (CCJ) has been a major benefactor of this massive upside momentum.

It is typical to see buying interest in the market during the first couple days of a new quarter, but will the buying continue?

It is very common for a stock to pull back or retrace a percentage of the previous move just before a trend reversal.