👨‍💻 TRICK OR TRADES? HOW THE HALLOWEEN STRATEGY WORKS
For most, Halloween is an evening of scary costumes, candy and pumpkins. But for traders, this holiday is associated with a curious trading approach - the Halloween strategy. 🕯💼

It became famous thanks to the book “Beating the Dow” (1990) by Michael O'Higgins and John Downs. The authors suggested an unusual idea: buy stocks on October 31 and hold them for exactly 6 months - until April 30 📈

What is behind this seasonal phenomenon, and why are these months considered more profitable for investment?

Here mysticism gives way to rational calculation, and the higher returns from November to April can be explained by a number of factors:

🔹 trading volumes gradually increase after the summer lull;
🔹 important political events occur during the fall-winter period;
🔹 Christmas sales boost company earnings and stock payouts;
🔹 companies' work intensifies compared to summer, they are more likely to announce new product launches;
🔹 interest rates do not usually change in the summer.

The exact reasons for this seasonal phenomenon are still debatable. There are different opinions whether it is a consistent pattern or just a coincidence. And if the reasons remain unclear, then it can rightly be called an anomaly 👻

Read more about the history of the strategy, its confirmations and refutations in our blog.

❓ How to Use the Wyckoff Method in Trading

Richard Wyckoff is well-known for his insights into the relationship between price and volume, which help traders gain a deeper understanding of market behavior.

📊 The Wyckoff strategy focuses on identifying and analyzing key market phases: accumulation, markup, distribution, and markdown. This approach enables traders to make informed decisions by observing the actions of major market players.

💙 In this article, we will explore the main stages of the Wyckoff market cycle, explain the underlying logic and strategies of his methodology, and highlight key patterns with real-life examples and clear explanations.

💬 Discover more:

🔹Four Stages of the Market According to the Wyckoff method
🔹Accumulation
🔹Markup
🔹Distribution
🔹Markdown
🔹How to Trade Using the Wyckoff Method
🔹FAQ: Advantages and Disadvantages of the Wyckoff Method

#tradingtheory #volume #trading #tradingplatform #article

In this video we’re going to analyze stop patterns and identify the most effective ones. This will help you to analyze the market more professionally in real time and recognize potential reversals.

📱 Watch the video to learn:
🔹How to customize the chart and choose a timeframe
🔹 The essence of the pattern
🔹 How to analyze stops on charts
🔹 How to select and customize indicators

No more worrying about forgotten pending orders that could lead to unexpected losses!

In the latest platform versions, starting from Latest 7.0.2.331, you can now set up automatic cancellation for pending orders with just one click ⛔️

✔️ Simply check the A/C (Auto Cancel) box on a pending order tag, and it will be automatically canceled if the position is closed or reversed.

The Auto Cancel checkbox provides:
🔹 trading confidence: no more risk of a forgotten resulting in negative PNL;
🔹 trading flexibility: easily adaptable to various manual trading strategies;
🔹 time-saving: no need to constantly monitor open orders.

Launch the ATAS platform and experience the upgraded functionality for yourself!

📈⚖️📉 Demand and supply zones are price areas that reveal the balance between buyers and sellers, which is essential for predicting price movements.

While it may sound simple to see price movement as a result of demand and supply interaction, actually identifying these zones on a chart can be challenging.

❓ In this article, we share seven practical methods for identifying demand and supply zones and answer some of the key questions to help improve your market analysis.

💙 Learn more:

🔹Key Features, Pros, and Cons of the Concept
🔹How to Identify Supply and Demand Zones?
🔹Method 1. Order Block
🔹Method 2. FVG
🔹Method 3. Wyckoff Method
🔹Method 4. Market Profile Analysis
🔹Method 5. Footprint Analysis
🔹Method 6. Non-Standard Chart Types
🔹Method 7. Liquidity Analysis
🔹Trading Strategies Using Supply and Demand Zones

#volume #tradingtheory #tradingplatform #article

You can now set your preferred balance in ATAS SIM and practice trading with any starting capital, starting from 💵10,000.

Want to feel like a millionaire? Go ahead and set it to $1,000,000 and make some high-volume trades in the simulator.

1️⃣ Go to Connections in the main window and activate ATAS SIM
2️⃣ In the Accounts window, right-click on the ATAS SIM account, choose Reset Account
3️⃣ Enter your desired balance, and click Yes

This new feature is available in platform versions starting from Latest 7.0.2.331.

Launch the ATAS platform and experience the upgraded functionality for yourself!

Now, you can easily set Stop Loss and Take Profit directly on the chart using the position marker 🔖

Want to set up exit strategies even faster? Assign hotkeys for SL/TP or moving your position to breakeven ↗️

Check out our blog for more details on exit protective strategies

📈 If you have a good grasp of market mechanics but still cannot achieve consistent profits, the problem might be caused by psychological barriers. Mark Douglas highlights this in his must-read book, “Trading in the Zone”.

❓ In this article, we will discuss Mark Douglas' key ideas and explore how his approach helps develop the right mindset for successful trading.

💙 You will learn:

🔹Why Fundamental and Technical Analyses Alone Are Not Enough for Success
🔹How the Freedom in Trading Can Be Risky
🔹Why Taking Full Responsibility Is Crucial to Achieving Success
🔹How Your Personal Perception of Charts Can Affect Your Trading Decisions

#tradingpsychology #riskmanagement #tradingtips #article

✏️ Starting from the Latest 7.0.2.331 version, the ATAS platform offers a feature that makes it much easier to work with drawing objects. You can now create, save, and load templates for trend lines, custom profiles, and other graphical elements.

⭐️ Creating a template:
Double-click on the drawing object or right-click to open the context menu.
Set the desired configurations and click “Save as template” (1).

⬇️ Loading a template:
By default, the last selected template is automatically applied to all new drawing objects.
To choose a different template, right-click on the drawing object, select “Templates” from the dropdown menu, and choose the template you want from your library (2).

⚙️ Editing and deleting a template:
To edit a template’s settings, click the corresponding icon in the template management menu (3).
If a template is no longer needed, you can delete it from the same menu.

Launch the platform and see how easy it is to use the new drawing object templates!

❓ How to Use the Market Profile to Trade Pullbacks in the Direction of the Main Trend.

📊 In this article, we will talk about a trading strategy designed to help you join the main trend in an easy way when an intermediate pullback ends. This material is packed with charts and keeps the text to a minimum.

💙 Read more:

🔹The Core Concept of the Strategy and Why It Works
🔹Examples on Charts
🔹Trading Rules
🔹Pros and Cons of This Approach
🔹How to Start Applying the Strategy

#poc #pointofcontrol #volume #strategies #article

🇩🇪 ATAS at World of Trading 2024 in Frankfurt!

We're excited to announce that ATAS is participating in the most anticipated event of the year in the trading world — World of Trading 2024 in Frankfurt on November 22-23 📆

Although we won't have a booth, the platform's founders and lead developers will be at the conference and are looking forward to meeting with financial market professionals and enthusiasts. This is a unique opportunity to chat with the people behind ATAS technology! 💬

Come to the conference, and we'll be happy to discuss the latest trends and the future of trading with you.

📌 More details about the conference can be found at: https://www.wot-messe.de/

See you in Frankfurt! 🌆

#WorldOfTrading2024 #ATAS #FinancialMarkets #Trading #FinTech