SFO is dedicated to making individual traders as knowledgeable as possible. This
section includes our best articles covering the fundamental aspects of trading,
which readers can access any time.
Economics 101
Financial Manias and the Trade of a Lifetime, Peter Kendall, October 2007
Coverage of Major Economic Reports
Trading the Reports: Be Your Own Analyst by Understanding Industrial Production,
Kira McCaffrey Brecht, March 2004
Forex
Beginner Lessons for Forex Traders, Marilyn McDonald, September 2007
Futures
Shifting Gears: The Transition from Trading Stocks to Futures, Denise K. Shull,
June 2005
Options
Options Got You Lost? No Need to Lose Your Bearings, Bernie Schaeffer & Jon
Lewis, September 2004
ETFs
Splash Around with Exchange Traded Funds, Toni Turner, April 2007
Stocks
Stock Picking: The Formula For Success, Kate Stalter, May 2007
Fundamental Analysis
Fundamentally Speaking, Again, September 2004, Phillip Gotthelf
Technical Analysis Basics
Why Does Technical Analysis Work, Kira McCaffrey Brecht March 2003
Getting Started With Charts
Grab a Pencil and Ruler: The Case for Hand-Constructed Charts, Ken Shaleen, August
2004
Indicators and Tools
Indicator Soup: Enhance Your Technical Trading, Darrell Jobman, September 2007
Pattern Analysis
Pattern Breakouts Offer High Probability Low Risk Trades, Mike Kahn, Aug-Sep 2003
Volume
Rediscover the Lost Art of Chart Reading: Volume Spread Analysis by Todd Krueger,
June 2006
Fibonacci
Trading the Indicators: Understand Fibonacci Retracements, Kira McCaffrey Brecht
March 2005
Gap Theory
Making Sense of Jumps in Charting: A Basic Analysis of Gap Theory, Ken Shaleen,
November 2002
Elliott Wave Theory
Can the Wave Principle Improve Your Success Jeff Kennedy April 2005
Money Management
New Year, New Trading Plan by John Carter January 2005
Risk Management
Face Up to Risk: Create a Plan to Avoid Decisive Losses, John Yackley, September
2004
Trading Psychology
Sharpen Your Pencils: Take the Trader’s Test, Van K. Tharp, PhD, July 2006
Trading Systems
Making the Most of Mechanical System Trading, September 2006, Nigel Bahadur
Electronic Trading
Placing Electronic Orders: Get Up to Speed, Toni Hansen, April 2006
Day Trading
Who Says Day Trading is Easy Money? Grasp the A-B-C's Before You Take the Leap,
Leslie N. Masonson, December 2003
Green Investing
Industry Has Some Bright Green Ideas, Jim Kharouf, June 2007