https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/ The oilfield approach to momentum trading: survey for strength, control each attempt, exit failures, and stay with productive trends. en-us Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:25:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/200-day-moving-average/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/200-day-moving-average/ Use the 200-day moving average as a broad market survey: identify an established trend, stand aside when it fails, and understand the cost of whipsaws. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/golden-cross-strategy/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/golden-cross-strategy/ The golden cross as an oilfield-style trend process: survey with two moving averages, enter by rule, size the test, and exit when the trend fails. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/52-week-high-momentum/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/52-week-high-momentum/ Use 52-week highs to survey for momentum, make controlled attempts, close failed breakouts, and trail the trends that continue producing. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/dual-momentum-etf-strategy/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/dual-momentum-etf-strategy/ Use dual momentum to survey broad asset classes monthly, select relative strength, and stand aside when absolute momentum fails. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/one-percent-risk-rule/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/one-percent-risk-rule/ Treat the 1% rule as an exploration budget: size a position from its planned exit, control each attempt, and account for gaps and correlated risk. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/weekly-chart-trading/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/weekly-chart-trading/ Use weekly charts as a wider field survey: filter short-term noise, find durable momentum, manage exits, and keep a 30-minute review routine. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/one-setup-trading/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/one-setup-trading/ Trade one market and setup like a focused drilling program: make comparable attempts, keep a clean sample, and learn before adding another method. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/support-resistance-basics/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/support-resistance-basics/ Use support and resistance to map the field before trading: define the setup, mark invalidation, and know where to abandon a failed test. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/trading-journal/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/trading-journal/ Build a trading field log with seven useful columns: record every test, compare planned and realized risk, and review the full sample weekly. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/why-complex-trading-fails/ https://www.shortbustrading.com/blog/why-complex-trading-fails/ Why an oilfield-style trading plan should stay simple: too many parameters overfit the survey, hide risk, and make failed tests harder to diagnose. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT