Candy Schaap

Who we are is complex and lives are multi-faceted but here is a little about me:

25 years of trading experience in futures, options, and stocks and bonds

Lecturer: Advanced Technical Trading Seminars
Editor: The Journal for Excellence in Trading, and StockMarketStore.com website
Article in SFO Magazine, Futuresmag.com, canslim.net, Investopedia.com
Moderator: TraderDoc Live Club and mentor of ‘Loot Camp’ – instead of the boot you get the loot

My Dad was my inspiration. He had a great respect for hard earned money and how money works. He loved the stock market. When I was 13 years old I had my first account and for my research I had to write to request the prospectus of any company I wanted to invest in so that I would understand the company financials.

After that it was all up hill!

I was fortunate that I always traded, invested, and was involved in the ‘market’. I had a mentor with a seat on the exchange and it was an exhilarating time. I once lost a million dollars in 3 days over-leveraging a bond position. I never forgot that lesson.

My husband and I are a team. He creates and trades, I trade and teach. I also spend as much time as possible with three wonderful and understanding daughters, Christy, Donna and Robin.

List of Investopedia Articles from C. Schaap

• The Stock Cycle: What Goes Up Must Come Down - Stock prices seem random, but there are repeating cycles.

• Divergence: The Trade Most Profitable - Comparing price swings helps traders gain insight into price momentum.

• Tales From The Trenches: Perfectly Negative Profitability - Use correlations to profit when two specific instruments move in opposite directions.

• ADX: The Trend Strength Indicator - Follow this tool to reduced risk and increase profit potential.

• DMI Points The Way To Profits - The directional movement index tells you whether to go long, short or stand aside.

• Price Pivots Circle Big Profits - Reading pivots will help you spot trends and use them to your advantage.