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Our Free Stock Trading & Investing Training
Liberated Stock Trader offers free stock investing courses covering value, growth, dividend investing, and technical chart analysis. Our courses are developed by IFTA member and certified financial technician Barry D. Moore.
MOSES ETF Strategy: Protect Your Investments and Outperform the Market
The MOSES ETF investing strategy is a powerful suite of indicators meticulously backtested over 100 years. Designed to empower you to outperform the market, it equips you with the tools to navigate major stock market crashes and unlock greater investing performance.
Liberated Stock Trader Pro Investing Mastery Program
Unlock your path to financial freedom with the Liberated Stock Trader Pro training course — a complete, expert-led education in stock market investing and trading. Master value, dividend, and growth investing, and gain powerful skills in technical trading to confidently grow your wealth.
Our Latest Research
10 Ways to Get the Best From TradingView’s ETF Screener
TradingView’s ETF Screener lets you sift through over 20,000 funds from 72 markets across 50 countries. Here are my top 10 ways to get...
AI Bubble Risk: Circular Cash & Low Demand Impact Assessment
The recent AI news flow confirms that the concerns about circular investments and lack of AI demand are real and actively debated. Here's my assessment.
Smart Trading Tools Finder | 627 Datapoints Tested
Try Liberated Stock Trader's Smart Tool Finder App. A perfect match guaranteed with our unique and extensive lab-test data.
5 Ways to Avoid Cheap Stocks & Buy Quality Value Stocks
The best way to find cheap stocks is by using future earnings, asset valuation, discounted cash flow, fair value, and the margin of safety. Do not look at stock price alone to assess if a stock is undervalued; stock price is only useful in combination with other criteria.
6 Key Business & Economic Cycles Affecting Stocks
Six waves and cycles influence how our economies, businesses, and financial markets expand and contract. The Kondratieff Wave, Kuznets Cycle, Juglar Cycle, Business Cycle, Presidential Cycle, and Seasonal Cycle will change how you see the world.
How To Super-Charge Your Investing with Leading Indicators
Leading indicators in technical analysis are predictive signals that forecast future economic activity and market trends, allowing investors to anticipate changes before they occur.
4% Rule and Safe Retirement Withdrawal Rate Calculator
Use our Safe Withdrawal Rate Calculator to estimate retirement income, portfolio sustainability, and how long your withdrawals may last.
Stock Chart Indicator Research
CCI Indicator Settings & Profits Tested on 43,297 Trades
Based on 43,297 test trades, my research indicates that the CCI is a highly profitable momentum indicator, yielding a win rate of up to 85% when used with the correct settings.
12 Proven Ways to Trade Stock Chart Indicators Effectively
As a Professional market analyst, I build effective trading strategies using techniques such as indicator divergences, multi-time frame analysis, indicator combinations, and rigorous backtesting.
Top 4 Best Momentum Indicators Explained & Tested
Momentum indicators are technical analysis chart overlays that help traders identify the strength and direction of an asset's price movement. To understand momentum indicators, it is essential to grasp the concept of momentum.
Our Data Proves Why Heikin-Ashi Charts Are Best for Traders
I backtested 360 years of data on the 30 most important US stocks, and our findings prove that Heikin-Ashi chart strategies outperform 66% of equities vs. a buy-and-hold strategy.
How to Read Candlestick Charts Using 5 Reliable Patterns
You can read candlestick charts using pattern recognition software to identify five reliable and profitable patterns: the Inverted Hammer, Bearish Marubozu, Gravestone Doji, Bearish Engulfing, and Bullish Harami Cross.
My Data Research Proves Tweezer Candle Patterns Don’t Work!
Based on my testing of 1,892 trades, the tweezer top and bottom patterns are highly unreliable and unprofitable. These patterns exhibit a reward-to-risk ratio of only 1.07, with 50% of trades resulting in losses. Relying on tweezers as a trading strategy yields poor results.
Stock Chart Patterns Research
Top 10 Best Bullish Patterns Tested & Proven Reliable
Research indicates that the most reliable and accurate bullish patterns are the cup-and-handle (95% bullish success rate), the head-and-shoulders (89%), the double-bottom (88%), and the triple-bottom (87%).
8 Bearish Chart Patterns for Traders Tested & Proven Reliable
Decades of research have proven the most predictable bearish chart patterns are the inverted cup-and-handle, with an average price decrease of 17%, the rectangle top (-16%), head-and-shoulders (-16%), and the descending triangle (-15%).
6 Reliable & Profitable Harmonic Trading Patterns Tested
Among all the patterns, indicators, and charts I have tested, harmonic patterns stand out due to their profitability and Fibonacci-based mathematical symbolism.
12 Data-Proven Stock Chart Patterns for Successful Trading
Research shows that the most reliable chart patterns are the Head and Shoulders (89% success rate), the Double Bottom (88%), and the Triple Bottom and Descending Triangle (87%).
22 Best Stock Chart Patterns Proven Reliable By Data Testing
Published research shows the most reliable and profitable stock chart patterns are the inverse head and shoulders, double bottom, triple bottom, and descending triangle. Each has a proven success rate of over 85%, with an average gain of 43%.
How to Trade a Descending Triangle’s 87% Success Rate
Twenty years of trading research show the descending triangle pattern has an 87% success rate in bull markets and an average profit potential of +38%.
Trading Tools Testing
7 Best AI Stock Trading Tools Lab Tested Benchmarks 2026
My lab research identifies TrendSpider and Trade Ideas as the leaders in AI trading software. Trade Ideas offers automated trading and bots, while TrendSpider offers personal LLMs, automated pattern recognition, auto-trading, and backtesting.
10 Best Backtesting Tools for Traders: Lab Tests & Ratings
My research shows the best stock backtesting and auto-trade software are TrendSpider, Trade Ideas, and Tradingview.
My testing process selected TrendSpider as the overall winner because it offers the most flexible, code-free, multilayer backtesting.
12 Best Real-time Trusted News Services for Traders Lab Tested
My test results indicate that the best financial news services are Benzinga Pro for price and speed, MetaStock R/T for global coverage, and Bloomberg for depth. Each provides real-time, trustworthy stock market news for investors.
10 Best Free & Pro Stock Screeners for Traders & Investors
After comprehensive hands-on testing, I have identified the best stock screeners as TrendSpider, Stock Rover, and TradingView. TradingView is the best stock scanner for trading global markets. Trade Ideas is the best AI-powered stock scanner for day traders, and TrendSpider has powerful point-and-click screening and backtesting.
6 Best Stock Portfolio Tracking Tools for Investors Tested
My in-depth testing shows that Stock Rover, Portfolio123, and Tickeron are best-in-class, providing intelligent portfolio creation, tracking, and management features. Firstrade offers excellent free stock and ETF trading, as well as retirement portfolio brokerage services.
10 Best Free Stock Charting Tools Tested & Rated
My in-depth research shows TradingView has the best free stock charts and app for technical traders, while Stock Rover offers excellent financial screening for investors. Benzinga Pro provides charting and real-time news.