[isatrader]

I apologize, Im probably posting this in the wrong location. I can't seem to find the "introduce yourself page".

I'm brand new, excited to read and learn more. Native Texan living in CT.

Two immediate questions:
- what type of charting software do you use?
- i want to scan for bases, ie, show me stage 1 bases. Any suggestions?
- is it possible to sort the threads so that I see the most recent first (my view shows the old posts first)

I use StockCharts.com, Trade Station and TC2000 (I like charting software)

Thank you in advance.
Bo

Welcome to the site Bo,

I use stockcharts myself for all my charts, and like to make use of it's custom scanner for finding stocks of interest.

Scanning for bases is tricky, as with Stage Analysis they need to be quite large, i.e. 6 months or more to be interesting. So I tend to look for the breakouts using P&F charts, and volume personally, and then manually filter through them to find the best candidates, as Stage Analysis is a very visual method. So the best way to initially learn, is to get your weekly charts setup right, and then to start figuring out the stages for each stock that you look at until it becomes second nature.

As for the threads, unfortunately you can't sort the posts, as the software doesn't allow it. But all you need to do to go to the newest posts is to click on the "View the Last Post" link on the right hand side of the page on the threads page, or if you are already in a thread, then just click the last number on the pages buttons.