In part I of this article you read how the Internet E-Commerce industry is one of the better performing industries this year. Within that industry we selected three stocks that have good fundamentals and strong trading patterns. Those stocks are eBay (EBAY), the University of Phoenix Online (UOPX) and Getty Images (GYI). Finding the right stocks to trade is half the battle. The other half of the battle is using the right trading system to find the best entries and exits to profit substantially from the price moves of those stocks.

Bollinger bands are a critical part of any successful trading system. The construction of the Bollinger bands is such that you can easily identify when the next big move is beginning. You use that signal to enter a position in the direction of the move and stay in the trade until the price graph pattern and indicators signal a reversal.

One part of using Bollinger bands is to take notice when the bands change from being close together to being far apart. In the chart of eBay you can see where the bands did just that. They changed from moving in a narrow range to moving wide apart. The bands changed in early April signaling a buying opportunity and would have gotten you in a trade around $71. Bollinger bands do a great job of indicating when there will be strong moves that will make a lot of money for you. EBay is the classic example as it continued to rally to $90. That is almost a $20 profit on the stock.

Now let's look at UOPX to see how this one Bollinger band concept could have helped generate some very solid trading gains. Notice the bands began moving apart when UOPX was $85. It wasn't until the stock reached $91 that the price graph and other indicators began to weaken and marked the time to take profits. The bands also gave the signal there would be enough of a sell off to make money on a bearish trade when UOPX rolled lower. That trade was an entry at $87 and an exit at $79.

Using what you've just learned let's now look at the chart of GYI. At the end of March the Bollinger bands began moving apart signaling an entry at $52. The exit was signaled when GYI reached $56 and formed a price graph multiple top pattern. May 28th the bands signaled another bullish entry in GYI at $56. At the date of this writing the stock is still moving strong and you would still be in a bullish trade.

Narrow down the universe of stocks that you may trade by finding strong industries as the Internet E-Commerce industry and pick out some of the top stocks from that industry. As you do this you will create a watch list of good stocks to trade. Then by applying a proven technical analysis system you will be able to profit from those stocks whether they are moving up or down. Bollinger band studies are just one part of a strong technical analysis system and they should be used in conjunction with price graph patterns and a few other consistent indicators to get the best results. For more information on how to use technical analysis to generate consistently profitable trades attend one of our free Bollinger bands webshops and the two day Technically Speaking course.

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