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STRATEGIES, TRADING

Ian Murphy

Founder,

Murphy Financial Trading

  • Full-Time Trader & Founder of www.MurphyTrading.com
  • Education, Analysis, & Tools for International Traders
  • Author of Way of the Trader (published in US, UK, India, & China)

About Ian

Ian Murphy is a full-time trader offering education, analysis, and tools to international equity and futures traders. He trades his own account using trend-following, swing trading, and day trading strategies. He is the author of Way of the Trader—A Complete Guide to the Art of Financial Trading, which has been published in the US, UK, India, and China.



Ian's Articles

It’s time to catch up on Weekly Trend Following positions, the 52-Week Strategy, and the ProShares Ultra S&P500 2X Shares (SSO). We looked at this last week, but the indicator didn’t close above zero when the screens were switched off for the weekend, notes Ian Muprhy, founder of Murphy Trading.
Amidst the volatility currently swirling around equity markets, it would be easy to forget about earnings. But the numbers for Q1 2025 are starting to roll in nevertheless. According to analysts surveyed by LSEG, Phillips 66 (PSX) has seen the largest revision of any firm in the S&P 500 Index (SPX), with an expected drop in earnings of -166%, highlights Ian Murphy, founder of Murphy Trading.
The market action is all about President Trump and his tariffs, with opinion divided on political lines on effectiveness of tariffs. Personally, I believe he’s not wrong about manufacturing needing to return to US, but the message gets lost in the divisive messenger. Luckly for us charts don’t have opinions, writes Ian Muprhy, founder of Murphy Trading.
Now that a pullback in US stock markets has begun, where will it end? The answer can be found by examining the current market trend in different time frames, writes Ian Murphy, founder of Murphy Trading. We already know the daily chart of the S&P 500 is heading south from our Composite Indicator and help strategy positions as discussed recently. So, let’s take a step back and look at the weekly chart.

Ian's Videos

Weekly Trend Following (WTF) is without doubt the most profitable way for retail traders and investors to benefit from inherent opportunities in the financial markets. This style of investing and trading is easy to learn, simple to manage, and requires very little time. It can be used on individual stocks, ETFs, or futures, but also on any equity index if we are looking for exposure to the entire market when we don’t have time to pick individual stocks. In this comprehensive class, Ian Murphy will discuss his favorite Weekly Trend Following strategies, showing recent entry and exit points on his charts. Time permitting, he will also answer questions from attendees. 

The unexpected bullish surge in US stocks over the winter caught many traders and investors by surprise—but not those of us who knew the signs to look for and prepared accordingly. When we store a varied selection of trading and investing strategies in our toolbox, we can embrace all market conditions by selecting the most profitable tools at important inflection points in the cycle. In this presentation, Ian Murphy will share his trading screens to outline two stock market strategies that have been tried and tested in real-life trades and have continuously proven their worth. Recent entry and exit points will be explored in detail with the aid of marked-up charts, and time permitting, Mr. Murphy will answer questions from attendees.

2023 was highly profitable for equity traders and investors who applied the most appropriate strategy at the right time in the market cycle. There is no reason 2024 should be any different, and now is the time to prepare for the opportunities that will undoubtedly arise in the coming year. In 30 compact minutes, Ian Murphy will introduce his two favorite daily swing trading strategies which can be profitably applied to stocks, ETFs, and futures in nearly all market conditions. He will also demonstrate two weekly trend-following strategies and explain why these four tools remain his chosen source of profit. Real examples of open positions will be shared from his screens, and time permitting, this will be followed by a Q&A session. 

Currently Ian's favorite method for generating profits, this pure play on the US stock market requires attention for just one hour a week on Friday afternoon and is ideal for part-time traders and investors. The strategy is based on stocks making new yearly highs and lows where the signals to enter and exit positions are simple to identify and require no special skills or trading platform. In this 30-minute FREE presentation, I will give a comprehensive introduction to the strategy and share some recent real-life trades executed on my own account with the aid of marked-up charts.


Ian's Books

Ian Murphy

Way of the Trader: A complete guide to the art of financial trading

Way of the Trader offers a fresh perspective on a mysterious art - trading the financial markets. Over 15 compelling chapters, Ian Murphy unpacks the world of a private trader, providing a wealth of practical tools for those wishing to make a living from the markets.