Each day, we seek to provide timely trading setups suitable for a professional trading audience. We present ideas not only from our very own in-house trading analysts, but also from working traders that regularly contribute to the service. We also strive to continually educate our subscribers, even the ones who have been trading for years, by sharing our techniques, strategies and thought processes. We do so regularly via our LEARN comments, which provide more background on the ideas we have presented.

What to Expect

Detailed Technical Setups - We offer more than a dozen quality setups each day. Our close-knit team of technical analysts has several decades of combined experience in finding the breakouts, breakdowns, gaps, extensions and pullbacks that can be traded in size. The setups are timely, and the ideas are clearly defined. Each idea also provides the handle of the individual analyst presenting the information, making it quick and easy to track calls from a particular individual. Read more about our analysts.

Under-the-Radar Trading and Investment Ideas - Before bird flu and ethanol stocks become trading phenomena, we work as a team to find you the ones that are going to matter in coming weeks and months, and to give you the back story before the Street is thinking about the front story. 

Real-time Side-by-Side Trades with Practicing Trading Pros - In addition to the daily information provided by our in-house team, we often include the ideas of practicing trading professionals that have established a winning track record with us, ones that we have come to rely upon for setups that present favorable risk-reward ratios. Read more about our contributors.

Live Intraday Ideas From Our Analysts - Each particular analyst is a specialist in his or her respective field, whether it's swing trading, large-cap technical trading, momentum stocks, fast-moving scalp trades or longer-term position trades. We also have experts on staff with expertise in all major sectors, from steel to semiconductors, retail to railroads.

Scans and Analysis of Up-and-Coming Stocks - The Emerging 50 is a weekly scan of up-and-coming stocks based on a proprietary mix of fundamental and technical criteria. But it's more than just a list of swing and position trading ideas. We cull through the list each morning to pinpoint potential breakouts to both the upside and downside, and to provide updates on previously highlighted names. Read more about the E-50 and StockWatch.

Daily Pre-market Scans of Stocks to Watch for Up/Downside Moves - Most of our subscribers want to make money both long and short. That's why we provide both constructive and destructive potential breakout candidates in the pre-market, as well as our daily E-50 roundup of both Bullpen and Bearpen names.

Information Flow From Trading Desks - Each day, we utilize our buy-side contacts, company sources, and individuals that work at all levels of the major brokerages to give you timely stock information flow. Whether it's takeover chatter, a key contract renewal, or government approvals, we strive to make sure you'll find it here first.

Real-Time Reports and Analysis From Live Conference Calls - Our analysts spend hours each day listening to company conference calls, with an ear trained for the type of comments that can become stock-moving, and in some cases, market-moving events. Our coverage includes earnings presentations, company analyst days, and conference coverage.

Timely Information Alerts That You Won't Find Elsewhere - When a stock starts to move, our analyst team often knows the reason. If we don't, we work to find it rapidly, so you can make an informed trading decision. We also present sympathy plays - stocks that will move on another company's news because of their relationship as a competitor, customer or supplier. In addition, we provide the analyst stock calls on the pint-sized growth names, and the gems with little market exposure. You'll also get calls from boutique firms that are experts in particular names and sectors, and recommendations from important newsletters.

Candid Opinions of Intraday Events that Combine Trading Instincts with Analysis - When key news hits, we tell you what we know, and what we think. We work to give you an informed opinion quickly, so experienced traders can digest the news and get on with making a trading decision.

Speculator's Radar Ideas for Bulletin Board and Micro-cap Traders - For those who are willing to go small and accept large risks, our Speculator's comments work to find the sub-$200 million cap stocks that we think have the potential to move big in a short amount of time. Many of the ideas are simply presented as background. Others correspond with particular entry and exit points.

Briefing.com's Premium Platinum Service - All Live In-Play^® content is integrated into the BriefingTrader service. You'll get summaries of market-moving financial news throughout the trading day, analyst upgrades and downgrades, as well as our pre-market and after-hours coverage. In addition, you can access commentary, including as Dick Green's Page One, Robert Reid's Small Cap Focus, and Scott Smith's Swing Trader columns.

Important Notes

• Trader In Play presents ideas in real-time throughout the trading day. Each comment is time-stamped and includes an up-to-the-minute price of the stock mentioned. You can also navigate to other pages, including the StockWatch page, home of the E-50 and position/swing trading ideas; the TA page, which includes a WatchList each trading day; and the User's Manual, designed to help you get the most out of the service.
   
• Items posted in yellow is content that is exclusive to the BriefingTrader service and is best suited for our experienced trading audience.
   
• Items posted in white includes the news, profiles and key technical levels that's also made accessible to our Platinum subscribers.
   
• Use the Talk to Us link to ask questions about the service, respond with feedback about a particular trading call, or present ideas you'd like to share with the BriefingTrader community. We read all of the feedback and we respond to as much of it as we can during the trading day.
   
• You'll need to "enable cookies" and enable your pop-up blocker to "allow pop-ups" from Briefing.com in order for the BriefingTrader service to work properly.
   
• To receive audio and/or visual alerts on the tickers you are watching, use the Page Preferences tab, located near the upper left of the Trader In Play page. The upper left of the page also has a link to the site archive.
   
• Enter a stock ticker into the Ticker Search window to find an archive of previous comments for that particular name. If you are looking for a particular comment you know appeared in the past three months, use the QuickSearch window to expedite the process. You can also find past comments by category, utilizing our list of specialty tickers.

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