Al Hill

Al Hill

Co-Founder & CEO, TradingSim

Alton Hill is the Co-Founder of TradingSim with over 18 years of trading experience. He completed the Design Thinking Bootcamp at Stanford’s D.School and brings expertise in Product Development to create the best trading simulation experience. His strategy focuses on trend-following systems, targeting high-volatility stocks with strong primary trends using the 15-minute chart.

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Day Trading Rules for Stocks, Options, and Futures [Updated July 2026]

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Day trading refers to buying and selling any financial instrument, such as stocks, bonds, options, ETFs, etc., within the same day without holding...

Day Trading Rules
Day Trading Rules for Stocks, Options, and Futures [Updated July 2026]
Tape Reading | TradingSim

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Tape Reading – How to Interpret the Time and Sales Window [Updated July 2026]

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Reading the tape is one of the essential indicators when active trading.  Many traders know about the hundreds of indicators readily available on most...

Day Trading Indicators
Tape Reading – How to Interpret the Time and Sales Window [Updated July 2026]
Descending Channel – How to Trade This Common Pattern | TradingSim

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Descending Channel – Learn How to Trade This Common Pattern [Updated July 2026]

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Chart Patterns Trends
Descending Channel – Learn How to Trade This Common Pattern [Updated July 2026]

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Day Trading 101 – Review of Best Selling Book [Updated July 2026]

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Let me first applaud you for realizing you need proper education and understanding of the markets before attempting to day trade.

Day Trading 101 – Review of Best Selling Book [Updated July 2026]
Day trader at dawn reviewing candlestick charts on three monitors, with a market replay timeline on the center screen

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Day Trading Simulator: How to Practice Trading Without Risking Real Money in 2026

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Nobody gets good at trading by reading about trading. I spent my first years learning that the expensive way, and after two decades in the markets...

Day Trading Simulator: How to Practice Trading Without Risking Real Money in 2026

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Simple Bull Market Trading Strategies

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Bull Market: Definition, Phases & How to Trade [Updated July 2026]

Simple Bull Market Trading Strategies

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4 Things to Know about Bear Market Rallies

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Basics of Stock Trading
4 Things to Know about Bear Market Rallies
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