Bo Yoder is a full-time trader, author and consultant to a variety of financial institutions. Here we talk to Bo about how he finds opportunities in the stock market, why he watches the markets on an hourly basis but is a successful swing trader, the moving averages he uses on his charts and how he uses the general psychological trends of the markets to make money. Yoder is a frequent contributor to trading publications such as Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, Trader's and Active Trader Magazine. He writes for RealMoney.com and is the author of Mastering Futures Trading (2004, McGraw Hill). In addition to his writing, Yoder is a featured speaker at trading expos in the US and abroad, including Traders Expo.