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Why you shouldn’t trade stocks with fundamental problems
Many traders, particularly those who focus on buy-and-hold strategies, rely on the fundamental analysis of a company’s profile to determine what stocks they should buy or sell. Creating a profile of the company, including its cash flow, return on assets, conservative...
Determining trendlines and setting strike prices
Both the market and individual stock prices move in trends and whether that trend travels upwards (bullish), downwards (bearish), or sideways (channeling), it can be assumed that prices will move in the direction of that trend until that trend ends and the direction...
Can trading losses teach you more than wins?
Failures are options, after all. It is with your choice of how to deal with failure that you determine your fate. When getting into the world of trading and investment, creating effective risk management strategies and establishing a solid money management system are...
What is Market Profile and why is it important?
In an attempt to determine and evaluate the market value as it developed during the span of a day, and to understand how various market conditions can be assessed using price, time and volume, trader of the Chicago Board of Trade, J. Peter Steidlmayer, devised the...
The power of Point of Contact and Volume Profiles
No matter what type of asset you decide to trade, a well-founded set of trading strategies and a solid money management system are key ingredients to a consistently profitable trading business. And in order to establish a well-founded strategy, many traders rely on...
The importance of the relative strength index and how to leverage it
Relative strength index is a technique used to measure the price performance of an asset over a certain period of time, usually 14 days. It moves between two conditions: overbought or oversold, showing these two extreme conditions of a certain asset and displaying it...
Why Would I Trade Options Over Stocks?
If you are looking to expand your portfolio, then you might consider investing in options. A lot of investors are wary of trading in options, but you can actually generate a consistent income with options if you study the markets and invest carefully. What are...
The power of compounding when trading options
Trading options is a fantastic way to generate profits. As a trader, you can make money off of trading options both during volatile times as well as when the market is quieter, all while leveraging your investment capital and hedging your risk. But what if you...
The 5 advantages of short-term trading versus buy and hold
Deciding to implement a short-term trading strategy or a long-term trading strategy depends highly not only on what your objectives as an investor are, but also on your capital availability, your time commitment, your skills, and even your personality. The truth is,...
Selling naked calls or puts can be a bad idea. Here’s why.
Just like with any speculative approach to trading, selling naked calls or puts can have its advantages and disadvantages, but one thing you should know is that a “naked” strategy is as aggressive and high risk as its name implies, with repercussions that could...
CNBC
- Morgan Stanley had $911 million in first-quarter losses tied to Archegos fund meltdown April 16, 2021The impact on Wall Street of the epic meltdown of Archegos is coming into clearer view.
- 'Roaring Kitty' stands to rake in millions on his GameStop options bet Friday April 16, 2021Friday is the expiration date of Gill's 500 call options contracts he bought at the beginning of 2021.
- S&P 500 edges higher to another all-time high, on pace for 4th straight positive week April 16, 2021The blue-chip Dow rose 300 points to top the 34,000 milestone amid blowout economic data.
- Morgan Stanley tops earnings estimates on better-than-expected trading, investment banking results April 16, 2021The bank posted first-quarter adjusted profit of $2.22 a share, easily beating projections of $1.70.
- Betterment sees record growth, as GameStop frenzy 'shines a light' on investing April 16, 2021Betterment's CEO says the GameStop frenzy and Americans gambling on markets during the pandemic helped its robo-advisor business.
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- Apple Music reportedly said it will pay artists a penny per stream - double what Spotify pays April 16, 2021Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple told...
- Elon Musk's The Boring Company scrubbed any mention of its LA and DC tunnels from its website, leaving the future of those projects in doubt April 16, 2021Associated Press The Boring Company removed its LA and DC project...
- CINDE: What Fuels Medical Devices Leadership in Costa Rica? April 16, 2021SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical devices have become a leading product in Costa Rica, to the point that today they represent the country's top export product.
- Sandia International Launches more Secure, Private Vaccine Pass Technology April 16, 2021GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind, secure SMART Health Card solution that stores encrypted vaccination records and identity authenticators is now available from Sandia International, Inc., a secure identification...
- IIROC Trading Resumption - QYOU April 16, 2021VANCOUVER, BC, April 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Trading resumes in: Company: Qyou Media Inc.TSX-Venture Symbol: QYOU All Issues: Yes