An exponential moving average (EMA) is an average price calculation over a specific time period that puts more weight on the most recent price data causing it to react faster to price change. Traders use moving averages on charts to help determine trend, direction, and strength, and are often used as entry and exit […]
The Simple Moving Average (SMA) is a popular moving average that takes an average price calculation over a specific time period. Intro Moving averages (MA) are popular among technical analysts, investors and day traders around the globe. MAs collect the closing price of a given stock for a specified period of time, normally over a […]
Traders who are short selling a stock are selling shares and creating a negative share balance in their account. This means that when they are holding a short, their position will show them holding -1,000 shares. As soon as they sell the shares, they are bringing in money from the sale. But they must buy […]
Every stock has a float, which is the number of outstanding shares available to trade in a stock minus the restricted shares or shares held by insiders and employees. More simply, it is the number of shares that are free to trade in the open market. Restricted shares are shares that are held by […]
Finbox.io App Review Have you ever wondered if you were making the right investments and wish you had someone or something to help you with your investing decisions? Well let me introduce you to the Finbox.io App that was developed for that exact reason with a suite of tools to help you make better investing […]
StockCross Broker Review StockCross is a full service online broker that focuses on providing the resources need to grow your portfolio over the long run. Their website is professional and user-friendly with a ton of resources for retirement planning, tax guides and educational purposes. They offer all the standard financial products like stocks, options, ETFs, […]
Placing trades is not enough. You need to be able to track them, monitor them, and analyze them. That’s where Trademetria comes in. It’s an online journal that lets users keep track of their trades and more. Highlights include: Day trader reports Image uploads Analytics dashboard Commission tracker Strategy rankings Trade export tool Instrument ranking […]
When I started trading stocks the first thing I was researching was how day trading penny stocks works. Since I didn’t have much money, I thought the only way I could make a decent profit was by trading penny stocks. Soon after visiting a few websites and signing up to newsletters I was getting […]
OIC Simulator Review The Options Industry Council was created as a way to provide educational resources and information about the benefits and risks involved with trading options. On their site you will find a ton of resources including webinars, videos, podcasts and educational literature about option trading and how they work. Under their Tools & […]
5-Cent Tick Size Pilot Program For the first time in 15 years the Securities and Exchange Commission is testing a change in the bid-ask spread of a select group of stocks by implementing a Tick Size Pilot Program. 15 years ago, the market underwent decimalization. Prior to decimalization, all stocks had been trading in fractions […]
