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  The stock market has become more popular than ever but what exactly is a stock and how do they work? What is a Stock? When you buy stock, you are actually buying a small portion of the company and becoming a partial owner or shareholder. This means you have a claim on the company’s […]

The ask price (also known as the offer) represents the lowest price a seller is willing to sell their shares for. The bid price is what represents all the buyers. In the above Level 2 of the QQQ’s you will notice that the ask is on the right hand side and is currently sitting at […]

The bid price represents what buyers are willing to pay for that particular security and the bid size represents how much a trader is willing to buy at that specific price. Above is an example of a Level 2 for the SPY and as you can see the bid price is currently at $224.68 with the […]

  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 […]

Table of contents What Is a Stock Float? How Stock Float Works in the Market Low Float vs. High Float Stocks Low Float Stocks (usually under 10M) High Float Stocks (generally 50M+) How I Use Float in My Day Trading Strategy How To Look Up a Stock’s Float Common Mistakes Traders Make With Stock Float […]

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 […]