The Morning Star might have unpleasant Biblical connotations, but it’s an important bullish pattern for day traders to look for. The Morning Star is a signal that a downtrend could be nearing its end and a reversal to the upside could be on the horizon. On the other hand, the Evening Star is the Anti-bull, […]
Now is one of the best times to learn how to start trading stocks. The market it volatile creating a lot of opportunity for savvy traders knowing what to look for. In this article, we will breakdown the basics, ranging from how to choose a broker, the risks involved, the money you need to get […]
Interest rates play an important role in how markets and economies function, but how do they impact the markets? Intro On March 15th, the Federal Reserve brought its benchmark interest rate down to 0% – 0.25% to combat the economic distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic. source: tradingeconomics.com This headline was quickly replaced when […]
One of the key components of achieving consistent success as a day trader is having a well-designed trading edge that specifies how and what you will trade. Whether you are new to trader or have been trading for a while, having a trading edge is important as it helps keep you on track to attain steady […]
Current fiscal policies are setting the stage for a steady rise in inflation so we put together a list of assets that have proven useful as an inflation hedge. What is Inflation? Put straightforwardly: inflation is when the purchasing power of a currency goes down, usually because more currency is added to the supply […]
As a trader, one of your goals is to capture the change in the price of a stock. To do this, you want to collect as much information about the shares, including how much of it is traded. The volume of shares traded provides another dimension, that can help you measure the importance of […]
Table of contents Types of Stock Charts Candlestick Charts Why Traders Need Charts Elements of a Stock Chart Identifying Important Candlesticks Stock Chart Patterns Technical Indicators on Stock Charts Almost all traders and investors use stock charts. Whether it’s an intraday chart or multi-year chart, stock charts place today’s price in context. Within seconds, they […]
Paul Tudor Jones is known in the mainstream investing world for his cowboy-style futures trading and for correctly calling the Black Monday market crash in the 1980s. As a result of successfully managing his fund over the last few decades, Jones has a net worth of roughly $5 billion. Now he’s making a big […]
The public health crisis that began in December of 2019 has turned into a global economic crisis. Millions have lost their jobs and output and production has tumbled. In the US alone, as of mid-May 2020, more than 25-million people are receiving some form of unemployment insurance. This is up from less than 2 million […]
This is going to be an intro to treating day trading like a business…looking at trading through the lens of someone who’s a profitable trader and trying to adopt that mindset, because success in trading is more than just skill and strategy. Not that those aren’t very important because they are, but it’s also about […]
