Have you ever wondered why stock traders on Wall Street always pay close attention to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meetings and activities? Well, the Federal Reserve, commonly referred to as the Fed, is the most important central bank in the world because of the U.S. dollar’s special role as the main reserve currency for […]
It is well known that the stock market experiences periods of unforeseeable, and sometimes sharp, price movements. And if you’re owning stocks during such volatile periods, the fair market value of your portfolio could change drastically before you sell the stocks. Until you sell, your profit or loss is just on paper since you’ve […]
The stock market has almost entirely recovered from the Black Friday-Omicron plunge and the price action outlook is beginning to look bullish again, with last Tuesday’s price action showing very strong conviction off the lows from the bulls. Before we move onto assessing what’s coming for this week, let’s take a quick look at […]
Online media group BuzzFeed is now a publicly-traded company after completing a SPAC merger where it fetched just $16.2 million in fresh capital. Shares of the New York-based startup began trading on the Nasdaq stock market on Monday, Dec. 16 under the ticker “BZFD“. BuzzFeed went public after its investors voted in favor of […]
What is Tax Loss Harvesting? Tax loss harvesting is when an investor sells a position at a loss to help offset capital gains tax liabilities at the end of the year. To understand what tax loss harvesting is, let’s create a hypothetical portfolio. It’s December 15, and the following is your portfolio: Here’s […]
The debate over the relative merits of simple moving average (SMA) and exponential moving average (EMA) is a contentious one. Day traders and investors alike often miss out when they choose one over the other. In this post, we lay out the differences and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each. We are also […]
If you’re wondering what position trading is, you have come to the right place. Position trading can be appealing for a number of reasons. Stock traders who want to take a hands-on approach to trading may be drawn to the research and various strategies needed to be an efficient position trader. But is position […]
It’s Thanksgiving this week, which means we can expect a pretty tame and boring week of trading, as most of Wall Street is more worried about their travel plans than taking risks that might put their job in jeopardy. Markets are closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and close early at 1:00 pm EST on […]
Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ: IREN), an Australian company that has been mining bitcoin since 2019, is the latest of its kind to go public. The company made its Wall Street debut on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Iris priced its initial public offering at $28 a share Tuesday evening, raising at least $231.5 billion at a […]
Most traders agree that a trending market is easier to trade than a range-bound market. Once you hop aboard a trend, you pretty much just have to trail a stop and ride the gains. Sure you deal with plenty of whipsaws and failed pullbacks, but there are far fewer variables in a trending market […]
