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RSI Indicator

You Are Probably Using RSI Indicator The Wrong Way

When Welles Wilder published New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems in 1978, he released a series of new indicators and concepts that took the field of technical analysis to another level. Out of the myriad of ideas in his book, none is more well-known or used than the RSI indicator (Relative Strength Index). The RSI […]

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Downtrend

How To Identify and Trade a Downtrend

In stock trading, you can make money from an uptrend or a downtrend. Downtrends tend to move faster than uptrends, which is why you will find some traders who opt to only short sell stocks in order to capitalize on the quick price action. Research shows that stocks can trend more than 30% of the […]

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Pump And Dump

5 Tips For Avoiding A Pump And Dump Stock

Jordan Belfort, of the blockbuster hit The Wolf of Wall Street, swindled investors out of millions of dollars in the early ‘90s using the “pump and dump” stock selling fraud scheme at his brokerage firm, Stratton Oakmont. The scheme later caught up with him and he was imprisoned for 22 months between 2004 and 2006. He was also forced to […]

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Japanese Candlesticks

Reversal Trading Strategies using Japanese Candlesticks

Reversals are something that every new and veteran analyst/trader looks for. They represent early entries with excellent risk/reward potential. But like the search for the most profitable trading system, searching and identifying reversals can be a great way to kill your account. But reversals are also an essential setup pattern for adding to positions, initiating […]

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Penny Stocks on Robinhood

Popular Penny Stocks on Robinhood

  Today we’re going to look at some of the more popular penny stocks on Robhinhood but before we do lets briefly cover who Robinhood is and what penny stocks are. Who is Robinhood? “It’s Time to Do Money” is a mantra by Robinhood, which is a leader in commission-free investments. Robinhood offers you access […]

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quantitative trading

The Beginners Guide to Quantitative Trading

  The phrase ‘quantitative trading’ has quickly entered the finance lexicon, so much so that everyday investors have become familiar with quants enough to know it means computer trading. In this article, we’ll try to explain the concept a bit further for the market layman. Frequency of the phrase “quantitative trading” in Google Books What […]

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How Robinhood Makes Money

How Robinhood Makes Money

Before we jump into how Robinhood makes money, we’ll give you a brief overview of who they are and the logistics of commission-free trading. Who is Robinhood? Robinhood Markets Inc. was founded by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt in the early months of 2013 as a commission-free brokerage app. The app is available both on iOS & Android. […]

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electronic trading

The Unlikely History of Electronic Trading

The stock market has been slowly turned to electronic trading since the 1980s, with staunch push back from the market’s two largest centers of power: the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange.  Today’s electronic trading market and all of its developments; decimalization, high-frequency trading, low commissions, and payment for order flow, can all be […]

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