What happened to the stock markets these past two weeks?
Anyone at all involved in investing or trading no doubt personally experienced it- the stock markets went through a major correction! And in these days of the “World Economy” such a correction can be triggered by news from anywhere in the world. As it did [...]
As a former broker for a few years, in the late 90’s, I had many of my clients tell me that they couldn’t take advantage of a certain recommendation because they had lost their extra money day trading. Back than the access to sophisticated software programs was limited and also rather costly. Today we are [...]
Between Day Trade and TrendsIf you are not a day trader or long term investor, you are a swing trader. It usually means you are holding on to a stock for at least a few days, but not more than a few weeks. Swing trading is traditionally considered a low risk venture, especially for thosewho [...]
These Fundamentals Aren’t TechnicalI believe in order to lay a solid foundation for successful trading, there are three basic fundamentals you must adhere to. The first is knowledge. There are only three things really that separate us from an expert. Training and experience comes after knowledge. Knowledge comes first, and expertise is accomplished through experience [...]
Day Trading Power and Understanding All of the Rules To understand the concept of day trading power, you must know a few other key facts first. Most people who trade online have some kind of understanding about the differences between the styles of trading. First of all, if you are buying and selling any asset [...]
Short of having a crystal ball, picking winners when stock option trading is not as hard as many people would have you believe. In the first place, when considering purchasing or selling stock options, you need to conduct extensive research on the underlying stock yourself, or rely on someone else to do it for you [...]
Knowledge and Training Lead to ConfidenceHaving an online broker account can afford you a total sense of power. All of them offer the traditional personal help for a price. Some online brokerages will give out free advice, however, as always, the decision whether or not to trade is left totally at your discretion. For the [...]
Your Computer Is Not a One Arm Bandit Where would we be without computers, and the technological advancements the internet offers us? Just as there is a generation getting addicted to video games, there are an alarming percentage of internet junkies. Keep in mind that online trading is becoming more and more popular too. With [...]
Are You Really Researching Day Trading? As the market rebounds from crash in ‘08 and the early decline of 2009, more and more online investors are once again turning their sights to day trading. I wonder, when Edison invented his ticker tape machine, if he could foresee the future he helped to create. The tape [...]
Is it Day Trading Or Something Else?There is this misconception about day trading that need to be cleared up. I ‘ve always thought of day trading as trades opened and closed in the same day. This may seem very obvious to most of us, however, there are so-called experts who lump all online traders into [...]