A mountain and a hill both have ups and downs, but the slopes of a hill are likely to be less steep compared to those of a mountain. If you are hiking and using a street map as your guide, it might be challenge to determine the steepness of the slopes. You may need… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide To The Mass Index Indicator
Tag: Technical Trading
Why I Don’t Short Stocks – Ross Cameron
What’s up, everyone? All right. Well, I wanted to make a little video for you guys, but I have a headache, so I’m going to do it mostly lying down. So bear with me. The topic is long versus short. And this is one that it’s a really interesting topic. There’s a lot… Continue reading Why I Don’t Short Stocks – Ross Cameron
How To Follow Fund Flows in the Stock Market
We often hear phrases like “money on the sidelines” in financial media but they feel like hand-way explanations for one of the most basic things we do as traders: follow the money. This is known as the flow of funds. On any given day, more money might be flowing in or out of the… Continue reading How To Follow Fund Flows in the Stock Market
What Advantages Do Institutional Traders Have Over Retail Traders?
A lot is made of the relative advantages that institutional traders have over retail traders. Some financial professionals even take the view that the disparity between the two groups is so wide that it’s not even worth trading retail. They say that retail traders’ time is better spent learning a transferable skill while passively… Continue reading What Advantages Do Institutional Traders Have Over Retail Traders?
How to Use the Negative Volume Index (NVI) Indicator
In the stock market, trading volume refers to the number of shares/contracts of a stock that have changed hands over a given period of time. Volume plays a critical role in technical analysis and is recognized as an indispensable indicator that helps confirm trends and patterns. If the price of a stock with a… Continue reading How to Use the Negative Volume Index (NVI) Indicator
Market Overview for Week of January 31, 2022
Last week was a turbulent one for the stock market, with the S&P 500 declining about 100 points, or about 1.9% as of Thursday’s close. That might not sound like a lot as a number, but the VIX reached its highest level since November 2020 with a high on Monday of 38.94, indicating… Continue reading Market Overview for Week of January 31, 2022
Chaos at Peloton? What’s Next?
Pelton (NASDAQ: PTON) stock last Thursday was a bloodbath, dropping 24% on the day after several volatility halts, bringing the stock’s YTD return to a whopping -80%, dropping below it’s IPO price of $29 in trading on Friday. It’s yet another victim in the ongoing carnage of stay-at-home pandemic stocks, which were Wall Street… Continue reading Chaos at Peloton? What’s Next?
How The Triple Exponential Moving Average (TRIX) Indicator Works
In some of our recent blog posts, we have discussed how moving averages are frequently used by technical analysts and traders to analyze the prices of stocks and other securities. Moving averages are important because they smooth out price fluctuations to help traders distinguish between market noise and the underlying trend. In this post,… Continue reading How The Triple Exponential Moving Average (TRIX) Indicator Works
Intermarket Sweep Order (ISO) Explained
An Intermarket Sweep Order (ISO) is typically a large order that gets sent to several exchanges simultaneously for the purpose of quickly taking as much liquidity as possible. The factor that divides the ISO from other order types is that it is exempt from the ‘trade-through’ aspect of the SEC’s Order Protection Rule (Rule… Continue reading Intermarket Sweep Order (ISO) Explained
2021: A Story in Charts
2021 was a complete break from the norm of the last decade. We’re experiencing the first serious bout of inflation since the 1970s, a rally in commodities that some are calling a new “supercycle,” and some of the craziest short squeezes in history. Many of 2021’s most compelling stories will surely have some place… Continue reading 2021: A Story in Charts