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

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