Tag: Technical Trading

  For beginner and experienced day traders seeking to sharpen their skills, a day trading simulator can be an invaluable tool. Trading simulators allow traders to practice trading using virtual currency. This allows you to gain experience without risking your hard-earned cash while also learning to minimize losses. This guide focuses on trading simulators. It looks… Continue reading Main Benefits Of Using A Day Trading Simulator

  Most of the time when we make a trade, we’re making a pretty specific bet. We buy Apple because we think Apple is going up for whatever reason. It’s a simple bet with one way to win: the price has to go up.  With pairs trading, you’re combining two separate bets into one. Let… Continue reading A Beginners Guide to Pairs Trading

  Day traders need volatility in the markets but what happens when volatility becomes too much and what triggers a volatility halt? Earlier this year, we witnessed extreme volatility in “meme stocks” such as GameStop ($GME) and movie chain AMC Entertainment Holdings ($AMC) which triggered trading halts. Several other once-sleepy stocks like Bed Bath and Beyond ($BBBY) and Koss… Continue reading What Triggers A Volatility Halt In Stocks?

  What is a Measured Move? A measured move is a swing trading concept that assumes the next leg of a chart pattern or trend will be roughly equal to the previous leg. You use measured moves to set your profit targets and project the magnitude of the next price swing.  Assuming that the future… Continue reading How To Use Measured Moves for Profit Targets

  Technical analysis is a key component of the stock market on a number of scales. Traders can use it to pick good stocks to trade and to predict and forecast future stock prices. It can also be used to identify entry and exit points which enables good returns. In this blog post, you are… Continue reading Why Technical Analysis Is So Important To Day Traders

  The SEC just disrupted a niche corner of the stock market and their involvement could potentially lock retail investors out of areas of significant opportunity.  To put it shortly, the SEC is not allowing broker-dealers to quote non-reporting or “dark” companies. In other words, if a company doesn’t report timely financial statements and reports… Continue reading New SEC Rule Effectively Bans Retail Investors from the OTC Gray Market

  The US stock market is one of the most traded markets in the world but how can international traders gain access to the US markets? Market Overview The U.S. stock market is an exchange where traders and investors converge to buy and sell shares of publicly traded companies. The shares of stock that these… Continue reading How International Traders Can Access The U.S. Markets

  The hip Greek yogurt maker Chobani is prepping for an IPO later this year, according to reports that they’ve filed confidentially with the SEC. Reports say that the IPO could value the company at up to $10B.  Most of the time, the IPO of a company that sells 150-gram yogurt cups wouldn’t be the… Continue reading Chobani IPO: Everything You Need To Know

  If you are planning on taking advantage of the extreme volatility which is commonly associated with penny stocks, it is important to first understand what these stocks are and how to find penny stocks to trade. In this penny stocks guide today, we are going to discuss the risks involved in trading penny stocks,… Continue reading How To Find Penny Stocks

  If you are an active day trader, you are probably aware that Fibonacci retracement and extension levels are some of the most important and useful tools in all of price action. Day traders and technical analysts can use Fibonacci levels analysis to confirm an entry-level, target a take profit, and to determine your stop… Continue reading How To Draw Fibonacci Levels