Alpha is an investing performance measure that tracks the return of a position or portfolio relative to some representative benchmark. For example, the benchmark for a portfolio of U.S. equities may be the S&P 500, and any return above or below that of the S&P 500 for that year would be considered the portfolio’s alpha […]
What’s up, everyone? All right, so here we are, finishing the third day of June, and it’s another green day for me. Up $1400 today, just under 1500, which puts me up $2600 in the last two days. Now, right now we’re still in a market where it’s a little choppy, and we’re not […]
What’s up guys? Hope everyone had a great weekend. It’s Monday morning, 30 minutes into the day and our job is done. We had a really phenomenal trade on NKTR. It’s set up perfectly for us, out at the open at the 200 day moving average and continued to fade nearly six points of […]
A common stock is a security unit that represents a share of ownership in a corporation. The owners of common stock exercise their control over the corporation by electing its board of directors on a pro rata basis. Holders of common stock are the last to receive their share of remaining corporate assets in the […]
A financial market is any marketplace where investors trade securities or commodities on an open exchange with transparent orders and transactions. Financial markets generally offer low transaction costs and high trading volumes. Financial markets mainly trade in equities, bonds, commodities, foreign exchange and derivatives, among other financial instruments. A financial market is contrasted with financial […]
A security is a financial instrument that is both fungible and negotiable. It is a legal contract that represents the rights of ownership of either some portion of a publicly-traded company, some quantity of credit to a business or government body, some quantity of physical good or commodity, or a derivative instrument. Equity and Debt […]
The dragonfly doji is a candlestick pattern used in technical analysis to signal a likely positive reversal in a preceding downward trend. A dragonfly doji occurs when the high price, open price and closing price are all the same, generally at the top of a significant downtrend throughout the day’s trading. The return of the […]
The double top reversal is a chart pattern that indicates an upcoming price reversal for a security. The defining feature of the double top reversal is the two peaks with a moderate trough between, the second of which will be followed by a sharp downtrend that reverses all the gains leading into the price peaks, […]
What’s up, everyone? All right. So here we are, Monday morning, June 4th, back in the saddle, and you know what? This is part of trading. I got knocked down on Friday, and I got right back at it Monday morning. The whole weekend I was really just … I wanted to get back […]
What’s up everyone. You probably didn’t see me I was just over there digging myself a hole. It’s a huge hole. $16,000 deep, it’s one of the biggest holes of all time. So I gave myself a project for the month of June and good thing I like challenges, because now I’ve gotta work myself […]
