What’s up everyone? All right, so today, second red day in a row. This seems to happen to me. I’ll have a really nice hot streak, five, 10, 15 green days in a row, and then I kind of come up against a wall and I’ll have a couple of back to back red days. […]
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Know When to Fold ‘Em: Tips For Cutting Your Trading Losses
For decades new studies have repeatedly shown that traders cut their winning trades too early and hold on to their trading losses for far too long. The reasons for this behavior can be found in our evolutionary biology. Behavioral economics and cognitive psychology have demonstrated profound biases in how humans treat gains and losses, and […]
Syndicate Definition: Day Trading Terminology
A syndicate is a temporary alliance of financial services firms or businesses that is formed to complete one or more specific financial deals, transactions, or joint business efforts. Syndicates can have various structures of an organization but are primarily either composed of primaries and secondaries, with associated rights and responsibilities, or of equal partners to […]
NOOO! The Winning Streak is Over -$1,549
What’s up everyone? All right, so finishing the day here in the red but not by much. Today is one of those days where I only actually took one trade. I took one trade in my main account, one trade in my IRA. I got a partial fill in the IRA, which was so […]
Financial Advisor Definition: Day Trading Terminology
A financial advisor is any professional who provides products or services to clients concerning investments, taxes, properties and estate planning. Most financial advisors focus on a specific area of advisory services, though some do offer comprehensive services or are members of a firm that provides comprehensive services collectively. Examples of Financial Advisors Some common examples […]
Venture Capital Definition: Day Trading Terminology
Venture capital is a form of financing provided by specialized firms to startup companies and small businesses. While a financial investment is involved in virtually every venture capital deal, many deals also include advisory services provided by the venture capital firm to the company that they are investing in. Venture Capital Investment Theory Venture capital […]
KA-POW! Another Awesome Day of Trading +$5k!
Bam, we did it again. $5200, another awesome day of trading. As of right now, I am up $75,000 for the month of April. That means I’m 75% of the way to my $100,000 goal for this month, and we’ve still got nine trading days left. I mean, we’re basically halfway through the month, and […]
Investment Banker Definition: Day Trading Terminology
An investment banker is a banker who works on large and complicated transactions and financial systems in the investing world. Investment bankers are contrasted with traditional bankers, who are associated with traditional savings and loan banks, and perform more mundane banking duties, such as mortgages and small business loans. Investment Banking Investment banks are at […]
Happy I Made $7k, Sad I Lost $5k
What’s up everyone? All right. Today’s one of those days where I’m finishing in the green, but I’m not happy about it. Why is that? Will I’m up $7,000. Five, six years ago, $7,000, I would have been pumped about it. But what happened this morning is on my very first trade, I made 12 […]
Prospectus Definition: Day Trading Terminology
A prospectus is a formal legal document that provides details about a public investment offering. It is a legal prerequisite for a public investment offering in all advanced modern economies and needs to be filed with the appropriate regulatory body or bodies. Prospectus Types While there are a large variety of prospectus types, they generally […]