A market trend represents the general direction in a market or a security. Trends can also be applied to interest rates, yields or any other market that features long-term movements in volume and price. The length of market trends can vary between short-term, intermediate and long-term. In general it is better to trade with a […]
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Fibonacci Retracements Explained for Beginners
If you are an active trader you might have noticed that financial asset prices follow certain patterns. A pattern that consistently occurs is consolidation between price ranges. Financial assets will often trade in a tight range, consolidating a recent move, and then move to another range and repeat the process. Even during market trends […]
Merger Definition: Day Trading Terminology
Merger are deals that unite two separate companies into a single new company. There are a number of different types of mergers, and a number of different reasons for companies to go through one. The most common type is the uniting of two completely separate companies into a single new company with a new name. […]
Crossed Market Definition: Day Trading Terminology
A crossed market refers to a temporary situation where bid prices associated with a particular asset or security is higher than the asking price. Also referred to as backwardation, it is the futures market relationship where the prices are lower than the spot prices. A crossed market is a temporary situation that presents an arbitrage […]
Day Trading Is Just a Math Business
Day Trading Is Just a Math Business One of the most common struggles every trader has while trading is for sure having to deal with emotions. In fact, the best suggestion you can follow is to leave out emotions from your trading activity and focus on the technical execution only. That’s why I don’t look […]
Cup and Handle Trading Guide
The cup and handle pattern is a continuation chart pattern that looks like cup and handle with a defined resistance level at the top of the cup. It forms from a strong drive up that pulled back and consolidated over a period of time creating the cup before making another push to the […]
Stop-Limit Order Explained
What is a Stop-Limit Order? A stop-limit order is an order type that combines the features of a stop and a limit order with the idea to reduce slippage risk. To successfully execute this order type, two price points must be determined: a stop price and a limit price. The stop price will trigger the […]
Shares Outstanding Definition: Day Trading Terminology
The term “shares outstanding” refers to the stock of a company that is currently held by all shareholders, which includes restricted shares owned by company insiders and share blocks owned by institutional investors. The outstanding shares of a company are shown on its balance sheet under the Capital Stock heading. The number of shares that […]
How Much Money You Need to Start Day Trading
I often get asked how much money is needed to start day trading for a living. Unfortunately there is no simple answer to this because everyone has different financial situations including bills, income and many other factors. If you’re looking to test the water then you can start with as little $1,000 at a broker […]
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