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 […]
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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 […]
Market Overview for Week of January 31, 2022
Last week was a turbulent one for the stock market, with the S&P 500 declining about 100 points, or about 1.9% as of Thursday’s close. That might not sound like a lot as a number, but the VIX reached its highest level since November 2020 with a high on Monday of 38.94, indicating […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
2021: A Story in Charts
2021 was a complete break from the norm of the last decade. We’re experiencing the first serious bout of inflation since the 1970s, a rally in commodities that some are calling a new “supercycle,” and some of the craziest short squeezes in history. Many of 2021’s most compelling stories will surely have some place […]
Why We Hold Losing Trades Too Long
Hey, everyone. All right. I’m going to give folks a second to get tuned in here. So this is a live broadcast and what I’m going to talk about in this video is why we hold losers too long. This is something that a lot of traders struggle with. It’s something that I struggled […]
Microsoft’s Big Bet on Activision Blizzard
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Tuesday morning that it’s buying Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $68.7 billion, the tech giant’s largest acquisition ever. The deal further extends Microsoft’s position in the gaming industry and also gives the company a huge boost as it seeks a piece of the so-called metaverse, a virtual world where […]
Weekly Market Overview for January 17, 2022
The S&P 500 is still whipsawing within the range between 4300 and 4800, making any near-term action within this range suspect until one of these levels is cleared with considerable momentum. SPY closed out 2022’s second trading week down 0.3%. US trading is closed on Monday, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day. […]