You may have heard stock traders discussing “LUPA” stocks. But what are they? LUPA is a relatively new acronym that refers to four high-profile tech companies that have made their public debuts in recent years: Lyft Inc Uber Technologies Inc Pinterest Inc Airbnb Inc Take the first letter of each stock and you get […]
If you’re new to the trading world, you might hear traders say that a stock is “thinly traded” in conversation and get a bit confused. No worries, because you’ll come to see that us traders come up with loads of jargon for the simplest of concepts and most of the time there’s no complex […]
Day traders use technical analysis indicators out of absolute necessity. It would be incredibly difficult to make profits consistently on fast time frames by just relying on fundamental data. As a trader, it is mandatory to use tools that show market data and price action to help you form decisions. But what is technical […]
Stocks that trade under $5 per share are considered cheap stocks. However, unlike stocks under $20 or stocks under $10, stocks under $5 are placed in a different category by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC, any stock trading under $5 per share whether it is listed on an exchange or trading through pink […]
Robinhood was at the center of the unprecedented and monumental Reddit trading mania that saw shares of GameStop (GME) and other companies, including headphone maker Koss (KOSS) and cinema operator AMC (AMC) soar to extreme levels as amateur traders piled into the stocks earlier this year. However, the popular trading app was accused of selling […]
Profitable day trading isn’t easy. You need to be precise with your timing, execution, and exits, or else you’ll get chopped up by paying the bid/ask spread and commissions. In trading books, much of the focus is put on your entry price. Should you enter on a pullback, wait for a moving average crossover, […]
The stock market offers attractive opportunities of trading different types of stocks. While the moves of the stock market itself affect all stocks, there are plenty of other factors – from the fundamentals of a company to overall economy. Today, we shall discuss detailed differences between cyclical and non-cyclical stocks. So, let’s get started! Cyclical stocks Cyclical […]
Trend trading, in its simplest form, is the act of buying assets that are going up and selling short assets that are going down. It takes many forms too. Some take a long-term view, buying the best performing futures contracts and try to hold them for years, only winning about 25% of their trades […]
Volatile stocks can be very rewarding for the savvy trader allowing quick profits from day trading. However, these stocks can become your worst nightmare if you don’t fully know what you are getting into. In this post, we’ll explain what volatile stocks are and whether it is safe for you to hold them overnight. […]
As a swing trader, or any active trader/investor, you should have a daily routine that your perform consistently. The amount of market analysis a technical trader performs each day should be roughly proportional to the trading time frame. In other words, if you trade on weekly charts, it makes no sense to watch each […]
