What Is A Parabolic Stock? The term “parabolic move” came about as trader slang. It refers to when a stock makes an upward price move that looks like the right side of a parabolic curve: A parabolic move occurs when the speed at which the stock’s price goes up increases exponentially. In other words, a […]
Table of contents What is Position Sizing? Why Position Sizing Might Be The Key to Your Success Determining Your Risk Per Trade The Importance of Stop Placement What is Position Sizing? Position sizing refers to the parameters that dictate how much capital you allocate to a given trade, and how that relates to the […]
What is Payment for Order Flow? Payment for order flow is when a third-party firm (usually a high-frequency trading firm) compensates a brokerage firm for first-access to their order flow. For example, you enter an order to buy 100 shares of Apple stock in your TD Ameritrade account. You might think that order gets routed […]
There are a ton of different swing trading strategies so we decided cover a couple of our favorites that are easy to understand and trade. Intro Swing trading is generally defined as a short-term trade lasting longer than one day and less than a month. While day traders usually look to capture one piece […]
If you are looking to trade or invest in stocks, it is important to have the best stock portfolio tracker to help you find and manage your trades. Since investors often have positions in several stocks at any given time, keeping track of all those stocks (including price movements) can be a daunting task. That […]
Stock Market Crash of 1987 or Black Monday crash was a severe and rapid downturn in stock prices. It occurred in late October 1987 over several days and affected stock markets universally. At the hit on this crash, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tripled more in the prior five years. On Black Monday, October […]
What are Preferred Stocks? Preferred stock refers to stock that has any combination of features not owned by common stock, including properties of both a debt instrument and equity. It is generally viewed as a hybrid instrument. Preferred stocks are higher in ranking compared to common stock, but subordinate to bonds with reference to claim. […]
Canada is one of the wealthiest nations globally, with a nominal gross domestic product of $1.65 trillion. Even though the service industry leads its economy, the nation’s vast natural resources steer its exports. These factors play a significant role in making Canada one of the premier global investment destinations, especially for U.S. investors. Below we […]
What makes a trade great? Is it the rate of return, superior timing, ability to think differently? In my opinion, a great trade is when a trader identifies an opportunity with an asymmetric reward/risk ratio, follows their personal trading principles to a tee, and is able to size up on the trade to hit that […]
SolarCity – Brief History Ever wonder how to buy SolarCity stock? Well now you can! Read on to find out more… With its headquarters in San Mateo, California, SolarCity Corporation is a subsidiary of Tesla, Inc. It was founded in 2006 by brothers Lyndon and Peter Rive, based on a proposal for a solar company […]
