If you’re a trader or investor looking to stay ahead of market trends, StockTwits is a platform you can’t ignore. As a unique social network designed specifically for the trading community, StockTwits has garnered immense popularity for sharing stock ideas, charts, and market sentiment. It offers a wealth of real-time information and helps you to […]
What’s up, everyone? All right. Here we are. Today is the 130th trading day of the year, finishing the morning up just under 8,000 dollars. The momentum right now is hot. July feels like a great month. It’s so nice to have big green days in the Summer. Then, be able to go outside […]
An options roll up is the act of closing a position in an option contract while simultaneously opening a new position in the same option with a higher strike price. The opposite of an options roll up is an options roll down, where the existing position is closed at the same time that a new […]
An option is at the money when its strike price is equal to the underlying security’s current market price. At the Money Example Suppose that an investor purchases a call option for the stock of company A with a strike price of $75. If and when the market price of the shares of company A […]
A box spread is an options trading strategy that uses a bull call spread and a bear put spread with the same strike prices to profit from arbitrage. When the available options for the box spread are priced favorably, a day trader can achieve a risk-free profit from the use of the box spread options […]
The hanging man candlestick is a chart pattern used in technical analysis. The hanging man candlestick is used to identify potential downturns in uptrends, as it signals bull exhaustion in fighting a growing bearish sentiment. Hanging Man Candlestick Example The hanging man candlestick gets its name from its appearance as a small body positioned above […]
A yield curve is a chart that plots the relationship between maturity and yield for bonds of equal face value and creditworthiness but different maturity dates. Yield Curves in Financial Theory Generally bonds of otherwise equal face value and creditworthiness with later maturity dates will require a higher yield to compensate for the greater uncertainty […]
Founded in 1996 by Nigel Hawkes, Hawkeye Traders is a day trading and educational company with a mission of helping traders attain their goals. For 20 years, Nigel spent thousands of hours coming up with reliable and non-correlated indicators. The reason for doing so was to have a true picture of how the market is […]
What’s up, everyone? All right, so here we are, Tuesday morning, another green day, 4,300 bucks. Nothing to complain about there. I mean, it’s continued momentum. The last … well, it’s been that last month or so, has just been really, really hot. I’m doing about $12,000 a week, so I’m just going to […]
Ever heard of the following adage “the early bird catches the worm.” Well, if you have and you are a trader, this should be your mantra. Learning how to trade the open is a skill every serious trader needs to know. This is when stocks make the biggest moves for us to capitalize on! Thanks […]
