The Chaikin Money Flow is a technical analysis indicator that is used to measure the buying and selling pressure in a stock over a period of time. Intro In the world of trading, huge market movements are usually triggered by the actions of giant hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, brokers, and other whales that trade the […]
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Elon Musk’s $44 Billion Acquisition: What Happens Next?
After weeks of talk that Elon Musk would buy Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), he has made it official and is now the sole owner of the social media company. Musk won his $44 billion takeover fight for the company on Monday, after its board dropped its opposition to his bid. The San Francisco-based company agreed to […]
Average Directional Index (ADX) Indicator Explained
The trend is an important feature of trading that traders use to help them read the market movement better, so they can execute their trading strategies at the perfect moment. Trend strength simply refers to the level of influence buyers or sellers have over the market over a particular time. In a weak downtrend, the […]
What Is Gamma Hedging and Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
Gamma hedging has been in the headlines a lot lately, but what is it exactly? Intro The rise of Robinhooders and growth of retail options trading after COVID sparked a cottage industry of traders and analysts who analyze options market order flow to decipher how options market makers are positioned and take advantage of their […]
Market Overview for Week of April 18, 2022
We’re coming off a shortened week with markets taking Friday, April 15 off in observance of Good Friday. There’s a lot to talk about this week with Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter (TWTR) and a record CPI print. Before we get to that, let’s assess the price action in markets this past week. US […]
Elon Musk Goes Hostile, Offers To Buy Twitter For $54.20 A Share
Elon Musk has made an offer to buy social media giant Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) for about $43 billion. Musk made the announcement in a regulatory filing early Thursday, just a few weeks after amassing a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder. Musk, the world’s wealthiest person with a fortune estimated at $259 billion, […]
A Look At 3 Hostile Takeovers In Recent History
A hostile takeover attempt provides incentives for CEOs and the board to manage companies while aligning with the interests of shareholders. If a company is run poorly or inefficiently, the value of its shares will fall relative to other stocks in the industry. At that point it can be rewarding for another company, an individual, […]
How the US Weaponized the Dollar Against Russia
The US and NATO’s response to the Russia/Ukraine war has upended the post-WWII global order we’ve all gotten used to. And nobody really knows if that’s permanent or temporary. Many strategists and analysts are talking about how this reaction is accelerating deglobalization, where countries get more isolated and trade less in favor of onshoring […]
Market Overview for the Week of April 11, 2022
Continued weakness in broad market price action this week. While the price setup in the S&P 500 still leans bullish with the bull flag setting up on the daily chart, some air is definitely being taken out of the vicious “wall of worry” rally. Perhaps it’s par for the course at this point, but we’re […]
Basis Points: What Are They and How Are They Used?
Like many other professionals, the world of finance and investing has a wide list of industry-specific lingo that can be difficult to decipher for everyday investors and traders. One of the most common terms you will come across on Wall Street is “basis points,” which is an important unit of measurement used to describe and […]