You ever wonder why there are giant spikes of volume during the last minute of trading but little price change? That’s the closing auction and is the period of highest liquidity during the stock market session mainly because of the market on closer order. It’s where most investment funds, end-of-day algorithmic traders, and index […]
Day traders usually focus on maximining their trading profits, and moving averages are one of the technical analysis tools some of them use to achieve that goal. Moving averages are applied to help determine trend direction, strength, and to find entry and exit points. They can also be used with other indicators to create […]
Macroeconomic indicators give you a big picture on the health of the economy, but why is that important and how can you use them? Below we’ll look at some peculiar macroeconomic indicators in different industries that help gauge market strengths and weaknesses. The Texas Ratio The Texas Ratio is a quick and dirty accounting ratio […]
When it comes to trading stocks, it is important that traders know how to use indicators to enter and exit trades. One key chart indicator, which day traders use to determine where stability lies, is the Moving Average (MA). Moving averages are popular among day traders, investors and technical analysts around the globe. These […]
Most day traders prefer to use candlestick charts for their analysis, but most have not heard of the Heikin Ashi candlesticks. Heikin Ashi candlesticks have recently gained popularity by day traders to identify a given trend more easily. They look pretty similar to Japanese candlesticks at the first glance, but there are still some […]
In his recently released book Unknown Market Wizards, Jack Schwager gave an excellent definition of the breakout trade: “A breakout is a price movement above or below a prior trading range (sideways movement in prices) or consolidation pattern (e.g., triangle, flag, etc.). The underlying concept is that the ability of prices to move beyond […]
It was recently announced that Tesla would be added to the S&P 500 index before the open on December 21, 2020, ending years of speculation by Tesla fans and critics about the S&P index committee’s hesitation to include the controversial automaker. The inclusion would make Tesla, sitting at a $594 billion market cap, one of […]
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Want to know how to buy Doordash stock? Great, you’re in the right place! The 2020 calendar year will long be remembered in the eyes of many stock traders as the year of the coronavirus pandemic. With more than one million people across the globe already dead from the deadly virus and tens of millions infected, we […]
Japanese candlestick chart patterns are a way to read and interpret the price of financial instruments. Over the last few decades, traders have been using them to make trading decisions and predict the short-term direction of the price of market instruments. Candlesticks are believed to have been invented in the 1700s by Japanese rice trader called Munehisa […]
