Table of Contents What Is Level 2 Trading? What Is the Level 2 Window? How To Use Level 2 To Make Trading Decisions What Are Some Advanced Techniques for Level 2 Data? Routing Orders Dark Pools Time and Sales Data What Are Some Common Mistakes To Avoid? What Are Some Additional Tips for Level 2 […]
Table of Contents What Is a Stop Order? Why Use a Stop Order? What Are the Types of Stop Orders? Stop-Loss Orders Buy-Stop Order Sell-Stop Order How Do Stop Orders Work? What Are the Advantages of Using Stop Orders Stop Order vs. Stop Limit Order: What’s the Difference? When to Use a Stop Limit Order […]
Table of contents What Is a Short Squeeze? How Does a Short Squeeze Work? What Triggers a Short Squeeze? What Are Some Real-Life Examples of Short Squeezes? GameStop (GME) AMC Entertainment Volkswagen (2008) How To Trade a Short Squeeze What Are Common Mistakes in Short Squeeze Trading? What Are Some Tips for Success With Short […]
Updated January 9, 2025 – Written by Ross Cameron Table of Contents What Is Shorting a Stock? How Shorting Works Example Why Do Traders Short Stocks? Real-Life Example Risks and Challenges of Short Selling Unlimited Loss Potential Short Squeeze Margin Requirements Borrowing Costs Why I Don’t Short Stocks Personal Experience Challenges of Switching Biases Why […]
In the stock trading world, a lot refers to the standardized number of units of a stock or security being traded. An odd lot is when a trader buys or sells shares in increments less than a hundred. Often, the actual value of a stock or security means that buying or selling just a […]
In the stock market, trading volume refers to the number of shares/contracts of a stock that have changed hands over a given period of time. Volume plays a critical role in technical analysis and is recognized as an indispensable indicator that helps confirm trends and patterns. If the price of a stock with a […]
The year over year calculation is a great way to compare how a company is performing on an annualized basis. What is Year Over Year (YOY) Year over- year (YOY) is a method that is often used when making financial comparisons. It can also be described as a mathematical procedure of evaluating a statistic for […]
What is the Current Ratio? The current ratio can be termed as the efficiency and liquidity ratio that measures an enterprise’s capacity to pay off its short-term obligations using its current assets. It is a fundamental assessment of liquidity owing to the fact that interim liabilities are due within the following year. Financial liquidity refers […]
A bag holder in regards to trading is someone who holds onto a position when it goes against them for an extended period of time causing large losses. This typically happens when a trader enters a position and it goes quickly against them and they freeze like a deer in headlights. When this happens, beginner […]
Private equity refers to a range of financial firms that restructure companies privately before selling them. While private equity firms may or may not buy and sell public companies, the companies are private entities during the restructuring process. Private Equity, Buyouts and Leverage Private equity firms have developed a somewhat notorious reputation for buying vulnerable […]
