The whole point of investing is to find an investment trading at a price that is either too high or too low from where it should be. One who can capitalize on this can start to make a lot of money for themselves. The trouble is trying to determine when a price is out of […]
Perhaps one of the scariest sounding terms on Wall Street is the “death cross”. That combines two words that you never want to hear in your everyday life, but they have a particular meaning on Wall Street. If you play it a certain way you may even be able to profit from it. The […]
When it comes to trading, numerous strategies can be used with the aim of financial success. They (strategies) are designed to achieve profitable returns by either going long or short in the markets. For a strategy to be termed as good, it should be verifiable, consistent and objective. What is a straddle? This refers […]
The long straddle is a strategy for the trading of options where the trader purchases both a long put and a long call for the same security, strike price and expiration date. The strike prices are usually in the money or close to the current market price for the underlying asset. The long straddle is […]
A Golden Cross is an indicator for bullish breakout patterns that are formed when an asset’s short-term moving average (STMA), such as the 50-day, crosses over its long-term moving average (LTMA), such as the 200-day. These crossings signify breaks above key levels of resistance. Since the LTMA indicator is more influential, golden crosses are […]
The OTC markets, short for Over The Counter, allows for the trading of assets without the formal structure of an official exchange. This means that the trades are made in private between clients and dealers, or intra-dealer trades, without the price or terms of the trade being made public. This arrangement is in stark contrast […]
A credit spread involves simultaneously selling and purchasing an option on the same underlined futures contract but at different strike prices. The option that you sell is going to be at a higher level or closer to money than the option you purchase, resulting in a net credit for the trade. Options that are closer […]
If the idea of investing your hard-earned dollars into potentially risky, but then again, potentially profitable investment options, there may be a solution that will help to put your mind at ease. A commonly used risk-management strategy for investors who are a little unsure about whether or not their investment will definitely be a profitable […]
For the investor who wants to minimize the risks involved with trading stocks, a covered call is a type of options strategies that can actually be profitable and hedge your long position at the same time. In order to use a covered call option, an investor would need to be the owner of the […]
Tune in to any stock market news broadcast and you are bound to hear about the momentum of the market in one direction or the other. Newscasters are always talking about “which way the market is heading” and similar topics. As an observer you might wonder what it is that they are getting at exactly […]
