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Day Trading

Trading Risk

Trading Risk of an Overconfident Trader

What’s up you guys. All right, so I’m wanting to do a little video here, talking about overconfidence. I’m on three red days right now. I’ve dug myself a little bit of a hole. I’ve got another episode that I’m going to do specifically on digging myself out of a hole and kind of my […]

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Hedging

A Beginners Guide to Hedging

Hedging is an important aspect to understand when getting into the stock market.  It can be a life saver when markets are selling off and you need to protect your positions. Read on to learn more! Intro to Hedging If you’ve ever sat at a blackjack table, you know that gut punch feeling of seeing […]

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Unusual Options Activity

How to Trade Unusual Options Activity

Back in the days when most trading was done on the floor, traders identified an unusual options activity (or any security for that matter) was through open outcry: shouting and hand signals. When the level of activity within an option dramatically picked up, that was a sign that someone was loading up, and probably knew […]

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How Old Do You Have to Be To Buy Stocks

How Old Do You Have to Be To Buy Stocks?

If you are not well-versed in the basics of the stock market, you are probably asking yourself, ‘What are stocks?’ ‘How do they work?’ and ‘How old do you have to be to buy stocks?’ Investing in stocks in one of the few time-tested ways to build wealth, providing you start early enough to reap the […]

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SureTrader Closing Down

SureTrader is Closing Down: What You Need to Know

If you’ve been thinking about opening a day trading account at SureTrader, you need to think again because SureTrader is closing down. As of late 2019, the broker-dealer has closed its doors for good. The company had a history of strained relations with securities regulators at home and abroad. Quiet Exit SureTrader quietly shut down […]

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why do stocks split

Why Do Stocks Split? An Inside Look

What is a Stock Split? Have you ever wanted to purchase shares of a company, but you were deterred because you thought the price was too high? Then seemingly out of the blue, the stock price is cut in half allowing you to buy the shares at a better level. In many instances, the reduction […]

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How to Short Penny Stocks

How to Short Penny Stocks Like a Pro

Penny stocks are the most peculiar asset class that beginners get drawn to. At the same time as having immense benefits: least competitive, highly volatile, and daily runners, they also have huge drawbacks: they’re the riskiest, most of the companies are shoddy, and are often manipulated.   The drawbacks of penny stocks are reasons many […]

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