The stock market has been slowly turned to electronic trading since the 1980s, with staunch push back from the market’s two largest centers of power: the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. Today’s electronic trading market and all of its developments; decimalization, high-frequency trading, low commissions, and payment for order flow, can all be […]
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 […]
It’s time to talk trendlines and I’m here today to help you remove the guesswork of drawing all different types of trendlines that help you pinpoint precision entries. Few stock market sayings have more staying power than “the trend is your friend” and for good reason. When the trend is moving in the same direction […]
What is Intraday Trading? Intraday trading is the act of placing an opening and closing trade in a single trading session in an attempt to capitalize on short-term market moves. Securities that are typically traded intraday include: Stocks Options Futures Forex In addition, intraday represent the lows and highs that an asset encountered all through […]
Anyone who has followed the markets has probably come across the expression of being bullish or bearish. But what does that mean? Is one better than the other and how do you determine the difference? Bullish vs bearish viewpoints are dramatically different so make sure to read on to further understand these important concepts. Bullish […]
What Is A Parabolic Stock? The term “parabolic move” came about as trader slang. It refers to when a stock makes an upward price move that looks like the right side of a parabolic curve: A parabolic move occurs when the speed at which the stock’s price goes up increases exponentially. In other words, a […]
Table of contents What is Position Sizing? Why Position Sizing Might Be The Key to Your Success Determining Your Risk Per Trade The Importance of Stop Placement What is Position Sizing? Position sizing refers to the parameters that dictate how much capital you allocate to a given trade, and how that relates to the […]
What is Payment for Order Flow? Payment for order flow is when a third-party firm (usually a high-frequency trading firm) compensates a brokerage firm for first-access to their order flow. For example, you enter an order to buy 100 shares of Apple stock in your TD Ameritrade account. You might think that order gets routed […]
There are a ton of different swing trading strategies so we decided cover a couple of our favorites that are easy to understand and trade. Intro Swing trading is generally defined as a short-term trade lasting longer than one day and less than a month. While day traders usually look to capture one piece […]
What makes a trade great? Is it the rate of return, superior timing, ability to think differently? In my opinion, a great trade is when a trader identifies an opportunity with an asymmetric reward/risk ratio, follows their personal trading principles to a tee, and is able to size up on the trade to hit that […]
