Many traders check the daily gainers & losers list in their screener and find an overhyped penny stock that could be a favorable short-selling opportunity. But when they go to short the stock, their broker frustratingly stops them in their tracks, leaving the trader asking “why can’t I short some penny stocks?” The short […]
On June 23, a new rule was published that could put an end to the short squeeze madness we’ve seen throughout 2021. The rule essentially allows the NSCC, which is one of the DTCC’s clearing firms, to check if a broker-dealer meets capital requirements more frequently. To understand why this rule change matters, and […]
Outright speculation on future volatility is a pretty new phenomenon in financial markets. The mathematization of derivatives markets made traders realize that they’re primarily making bets on future volatility more so than price, which encouraged Wall Street to create more “pure play” products. The primary volatility products in US markets are VIX futures/options, and […]
Reddit did it again. You can’t be blamed for thinking that the short squeezes in January 2021 were a complete anomaly, not to be repeated. Market pundits have plenty of explanations for why, but it happened again. Last time, the main event was GameStop (GME), and this time it was (is?) AMC Entertainment (AMC). […]
Browse through any major finance website, and you will likely see a post about “cult stocks.” If you are new to stock trading, this might be very confusing. Are they talking about a company engaging in evil activities? Well, the reality is much simpler. The term cult stocks refers to stocks that enjoy a […]
You may have heard stock traders discussing “LUPA” stocks. But what are they? LUPA is a relatively new acronym that refers to four high-profile tech companies that have made their public debuts in recent years: Lyft Inc Uber Technologies Inc Pinterest Inc Airbnb Inc Take the first letter of each stock and you get […]
If you’re new to the trading world, you might hear traders say that a stock is “thinly traded” in conversation and get a bit confused. No worries, because you’ll come to see that us traders come up with loads of jargon for the simplest of concepts and most of the time there’s no complex […]
Robinhood was at the center of the unprecedented and monumental Reddit trading mania that saw shares of GameStop (GME) and other companies, including headphone maker Koss (KOSS) and cinema operator AMC (AMC) soar to extreme levels as amateur traders piled into the stocks earlier this year. However, the popular trading app was accused of selling […]
The stock market offers attractive opportunities of trading different types of stocks. While the moves of the stock market itself affect all stocks, there are plenty of other factors – from the fundamentals of a company to overall economy. Today, we shall discuss detailed differences between cyclical and non-cyclical stocks. So, let’s get started! Cyclical stocks Cyclical […]
By now, most people have heard about the blowup in various media stocks like Discovery (DISCA), Viacom (VIAC), and Tencent (TME). The financial media reports that a family office run by a Tiger Cub blew up due to its massive leveraged position in these stocks. The story has been told ad nauseam. The fund […]
