How to Trade Online
This department has helpful "how to" articles on many aspects of trading and investing online.
Volume is widely used in technical analysis and measures the number of stock shares traded on any given day. Dollar Volume adds another variable—the stock's price....keep reading
Index ETFs offer many benefits to the traders. They can be used to simply trade an index (1X) (the market), with or without leverage (2X, 3X). They can also be "bought" to play the short side using inverse ETFs....keep reading
It is common for stocks to enter a quiet trading period ahead of earnings because the BIGs are waiting for the next earnings report before committing more capital (or less). Volume tends to decline, and a stock may enter a consolidation pattern....keep reading
When the market is in a correction, it is easy to get a little depressed about the prospects of finding any stocks to invest in. But savy investors know to stay focused and look for stocks that act strong relative to the market....keep reading
Earnings season can be a time of great opportunity for a trader or investor. However, earnings season also presents some challenges, since a company's earnings report often results in increased volatility of the underlying stock....keep reading