When it comes to trading, we all want to make money, but there are a few different ways to go about it. A lot of it can depend on your personality, your time horizon, or how much time you can dedicate to the act of trading. For me, options have never worked very well, but … Read more
Day trading is the buying and selling of securities within the same day – usually within a few hours. It’s growing in popularity, but many wonder if it is truly worth the effort, commitment, and risk. People who love day trading love its fast pace. But that fast pace is not for everyone. And it’s … Read more
Day trading is the buying and selling of securities within the same day using short-term changes in price. This is different from other trading styles like swing trading, which relies on overnight changes and can sometimes last up to a few weeks. Many day traders start as swing traders and make the switch. Others enjoy … Read more
Let’s talk indicators. Specifically, momentum oscillator indicators. There are three directions a market can go: up, down, and sideways. Most momentum indicators are designed to work in either trending markets or choppy, sideways markets. Therefore, it’s important as traders that we have both of those scenarios covered with what we consider to be the best … Read more
When I’m scanning for stocks poised to far outpace the broader markets, I have a checklist of characteristics that these stocks must possess. Is the company in a growth mode with strong year over year earnings? Is it in a strong industry group where other stocks are rising higher than the markets? The stock’s chart … Read more
Choosing a trading platform is an extremely personal decision. There are many different platform options out there, and they each have their own unique strengths and drawbacks. Just like anything else, it’s important to spend time learning about the platform options available to you. That way you can see which one is the best fit … Read more
Since coming out in 2019, it seems like a new Micro E-mini futures contract is added to the CBOE every month. It started with the main indices, but now we have crypto, crude, aussie/dollar etc. My prayers have been answered! But now I wonder what will be added next – coffee & corn Micro E-mini? … Read more
My trading changed for the better when I committed to making option credit spreads my primary focus. Though they can be complicated on the surface, trading credit spreads can be a consistent and low-stress way of seeing trading results. After years of struggling with other strategies, learning how to sell options allowed me to carve … Read more
This is the third and likely final installment in the Tether series of blogs. We now have enough information to guess how this turns out. We have covered Tether and its risks in previous posts . My first article was about tether and its hidden risk. A month later I revisited the risk discussion and … Read more
Did the markets just go ice-cold? My YETI Tumbler says yes, but my overpriced khaki cooler says it’s temporary. In my view, both are right. I’m certainly not in the crowd that thinks this downtrend is permanent, but it may just be a winter-break coming early. And I for one am looking at opportunities in … Read more