As a trader you need rules to quantity the best decisions to make at any given time. As a new trader starting out you must start with a strong foundation of principles to both give you the ability to make profits and also avoid the risk of ruin. You need rules on how to execute […]
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Here are the most important stock trading terms to know if you are a new trader in the stock market. Stock Market Basics Equities: This means the stocks for companies. Owning a share in the business itself. Going public: When a private company with a few owners issues shares of its equity on the stock
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Chart patterns are visual representations of price action. Chart patterns can show trading ranges, swings, trends, and reversals in price action. The signal for buying and selling a chart pattern is usually a trend line breakout in one direction showing support or resistance is overcome at a key level. Stop losses are usually set on
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Here are 20 rules to consider if you plan to trade or are already trading part time. Trading for capital appreciation while working a full time job is possible but you must consider how to optimize your trading process so it doesn’t interfere with your work and also that you can execute your trading system
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Here are ten of the best tips I believe can make you a better price action trader starting today. Trading Price Action The first step to becoming a better trader is abandoning you own opinions, predictions, and emotions in favor of trading the price action itself. Uptrends, downtrends, and trading ranges on charts become more
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Here are twelve powerful options trading strategies every option trader should understand how to execute. Links included in the option play names to articles explaining each strategy with graphics. Bull Call Spread Bull Put Spread Poor Man’s’ Covered Call Synthetic Shares Bear Call Spread Bear Put Spread Jade Lizard Married Put Long & Short Straddles
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Gamma is the measurement of the rate of change of the delta. Gamma In Options Explained Gamma is the Greek that shows how delta will change with the underlier’s price moves. It is the rate of change of an option’s delta based on a $1.00 move in price of the underlier. Gamma describes how much
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While so many traders focus entirely on the entry for a trade, profits are only made at the exit. While randomness and luck can allow a trader to enter a trade that is a winner, it requires skill to know when to exit and lock in gains. Making money and keeping money are two very
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Many people wonder what the difference in performance is between the stock market and gold over the long term. Historically stocks are thought of as investments that grow as the underlying companies earnings grow and dividends are paid, they are equities as an asset class. Gold is thought of more as a hedge against inflation
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Even though cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have had huge run ups over time, they don’t go straight up and holding them is not as easy as people think in hindsight. The prices have moved both up and down many times creating a lot of emotions both good and bad at times in the people
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