An IPO is one of the most exciting events in the life of a growing company. It can also be an exciting event for traders. Not only does an IPO introduce a new stock to the public markets, but it also brings with it an IPO lockup period that can present opportunities...

You probably heard the term gamma squeeze in reference to meme stocks and short squeezes. While buying causes stock prices to rise, panic buying can create an extreme scenario causing spikes to violently rip higher. As the stock soars, the buying pressure increases to...

It’s one of the worst things that can happen to a stock you’re holding long, the dreaded delisting. While the actual action of delisting is a scheduled event, the mere news or notion of a stock facing delisting can plunge the price as investors and traders fear the...

Typically, you might think about a stock as having a single price at any given time. But in reality, a stock has two prices: the price that you can sell it for and the price you can buy it for. The difference between these two prices is a stock’s spread, and it’s an...

You’ve likely heard traders and chartists use the term “Fibonacci” levels referencing key price support or resistance levels. Fibonacci is short for Fibonacci retracement. This is a technical analysis method utilizing ratios based on the Fibonacci sequence to...

Successful trading relies on finding the best price points to buy and sell securities. This requires being able to effectively identify price support and resistance levels, which in turn will help to determine entry and exit prices. This enables traders to gauge their...

The question of how powerful your trading computer should be tends to arise often. It only makes sense that your hardware should be capable of providing charts with indicators as well as execute trades simultaneously. How much computing power you need for day trading...

A popular quote in trading is, “The trend is your friend.” This means it’s prudent to play in the direction of the price trend in order to let your winners ride. There are many tools traders use to visualize trends. One of the most widely used tools are known as...

What is VWAP? You’ve likely heard the term VWAP used by traders and chartists. This refers to a moving average indicator called the volume weight average price (VWAP). This useful indicator is used by retail traders, institutional traders and market makers in several...

Stock fundamentals often don’t play a big role in trading. But one set of fundamentals every trader should know about is share structure. A stock’s share structure impacts everything from how liquid a position will be to how likely it is that existing shares could be...

The familiar trading cliché, “Plan your trade and trade your plan” sounds like common sense, but only if you know what a trading plan is and how to make one. Trading takes preparation which includes planning ahead of time.  The Importance of Planning in Day Trading...

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between different market participants? Every market participant has a different behavioral pattern that may impact the price of a stock. Stock ownership is a summarization of market participants. The distinction can mean...

Cryptocurrency markets have finally become mainstream. Cable financial news network tickers include popular crypto prices in addition to the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq benchmark index prices. Crypto ETFs, futures and options are increasing in liquidity and...

For years big mutual fund companies have been trying to get approval for cryptocurrency exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) to no avail. The U.S. Securities and Enforcement Commission has been reluctant to approve ETFs for this risky asset class. However, the SEC finally...