Because markets are efficient it is hard to impossible pick stocks to get ahead of indexes over long term. Luckily you have better choices.
Here are two strategies for higher consistent returns and less risk. These are also opportunities for index beating returns. And high absolute returns which can reach 30% and above if you [...]
There are several critical factors that need to be considered in selecting the right trading system for you. Investors are always looking for a trading edge to exploit. Finding such an edge is akin to the quest for the Holy Grail and many would be traders spend their time bouncing from one system to another, [...]
Investors as well as traders, are greatly interested in the stock market. It has revealed itself as the best platform to help one’s capital grow, provided the person is in tune with current market trends and knows where to put his/her money. The popularity of this method has prompted people from the trading community to [...]
Planning is very important in one’s life. For those who are successful in today’s competitive world, one always follows some plans and work accordingly. Without proper planning, no one will be able to execute the task in the right direction. Therefore, plan your life and be more organized and successful. Though it’s a broad term [...]
Back in 2003, (October and November ‘03), the giant biotech Amgen (AMGN) came under some intense pressure, trading down about $12.00 before it found what appeared to be a decent level of support, and began to consolidate. At this level, anyone interested in going long Amgen at a discounted price would be advised to do [...]
Online trading, or direct access trading (DAT), of financial instruments has became very popular in the last five years or so. Now almost all financial instruments are available to trade online including stocks, bonds, futures, options, ETFs, forex currencies and mutual funds. Online trading differs in many things from traditional trading practices and different strategies [...]
When vertical spreads are mentioned, they quite often come with monikers such as ‘bull’ and ‘bear’. This lends most to think of vertical spreads as directional plays which is true. However, vertical spreads can be used to take advantage of two other potential trading opportunities – time decay and volatility movement.
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The selection and management of a vertical spread are only two-thirds of the game. Closing out, rolling or morphing the position has to be analyzed and executed with the same due diligence as was used in the selection and management processes.
Looking at the closing out of a vertical call spread, we find there are three [...]
Day trading is the practice of buying and selling financial instruments, such as stocks, stock options, currencies, and futures contracts, within the same day such that your positions are usually closed before the end of the day.
Day trading used to be the sole realm of professional investors. In fact, many day traders work [...]