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With an extremely volatile market, the S&P 500 has lost significant ground from its all-time-high in late December 2021. The market is now retesting early 2021 levels. Buying the dip was a great move during the 2008 Great Recession, when the S&P 500 lost roughly 50% of its value,...

In essence, Elliott Waves describes price movements as alternating between impulsive phases that establish the direction of the trend and corrective phases that oppose the direction of the trend.  It is a form of technical analysis that is based on investors sentiment and psychology. In a...

Following the trading hours of a single stock exchange is no problem. But for international investors who have to keep track of multiple bourses, keeping tabs of schedules could be challenging especially when dealing with time-sensitive decisions.  Take Asia, for example. Across the region,...

Gripping traders are uncertainties with respect to the path of the economy and markets. In the news are pundits expressing their perspectives about recession odds and the like. Notwithstanding, all too often, many of these same individuals do not have capital at risk. It’s easy...

By Robert F. Smith There are two things that immediately jump out when we pose the question “What do we know to be true” when it comes to trading full time for a living. First, almost everyone will fail. Second, everyone begins excited and eager to learn. So what goes wrong?? If your...

Algorithms, a traders best friend. Wait, What?? One of the most common misconceptions in Trading is that “Algorithms are picking Me Off”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Perhaps you’ve had this happen to you. You place a stop order under an obvious pivot, only to be...

Trading is simple, but it’s not easy, and requires a lot of work. Preparation for tomorrow’s trading session begins at today’s close. The more work you put in after the close, the less thinking you will have to do after the open, Leif Soreide, Momentum/Breakout Stock Trader...

By Abigail Perry Crypto is still a relatively new investment opportunity, and there are still many unanswered questions about how it fits into our tax laws. Well, the bad news for crypto investors: it is taxable. Despite being a digital asset, the IRS considers cryptocurrency holdings 'property...

The phrase "trading" is used when you and another one agree to exchange what you own for something they possess. A blue jacket, for example, may be traded with someone who has a coat of another hue if the blue jacket isn't to your liking. It works much the same way as stocks, bonds,...

By Howlader & Co When Bitcoin emerged back in 2009, many dismissed it as a short-lived fad without any substance. Now, more than ten years later, the cryptocurrency sector has expanded tremendously with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Monero, and more enjoying widespread...

The majority of people mistakenly believe that saving and investing are the same thing. While many people use the terms interchangeably, they are as dissimilar as chalk and cheese. Your "savings" are the difference between your monthly income and your monthly spending. However, when you...

Stock traders are braced for what could be an extremely volatile week. Keep in mind, this week is the official start of the US corporate earnings season and at the same time, there is going to be a lot of economic and inflation data being released as well as the latest headlines regarding Russia...

With all the talk and rage about the yield curve and what it may signal, its important to take a step back to analyze what a yield curve is, what it’s meant to share with investors, and how it can lead the future direction of the economy.   Basic Fixed Income Formula (vice versa):...

By Brian Moir Here is a brief tutorial on how to swap or trade on PancakeSwap with Trust Wallet or MetaMask. Step 1) Purchase (CRYPTO: BNB). On an exchange, you will get getting the BEP-2 version, and we will be swapping for the Smart Chain BEP20 BNB in a bit. DO NOT SEND...

Post pandemic, I think we can all agree that a new generation of traders has emerged. At the height of restrictions in late March and early April 2020, more than 310 million Americans were under directives to stay at home. With movie theaters, stadiums, bars, restaurants closed to limit the...