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Let’s put an end to Swing trading vs Day trading. In today’s trading market, Swing trading has gained the interest of beginning and expert traders. As an alternative to day trading, it still goes without its own limits. Although, the better your skills, the higher your swing trading...

*Please note; The author is working from UTC +13 when determining the timeline of data releases.   What 3 Events Will Traders Be Watching This Week? 24 Jan – 29 Jan, 2022 Tuesday, January 25: NAB Business Confidence NAB Business Confidence from Australia hits the market early afternoon...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk recently responded to a tweet that called attention to the dangers and pitfalls of leveraged Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) trading. Musk was reacting to a post by Twitter user Mishaboar.  Mishaboar tweeted that some holders of the meme cryptocurrency...

APAC should be hogging most traders’ attention in the first half of the coming week. China and New Zealand take the spotlight up to Wednesday. A sprinkling of US and European data helps to round out the offerings. What Will Traders Be Watching This Week? 22 Nov – 26 Nov, 2021 Monday,...

By Milica Vojnic Online stock trading is something that started as a hobby for many people but in recent years it has become a serious source of income for many online stock traders. Online stock trading is popular because specialized platforms make it possible to trade in stocks without...

I repeatedly mention in my articles to be married to the process, not brand names.  Whether in profit or loss, exiting and letting go of assets is arguably the most challenging part of sound investing. Unhealthy attachments to ticker symbols will only add to the challenge and seriously...

“In my 45-year career as an investment counselor, humility did show me the need for worldwide diversification to reduce risk”. The above quote is from Sir John Templeton, the founder of Templeton Investment (now morphed into Franklin Templeton Investments (NYSE: BEN). The...

There are 2 steps to putting together a portfolio that performs consistently well over the years.  Step 1 - Establishing high-probability assets. Step 2 - Extracting compounded profit safely the lifetime the asset is in trend. Get Step 1 wrong and you will always struggle with Step 2. The key...

As a trader, it’s a general rule of thumb that we should always be looking to maximize potential returns (per unit of risk) with each transaction. We should always be looking to squeeze as much out of the market as we can. There are times when this can occur by simply letting the trade run...

By KingsCrowd Investing in startups is one of the few ways investors can add high-growth assets to their portfolios. Historically, most investors have been prevented from investing in startups. But thanks to the recent development of equity crowdfunding, all investors can now get in on the ground...

By Frank Walsh "Are you opening or closing?" "Sorry, but NONE of your business." This was an almost constant dialogue in our CBOE trading floor days - especially on "size orders". The market makers always wanted as much information as to who and why was on the other...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly looking into the company behind crypto’s leading decentralized exchange Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI). What Happened: According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. regulator has launched a probe into Uniswap Labs...

FTX.US, the U.S.-based subsidiary of crypto exchange FTX, announced the acquisition of crypto derivatives exchange LedgerX. What Happened: According to a press release on Tuesday, FTX.US said it has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Ledger Holdings Inc., the parent company of...

What Happened: Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is now the second-largest shareholder of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCMKTS: GBTC) after ARK Investment Management. According to recent SEC filings, Morgan Stanley owns over 6.5 million shares of GBTC worth over $240 million...