Category: Trading Tips
01/16/2019
What Are the Best Stock Screeners?
Update – Since this post was originally published on January 16, 2019, TrendSpider has built and released its own Market Scanner. The TrendSpider Market Scanner is a ground-breaking new scanning and screening tool designed to help traders search the market. […]
01/08/2019
The January Effect and Other Seasonal Stock Market Patterns
Market technicians use statistics to identify patterns and predict future price movements. While technical indicators are the most popular example of these statistics, technical analysts also examine prices on a longer timeframe to try and identify seasonal stock market patterns. […]
12/12/2018
Risks and Benefits of Trading on Margin
For any trader, leveraging funds can be crucial to generating the returns they are looking for from investments. Whether trading Forex, Futures or other derivatives, margin accounts are commonplace, offering traders and investors the opportunity of controlling a bigger stake […]
10/17/2018
Comparing Different Brokerage Houses and Stock Brokers
Whatever kind of trader you are, whatever the instruments you use, what strategy you rely on or what timescale you trade, a key part of your success in the long term is having the right broker. Your brokerage firm can […]
09/24/2018
Trading Equity Derivatives 101: What Are the Greeks?
There are many financial instruments you can trade to try and make a profit. Most people are familiar with a common share of stock which represents a share of the company itself, but another very common investment instrument are options, […]
Top Features to Look For in Technical Analysis Software
When it comes to trading, there are two main approaches to understanding what the charts are telling you and assessing what the market is going to do next. The first, fundamental analysis, focuses on economic data to assess how a […]
07/31/2018
Penny Stock Alerts: A Cautious Look
If you’re a trader with an email address, especially if you have signed up to any alert mailing lists, you have likely seen endless services advertising penny stock alerts. They all make claims of amazing profits and minimal risks, but […]
05/24/2018
Trading Psychology Series: All About FOMO and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Today we’re going to talk about trader psychology and FOMO… that thing we dread but sometimes trade on anyway for reasons we can’t explain, only to realize it later. You know, that thing!