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How to Trade Part-Time

Fri May 27, 2022, 01:56 am | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

You might be a full-time student, a parent who works full-time to support a family, or just someone who has a busy schedule. Maybe you’ve been wondering how you can get some extra income and have seen that day trading[…..]

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What is a Stock Market Correction?

Thu May 26, 2022, 10:54 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

As we’ve seen for the last decade, bull markets can run for quite a while. But every now and then a bull market will get too far ahead of itself and a sudden drop in prices may occur. When stocks[…..]

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Beginner’s Guide to Stock Order Types

Thu May 26, 2022, 10:00 pm | by Charles Munyi | No comments

If you’re still a novice trader, one whose strategies haven’t grown toward the more sophisticated side of things, your trade entries and exits might need some guidance. You need to familiarize yourself with stock order types, but this may not[…..]

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Large Cap Vs. Small Caps: What’s the Difference?

Thu May 26, 2022, 07:25 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

Who doesn’t love a good underdog story, right? Small cap vs. large cap stocks might seem like a battle of David vs Goliath considering the size of some of the biggest US companies right now, but sometimes being small has[…..]

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Beginner’s Guide to Bid-Ask Spread

Thu May 26, 2022, 07:13 pm | by Charles Munyi | No comments

In the business world, we observe transactions as an agreement with a buyer and seller. The buyer is an individual or institution that wants to buy a security while the seller already owns a security and hopes to turn it[…..]

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Best Day Trading Strategies for Beginners

Wed May 25, 2022, 05:39 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

Thanks to meme stocks like GameStop and AMC, retail day trading is back in style in ways that weren’t seen since the Dot Com boom. But while day trading may seem like an enticing path to quick riches, the real[…..]

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Keltner Channel and MACD for Swing Trading

Wed May 25, 2022, 05:32 pm | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

Join Ryan Faloona and Jonathan Mallard from Benzinga Pro as they explore the world of indicators. In this video series, they go over how to use common indicators to help you become a better, more successful trader. Today, they’ll be[…..]

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What is Scalp Trading?

Wed May 25, 2022, 05:26 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

There was an old Saturday Night Live sketch, which featured a fake ad for First Citywide Change Bank, a bank that only made change for its customers. “If you have a $10, we’ll give you two $5’s,” the bank manager[…..]

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How to Find Trends To Trade

Wed May 25, 2022, 05:09 pm | by Charles Munyi | No comments

Why in the world would you want to find trends to trade? Contrary to the popular belief that you should embrace the buy-and-hold strategy, understanding how to trade the stock market trends and cycles is crucial to every investor’s success[…..]

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Best Technical Indicators for Trading

Wed May 25, 2022, 04:32 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

Investing in stocks can greatly increase long-term wealth if you buy high-quality companies and hold their shares over time. Millions of Americans do this when they fund retirement accounts, save for children’s college costs, or simply wish to leave something[…..]