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Selling covered calls explained

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Andy
Selling covered calls explained

Welcome to selling covered calls explained. Of all the options strategies an investor and trader can use, selling or writing covered calls probably carries the lowest risk. At the same time, selling covered calls is a straightforward way to use… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Trading
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How to work with stock options

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Andy
How to work with stock options

Sometimes, in discussions about investing with friends and acquaintances, I am stunned at how so many people have strange and negative attitudes towards stock options. To try and rehabilitate options from the bad rap they have been getting, here is… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Trading
26

Swing trading for a profit

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Andy
Swing trading for a profit

Many investors and traders who are building their knowledge and experience with investing and trading will wonder whether to get into swing trading for a profit and just how profitable swing trading can be. First, we need to define swing… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Investment, Strategies, Technical analysis, Trading
22

What’s momentum investing?

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Andy
Momentum Investing

There has been a lot of buzz in the investing and trading community in recent years around momentum investing. But if you were wondering what’s momentum investing, and you try to search on the topic you may become quickly frustrated.… Continue Reading →

Investment, Principles, Strategies, Trading
16

Stop loss stock strategies

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Andy
Stop loss stock strategies

Understanding how to use stop-loss strategies is a must if you are ever going to take your approach to stock market investing out of the limited realm of “buy and hold”. Simple definition: A stop-loss order is an order that… Continue Reading →

Investment, Stocks, Strategies, Trading
30

What is short selling on the stock market?

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Andy
What is short selling

This may be one of those stock market jargon terms that makes you glaze over when you hear it. On the other hand, perhaps now might really be the time to find out, what is short selling on the stock… Continue Reading →

Investment, Stocks, Strategies, Trading
18

The Reminiscences of a stock operator

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Andy
Reminiscences of a stock operator

The reminiscences of a stock operator, by Edwin Lefevre, has the distinction of being one of the favorite reads and most recommended books among professional stock traders. This is a look at what the book says and whether the advice… Continue Reading →

Books, Investment, Strategies, Trading
20

What is investing in the stock market?

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Andy
What is investing in the stock market

What is investing in the stock market? This is a very direct question and deserves a direct answer. Investing in the stock market is buying and selling shares in the ownership of companies. When you buy shares, the money you… Continue Reading →

Investment, Personal Finance, Principles, Stocks, Trading
16

Why is volume important in stock trading?

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Andy
Why is volume important in stock trading

Why is volume important in stock trading? There is a straight and simple answer to this question – volume is important because it shows the strength of price movement. Like with most price phenomena in the stock market, we are… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Stocks, Technical analysis, Trading
38

What is an index in the stock market?

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Andy
What is an index in the stock market

What is an index in the stock market? We’ve all heard newscasters report the stock market activity with a few words, like – ” The markets were strong today, the DOW closed one hundred points up, the Nasdaq Composite was up… Continue Reading →

Investment, Principles, Stocks, Trading
22

What is a trade in the stock market?

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Andy
What is a stock market trade

What is a trade in the stock market? This can seem like a simple question and much is written about stock market investing and trading that just assumes we all know what this means. There are aspects to trades in… Continue Reading →

Investment, Principles, Stocks, Trading
26

Fibonacci sequence stock trading

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Andy
Fibonacci retracement trading

What is Fibonacci sequence stock trading, does it work and why do traders use this method and what if anything does it have to do with the golden ratio? These are all good questions that we will look into here.… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Technical analysis, Trading
28

Relative strength indicator calculation

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Andy
Relative Strength Index

If you are a stock trader or investor who is having trouble sleeping at night because you don’t know how to do the relative strength indicator calculation, then worry no more. You’ve come to the right place. How relative is… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Technical analysis, Trading
18

What is the best use of the MACD?

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Andy
MACD

One of the challenges with all the charting and technical analysis tools is which tool to use for what purpose. In this article, we will be looking at what is the best use of the MACD. The MACD stands for… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Technical analysis, Trading
20

Stock market cycle indicator

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Andy
Stock market cycle indicator

Anyone who has invested in stocks for a while will know that the market goes through cycles, not just ups, and downs but distinct phases that repeat. You might also have noticed that certain assets perform better during different market… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Investment, Principles, Technical analysis, Trading

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