While most investors are now familiar with exchange-traded-funds (ETF), exchange-traded-notes (ETN) allude investors since they may not distinguish the difference between the two structures. They may appear and trade identically in performance, but the underlying...
What is After Hours Trading? After hours trading is the activity of making trades after the U.S. equities markets close at 4:00 pm EST. This is also called extended hours and post-market trading. The after hours session begins at 4:01 pm EST. to 7:59 pm EST. ECNs...
What Is A Stock Chart Pattern? Charts are used to visually illustrate the price action of an underlying stock (or any financial trading instrument). When price action repeats itself consistently, it can form an almost predictive pattern based on history. This is...
Swing trading is a style of trading that holds an open position(s) at least overnight and up to several days or even several weeks. It can combine both the technical analysis aspect of day trading and the fundamental research aspect of investing. Swing trading still...
Trading software is the most important tool for any trader. Your trading platform should be configured in a manner to provide the most efficiency for analyzing, scanning, monitoring and executing trades. Most direct access trading software can be configured with...
Stock scanners are great tools to help spot opportunities throughout the day. However, these tools can be detrimental if not used properly. It’s easy to spread yourself too thin and jump into any stock that pops up on the scanner. Remember, scanners are just filters...
