Trading Strategies
May 22, 2025
“The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary,” says Dr. Alexander Elder, the founder of Financial Trading Inc. One […]
May 21, 2025
Volatility is an undeniable reality of the financial markets. While it increases risk, it also presents multiple trading opportunities for those who know how to navigate […]
May 12, 2025
Richard Driehaus, the father of momentum trading, pioneered the technique of riding a trend based on the momentum supporting it. He suggests losing the losers (poorly […]
May 6, 2025
Risk management is non-negotiable for traders, regardless of their experience or skill level. The markets are unpredictable, and it is only prudent to protect your positions […]
March 24, 2025
Beginner traders can sometimes lack the confidence to enter the financial markets independently. Copy trading is a popular technique to mirror the trades of an experienced […]
March 21, 2025
Copy trading is a popular technique that allows beginner traders to follow the strategies of experienced traders. Beginners or traders with little time to commit use […]
March 20, 2025
According to Britannica, a black swan event is a “high-impact event that is difficult to predict under normal circumstances but that in retrospect appears to have […]
March 19, 2025
Historically, the world’s currency system was backed by gold and silver. The gold-silver ratio gained importance as governments worldwide maintained reserves in the precious metals to […]
March 17, 2025
Nick Leeson, a former derivatives trader is the perfect example of what overtrading can do to your funds. The man lost over twice the total capital […]
March 14, 2025
Indices measure the performance of a basket of securities that give traders exposure to a particular sector, like the Nasdaq does with tech, or the Dax40 […]
February 26, 2025
Most traders begin their technical analysis journey with moving averages. This is among the most simple-to-apply and easy-to-understand indicators to identify market trends and make predictions. […]
February 12, 2025
Events like geopolitical conflicts, industry crises or a pandemic lead to sudden changes in the financial markets. These events are often unpredictable, and the associated risks […]
January 15, 2025
As the year of the Wood Snake slithers in, investors’ serpentine gaze is fixated on the Chinese economy. Will the red dragon’s economy shed its gloomy […]
January 8, 2025
The Dow theory, developed in the late 19th century by Charles Dow, the founder of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Co., describes the […]
December 16, 2024
The Bank of America (BofA) has confirmed that “the Santa Claus rally is real.” When Santa comes to town, investors rejoice much like kids. The holiday […]
December 11, 2024
Did you know that the tech-dominated Nasdaq 100 includes 8 non-financial sectors? When trading an index, you first need to understand its composition and the impact […]
November 18, 2024
The IT and communication services sectors form 74% of the AI index. The two sectors have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 and other sectors on the […]
November 15, 2024
Like gold, silver is among the oldest traded commodities. While we no longer use silver coins as currency, the precious metal finds multiple applications in the […]
October 10, 2024
On August 4, 2024, the S&P500 index declined by 3%. It was the steepest single-day decline since September 2022. The fears of an economic slowdown in […]
October 9, 2024
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) lowered its benchmark interest rates, for the first time in 4 years, on September 18, 2024. The 50 basis points (bps) […]
