For a large portion of the investment industry, market volatility is a scary element to consider. Buy-and-hold investors don’t like seeing their stocks whipsaw around and the financial media is quick to bring the fear whenever markets move frantically. But is volatility really that harmful to your portfolio? Don’t believe the CNBC hype – […]
What is the Dotcom Bubble? The dotcom bubble was the exponential rise of tech stock prices between 1995 and 1999. While tech stocks were on fire throughout the late 90s, the real explosive growth came in 1998 and 1999. The period was a time of market mania in which plumbers and mechanics were becoming millionaire […]
Whether you’re day trading, swing trading or investing, you need to know the basics on how to buy and sell stocks. What is a Stock? A stock (also called an “equity” or a “share”) is a security that represents an ownership share in a public company that is listed on a stock exchange like the New York Stock […]
Determining the right time to trade and the right market to trade may appear to be challenging at first, as can many aspects of trading! However, rest assured that many traders from around the world have had the same concern and have been able to find a trading strategy that both suits them and […]
What’s up everyone. All right. Welcome to the next episode of Day Trading with 500 Bucks. Now, during this episode what I am going to do for you guys is I’m going to share with you the things that I wish I had known when I was getting started trading. The tips and tricks that […]
Table of contents Case Study How Much Money do you Need to Day Trade? Broker Types (video transcript) What’s up everyone? All right, so in this episode, I’m going to answer that question that so many of you guys have been asking, how much money do you need in order to start day trading? […]
The variable of volume in the stock market (or any market with fixed supply) is arguably the most essential piece of technical information available to traders, especially day traders. The reason that volume is so important is because volume shows the conviction of the participants. Volume tells us what people want and how much or […]
For day trading a market with fixed supplies like the stock market, there are few tools as useful and as powerful as the tools found in Volume-At-Price Analysis (VAP). VAP analysis differs from ‘normal’ volume analysis because VAP analysis displays how much of something was traded at a certain price, versus during a particular time. […]
When Welles Wilder published New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems in 1978, he released a series of new indicators and concepts that took the field of technical analysis to another level. Out of the myriad of ideas in his book, none is more well-known or used than the RSI indicator (Relative Strength Index). The RSI […]
Taxes on stocks can be complicated but knowing the basics will help you be better prepared for the tax season that is right around the corner. If you’re interested in a guide specific to day traders then make sure to check this article out! Taxes on Stock Guide Look back over the past ten years […]
