Overwhelming Majority of Bipartisan Voters Agree That Members of Congress Should Be Banned From Stock Trading

A recent survey conducted by the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) at the University of Maryland indicates that an overwhelming bipartisan majority of Americans feel there should be a ban on stock trading for members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and Supreme Court.  Of course, Members of Congress trading stocks is nothing new. Still, … Read more

Trading Risk Management: Stop Loss vs Stop Limit

Stop Loss vs Stop Limit

For both investors and swing traders, it’s vital the difference between stop loss vs stop limit orders is understood. They’re both order types that form a critical part of our trading risk management. At their cores, swing trading and investing are the risk of a unit of money in return for a multiple of that unit. Therefore as swing … Read more

Opening Range: Why is it of Interest to Day Traders?

opening range

In markets, all times of day are not created equal. We know the open and close are important, but why? Most of us have a vague idea. The opening range depicts the highs and lows of security prices for a specific time period after the market opens. Day traders keep an eye on a stock’s … Read more

Dead Cat Bounce: A Complete Guide

Dead Cat Bounce

They say that what comes up must go down, but an equally true and less discussed phenomenon is that what goes down must come up. At least, sometimes. The idea of a “dead cat bounce” might sound somewhat alarming, but as long as you hear it mentioned within the context of trading, it refers to … Read more