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How to Find Unusual Options Activity

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 12:23 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Unusual Options Activity is popular data some traders like to use when informing their trading decision. While there are lots of regular options trades that occur everyday, unusual options activity is when abnormally large options trades are made, usually as[…..]

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SEC Filings and What Traders Need to Know

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 12:18 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

The SEC is a regulatory body that protects the securities market and aims to provide transparency between public companies and the actual public. Companies, investors, or institutions may be required to fill out SEC filings in certain scenarios. There are[…..]

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Using Volume for Day Trading Stocks

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 12:13 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Volume is an important factor for day traders, and it relates to how many shares of a particular stock is traded for a given time period. This helps traders understand how liquid the stock is, which is important for day[…..]

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How to Find the Biggest Stock Gainers and Losers

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 11:59 am | by Azhar Khan | No comments

One of the easiest ways many day traders find trading opportunities is looking for stocks with big price movements—the daily gainers and losers. These are stocks with big percentage gains. This blog post will break down why you should find[…..]

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How to Get Stock News Alerts

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 11:52 am | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Stock news alerts are a great way to level up your trading game. They can help narrow your trading strategy, filter out the noise, and help part-time and on-the-go traders. This blog will breakdown why you should enable alerts, the[…..]

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How to Use Signals in Benzinga Pro

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 11:49 am | by Azhar Khan | No comments

One of Benzinga Pro’s most popular tools is the Signals tool. The Signals tool is a way to heavily filter for price and/or volume related events in the market. This blog will breakdown the tool, how to use it, and[…..]

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How to Use the Benzinga Pro Calendar Tool

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 08:28 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Are you using the Benzinga Pro Calendar tool to its full potential? More than just a Calendar, it’s a way to get a day-by-day overview of a ton of economic data and happenings, from options, to analyst ratings, to earnings,[…..]

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Beginner’s Guide to Earnings Season

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 08:22 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Every quarter, publicly traded companies are required to disclose their earnings with the public and do a live conference call with investors. The bulk of publicly traded companies do this during earnings season— the time period where many companies disclose[…..]

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Beginner’s Guide to Reverse Stock Splits

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 08:17 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

What’s does a reverse stock split mean? Reverse stock splits are a corporate action that affects stock prices and shares, but keep the market capitalization the same. There are many reasons for this action, and the opposite of another corporate[…..]

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How to Build a Watchlist for Trading

Mon Jun 13, 2022, 12:29 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Just because the market opens at 9:30 AM eastern time, doesn’t mean you should roll out of bed right before it opens. Successful trading requires research and planning during the pre-market hours before making the trade. This guide will break[…..]