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How to Day Trade Breaking News

Fri May 27, 2022, 09:12 pm | by Ashley Hart | No comments

If you’re interested in day trading, then you’ll probably want to get familiar with the influence the news has on day trading. Here’s everything you need to know about the role news plays in trading and how to take advantage[…..]

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What is a Short Squeeze?

Fri May 27, 2022, 09:03 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Have you ever taken a bet that went pretty south? In the simplest of terms, that’s what a short squeeze is. Short sellers take a gamble betting that a stock will decline, but when unexpected news arises—or retail traders swoop[…..]

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Beginner’s Guide to Pre-Market Trading

Fri May 27, 2022, 08:43 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

The ringing of the bell on Wall Street is a time-honored tradition signifying the beginning and ending of the daily trading session. Now more than 100 years later, the bell ringing has become a bit of a pageant. Instead of[…..]

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How to Trade US Stocks From Canada

Fri May 27, 2022, 02:05 pm | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

If you’re in Canada, you might be wondering if you can trade the US stock markets. Trading in the U.S. is actually very similar to doing so in Canada, and many people around the world trade in the U.S. stock[…..]

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Trading Psychology: Why It’s Important

Fri May 27, 2022, 01:43 pm | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

You may be wondering, how does psychology impact my trading success? A lot actually. Psychology has to do with how you make trading decisions and formulate a trading plan. As a trader, you’re expected to make quick decisions. Sometimes emotions[…..]

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How to Trade Part-Time

Fri May 27, 2022, 01:56 am | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

You might be a full-time student, a parent who works full-time to support a family, or just someone who has a busy schedule. Maybe you’ve been wondering how you can get some extra income and have seen that day trading[…..]

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What is a Stock Market Correction?

Thu May 26, 2022, 10:54 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

As we’ve seen for the last decade, bull markets can run for quite a while. But every now and then a bull market will get too far ahead of itself and a sudden drop in prices may occur. When stocks[…..]

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Beginner’s Guide to Stock Order Types

Thu May 26, 2022, 10:00 pm | by Charles Munyi | No comments

If you’re still a novice trader, one whose strategies haven’t grown toward the more sophisticated side of things, your trade entries and exits might need some guidance. You need to familiarize yourself with stock order types, but this may not[…..]

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Best Day Trading Strategies for Beginners

Wed May 25, 2022, 05:39 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

Thanks to meme stocks like GameStop and AMC, retail day trading is back in style in ways that weren’t seen since the Dot Com boom. But while day trading may seem like an enticing path to quick riches, the real[…..]

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What is Scalp Trading?

Wed May 25, 2022, 05:26 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

There was an old Saturday Night Live sketch, which featured a fake ad for First Citywide Change Bank, a bank that only made change for its customers. “If you have a $10, we’ll give you two $5’s,” the bank manager[…..]