Backtesting software is a program used by computers to execute the results of entries and exits using technical indicators or price action on historical price data and shows the results. Backtesting software refers to applications, scripts and programs that run on a hardware device to check previous historical results of trading systems and strategies on …
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.” – Benjamin Graham Fundamental Analysis Fundamental analysis is a method of valuing how much an investment is worth based on its intrinsic value. Company stocks are valued for their businesses, which include their assets, cash flow, …
Here are fifteen golden trading rules that can get a new trader on the path to profitable trading or get an unprofitable trader back on the right path. Trading System If you don’t have a full trading system with an edge stop trading until you develop one. Never trade anything you don’t understand completely. Don’t …
Mastering your emotions and ego are an essential part of profitable trading as the trader is the weakest part of any trading system. The three things needed for profitable trading is a quantified system with an edge, proper risk management for implementing that system, and the right trading psychology for executing the system with discipline …
What is the best ETF to hold long term between SPY and VOO? Over the long term VOO slightly outperforms SPY by an average of 0.01% a year based on management expenses, yield, and likely the timing of how they track the underlying S&P 500 index when it changes holdings. VOO would be the best …
Risk management is the specific parameters traders put in place when trading to limit the losses on positions that go against them. Stop losses, position sizing, and trailing stops are all ways to manage risk in trades. Stop Loss Meaning A stop loss is meant to do exactly what it says, stop your loss. A …
A trading method is a specific process and theory for approaching the financial markets in an established way to make money. A trading method brings orderliness of thought and behavior for planning and implementing a trader’s action for the philosophy behind entries and exits. Examples of trading methods are trend following, reversion to the mean, …
Chart courtesy of TrendSpider.comThe 50-day moving average strategy uses this line on a chart to filter whether a stock or index is in an uptrend or downtrend. Price above this line is bullish and prices below this line are bearish. Above this line traders should be thinking about long positions and below it they should …
A list of the current most shorted stocks right now can be a great place to look for potential deep dip value buys. The stocks with the highest short interest on major U.S. stock exchanges is also a good list to watch and stay updated for potential short squeezes. The below stocks have the highest percentage of …
Entering a trade is just the first step and exiting for a profit is the last step. Your profit target creates the reward in your risk/reward ratio at entry so you know if the risk is worth the time, stress, and potential profits. The risk/reward ratio for a trade is always evolving and the same …
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