The MACD is an abbreviation for the moving average convergence/divergence technical trading indicator and is used in technical analysis to filter the trends, swings, and momentum of price action. It is designed to reveal changes in price strength, direction, momentum, and duration for the moves of trends and swings. The MACD is a simple visual momentum indicator. The […]
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An equity curve is a visual representation of the trend and variation in the value of an investment or trading account shown on a chart over a specified period of time. An equity curve that has an over all uptrend and is near all time highs usually shows that the investing or trading strategy used is profitable
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Theta is the component inside the options pricing model that measures and values the sensitivity of an option contract price in correlation to the passage of time. The theta value embedded in an option depends on the price of a specific option contract in relation to its expiration date, the current price of the underlying
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This is a guest post by Jake @TrendSpider. In this weekend blog post, you will find our “Top 5 TrendSpider Charts This Week”, weekend analysis, and the link the this Sunday’s show! Make sure to check out our Sunday Chart Show this weekend at 6 PM EST with Ben Bennet, founder of patternprofits.net!
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Here are five ways to effectively manage risk as an option trader: The first step in managing risk as an option trader is position sizing. When buying options the amount of capital you spend buying an option contract long is the most you can lose if your option expires worthless before expiration. The best way
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The efficient market hypothesis or ‘EMH’ for short is the theory in economics that believes all known information is already reflected in current stock prices. The followers of this hypothesis believe that due to this fact it is not possible to beat buy and hold investing over the long term in returns or even in
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Order flow is the process of buyers and sellers trading between one another that causes market prices to stay the same or move up and down. Zooming in on order flow it is the volume bars along with the time and sales information of trades. Order flow is where buyers and sellers meet at an agreed
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Mental models are used as frameworks and filters and a way to think about the world and make the right decisions based on principles. Mental models are not always correct but they can raise your probability of having success with how you think and the decisions you make based on robust principles. Jeff Bezos used
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The Wheel Options Strategy or the Triple Income Strategy is an option play where an option trader tries to profit from a trade on a single stock in three different ways. Step 1 is where the trader sells cash secured put options and collects the premiums on a stock that they wanted to buy at a specific price to
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Insider trading is defined as buying or selling stocks on public exchanges using information that is not publicly known or available to other investors or traders. This happens when people with access or connections to confidential or non-public financial information, news, or facts about a publicly traded company trade based on what they know or share
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