Is Day Trading Legal? Rules by Account Type
Somebody asks me this every month, usually after a broker froze their account or rejected their fourth trade of the...
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Practice Trading the Nasdaq 100
The E-mini Nasdaq-100 has a reputation, and it earned it. NQ is the index contract traders graduate to when they...
Futures Trading Basics: Contracts, Margin, and Ticks
Most traders meet futures the way you meet a cold pool, one toe at a time, and the vocabulary is...
ALMA Indicator: 5 Day Trading Strategies
Arnaud Legoux moving average or ALMA for short is a recent addition to the family of moving average technical indicators....
200-Day Simple Moving Average: Trading Guide
Key Takeaways The 200-day SMA averages the last 200 closing prices and is the most widely watched long-term trend line...
What Is Alpha in Trading? Formula & Examples
Key TakeawaysAlpha measures the excess return a trader, strategy, or portfolio earns above (or below) a benchmark such as the...
Golden Cross Explained + 3 Trading Strategies
Key TakeawaysA golden cross occurs when a faster moving average (typically the 50-day) crosses above a slower one (the 200-day),...
What Is a Market Maker? Stock Trading Guide (2026)
The term market makers is something you might have come across very often in the world of financial trading. Be...
Exponential Moving Average: 5 Simple Trading Strategies
Key Takeaways The EMA weights recent prices more heavily than the SMA, so it turns faster and hugs price more...
Pips in Forex Trading Explained
What is a pip in forex trading? Pip is short for “percentage in point” or “price interest point,” (Tokenist) which...
Bollinger Bandwidth Indicator: Trading Guide
In this article, I am going to cover some basic trading techniques you can use with the Bollinger band width...
Trump administration considering trading Yosemite land to private developer
The Trump administration is considering trading a parcel of Yosemite National Park to a private commercial developer, according to administration...
Kicker Candlestick Pattern: Trading Guide
What is the Kicker Candlestick Pattern? (more…)
Algorithmic Trading Explained: A Trader’s Guide (2026)
Key Takeaways — Algorithmic Trading Algorithmic trading converts a rule-based strategy into code that handles entry, sizing, and exit without...
