Active Trading

  1. Moving Average

    Learn about this basic technical indicator and how you can use it to chart the value of a security's price over a set period.
  2. Volume

    Learn about this measure of stock activity and how investors use it to determine trading opportunities.
  3. Moving Average Convergence Divergence - MACD

    Learn about this momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages.
  4. Behavioral Finance

    Can psychology-based theories explain stock market anomalies?
  5. Trendlines

    Trendlines are a visual representation of support and resistance in any time frame.
  6. Margin

    Find out exactly what margin is and why it's important.
  7. The Stop Loss Order

    A stop loss order can protect an investor's portfolio when it is left unattended. Find out more about this market order and how it can work for you.
  8. Margin Call

    Find out why a margin call is so important to investors.
  9. Leveraged Buyouts

    LBOs are often presented as predatory by the media. Find out why.
  10. Relative Strength Index (RSI)

    Learn more about this technical momentum indicator that determines whether an asset is overbought or oversold.
  11. Dead Cat Bounce

    Learn more about this macabre representation of a temporary price recovery.
  12. Candlestick Charts

    Learn more about this common visualization of a stock's price movement most often used by technical analysts.
  13. Trading With The Golden Ratio

    Learn more about how this special number often associated with architecture and biology applies to finance.
  14. Trading With Support And Resistance

    Learn more about these two technical analysis levels and how traders use them as signals to buy or sell a security.
  15. Pivot Points

    Learn more about this technical indicator and how you can use it as a predictive tool.
  16. What Is Day Trading?

    Explore the world of day trading and learn about how traders utilize short-term strategies to capitalize on daily market fluctuations.
  17. Understanding The Leverage Ratio

    Learn more on how the leverage ratio is used to calculate a company's ability to meet financial obligations and how changes in output will affect operating income.
  18. Leverage

    Learn more on how leveraged investing can help you with higher investment profits through the use of borrowed money.
  19. What Is The Head And Shoulders Pattern?

    The head and shoulders chart pattern is a popular and easy-to-spot pattern - once a trader is aware of what they are watching for.
  20. What's The Difference Between A Stop And A Limit Order?

    Find out what separates these two market orders and what they can do for you.
  21. How To Pick Your Investment Style

    Find out what an investing style is and how to figure out which one suits you.
  22. 3 Reasons To Buy Dividend Stocks

    Dividend paying stocks can be a great help to an investors portfolio. Find out more.
  23. What Is Contrarian Investing?

    Learn the method and reasoning behind this contradictory investment strategy.
  24. Market Mentalities: Bulls Vs. Bears

    Learn the importance of these opposing views on investing in the markets.
  25. Top 3 Mistakes That Cause Traders To Fail

    Find out how to avoid these common investing errors that have sunk many investors' portfolios.
  26. Understanding Leveraged ETFs

    This specialty vehicle offers dramatic results, but can also magnify risk.
  27. Using Elliot Wave

    Todd Gordon, senior technical strategist at FOREX.com, shares a different way to look at Elliott Wave analysis and how he uses it daily while trading the currency markets.
  28. What To Do When Trades Go Bad

    Sometimes even the best-looking set-ups don’t work out, but trader Corey Rosenbloom explains how to develop the proper skills to overcome these setbacks and stay on track.
  29. Developing A Successful Trading Plan

    Wayne McDonell, chief currency coach at FX Bootcamp, reviews some of the techniques he uses to trade and analyze the FX markets.
  30. Beware of Fake Earnings Surprises

    MoneyShow.com's Jim Jubak says investors should be careful when companies "beat" already weak lower earnings projections.
  31. Don't Trade Sloppy Patterns

    Trader and author Ed Ponsi explains how he deals with sloppy trading patterns and how to apply fundamentals to gain a clearer picture of the market action.
  32. Simple Vs. Exponential Moving Averages

    These technical indicators help investors to visualize trends by smoothing out price movements.
  33. The Curse Of Zombie Banks

    They may not eat brains, but zombie banks definitely hurt the economy. Find out more about this unstoppable horde.
  34. Elliott Wave Theory Basics

    Elliott believed that the movement of the stock market could be accurately predicted by charting patterns. Learn the basics of this theory.
  35. Understanding Bollinger Bands®

    In the 1980s, John Bollinger developed the technique of using a moving average with two trading bands above and below it. Learn how this indicator works, and how you can apply it to your trading.
  36. Understanding Forex Quotes

    When trading in forex, all currencies are quoted in pairs. Find out how to read these pairs and what it means when you buy and sell them.
  37. Forex Market Basics

    The foreign exchange market is a market where participants buy, sell, and exchange trillions of dollars worth of currencies daily. Learn the basics of the FX market.
  38. Using Candles To Understand Market Behavior

    The conventional interpretation of candle charts focuses on the many different candle formations, but Dan Gramza shows how he uses candle charts to identify market behavior. This includes how you can use the "shadow" to see whether the buyers or sellers are dominating the market action.
  39. Understanding Free Cash Flow

    Cash in the bank is what every company strives to achieve. Find out how to determine how much a company is generating and keeping.
  40. Understanding Out Of The Money Options

    Options offer investors a way to leverage their capital for greater investment returns. Find out what out the money means for option investors.
  41. Understanding Fundamental Vs. Technical Analysis

    The methods used to analyze securities and make investment decisions fall into two very broad categories: fundamental and technical analysis. Learn the core differences in these strategies and how to use each analysis effectively.
  42. How To Calculate Return On Investment (ROI)

    Return on investment allows an investor to evaluate the performance of an investment and compare it to others in his or her portfolio. Find out how to calculate ROI and how to use to your advantage.
  43. Understanding Beta

    Beta is a measure of volatility. Find out what this means and how it affects your portfolio.
  44. The Debt To Equity Ratio

    The debt to equity ratio identifies companies that are highly leveraged and therefore a higher risk for investors. Find out how this ratio is calculated and how you can use it to evaluate a stock.
  45. How Do Limit Orders Work?

    Picking entry and exit points can be a big challenge for investors. Find out how limit orders can help you buy and sell a stock at the price you want.
  46. Put Option Basics

    Put option allow investors to hedge an investment they own or speculate in an investment they don't own. Find out more about this type of option and how it can work in an investor's favor.
  47. Call Option Basics

    Call options offer investors a way to leverage their capital for greater investment returns. Find out more about these financial contracts and how they work.


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