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Learn stock charting basics—volume, moving average, the Relative Strength Index, and moving average convergence divergence—to potentially confirm stock hunch.
Trend direction and volatility are two variables an option trader relies on. Combining trend following, momentum, and trend reversal indicators on the thinkorswim platform may help you determine which direction prices may be moving and with how much momentum.
The volatility Rule of 16 can be useful when figuring out how much an options price is likely to move especially during earnings. This can be helpful in planning trading entry and exit points.
BlackRock’s investment professionals discuss the fundamentals to look for when evaluating sector worthiness: valuations, market cycle and balance sheets.
Is trading the overnight session in futures or foreign exchange right for you? Find out volume patterns, international open and close times, and more.
Wall Street is off to a slightly better start today but that's been the pattern all week and none of the rallies lasted through the close. Better-than-expected results from Taiwan Semiconductor appeared to help the sagging chip sector, while Netflix earnings come after the close. Weaker oil and dollar could support.
Learn how certain order types, such as the limit order and stop order, can help you implement your options exit strategy.
The Federal Reserve has no intention of raising the Fed funds rate until 2023. That doesn't mean you should avoid investing in fixed income. There are some advantages to investing in fixed income when interest rates are low.
Explore synthetics in your option trading, especially with butterfly spreads, to potentially save money regardless of how your trade turns out.
Traders and investors: there may be more than one reason to get rid of your losing positions.
Technical analysis and drawing trendlines can keep you informed about the trends unfolding in your investments and may even support your decision making.
Use this chart setup for 'milk money,' or cash flow trading—finding opportunities to grab incremental profits in short time frames.
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Trends in vacation home sales and prices come down to the old real-estate adage of location, but where are buyers investing now?
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Trading stocks over $100 can be tricky under any volatility backdrop. But with the right option spread, any volatility, high or low, will do.
Earnings—a quarterly company check-up— are one of the most important “known” events that allow traders to align a strategy on the thinkorswim platform.
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