Posts Tagged ‘stocks’
Is Timing Everything? Exploring the Role of Timing in Successful Trades
By: Katie Gomez “Timing is everything,” a saying that everyone has heard, but no one likes to hear, especially investors. Although it often requires hindsight to decode, timing is always a factor in relationships, career paths, and successful trading portfolios. While many different tools make a successful trader, the amount of luck and timing play…
Read MoreOptimizing Trade Strategies: A Step-by-Step Guide Using Trade Ideas
Trading in the stock market requires a well-defined strategy backed by robust analysis and optimization. Trade Ideas, a powerful trading platform, offers comprehensive tools to help traders refine their approach and improve their win rates. In this blog, we’ll walk through a step-by-step process of optimizing a trading strategy using Trade Ideas’ backtesting and optimization…
Read MoreSummer Heat: How the Changing Season Can Influence Your Investment Strategy
By Katie Gomez A new summer season is upon us again, and with it, changes to the stock market. That’s right, the return of sunny days, beach vacations, and the sound of ice cream is back to shake up the market. Summer is a time of warmth, growth, and new beginnings. The days grow longer,…
Read MoreDiscovering Market Trends with Trade Ideas’ TI Strength: A Focus on Gold’s Resurgence
In the ever-changing stock market landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for investors and traders alike. Trade Ideas, a leading provider of market analytics and trading tools, offers a powerful algorithm called TI Strength, which helps users identify the strongest and weakest stocks in the market. In this blog post, we’ll dive into…
Read MoreAdopting the Marathon Mindset: How Running Strategies Can Boost Your Stock Trading Performance
By Katie Gomez As an avid runner and relatively newer stock trader, I’ve realized that these seemingly disparate pursuits share remarkable similarities. While one involves physical exertion and the other mental agility, both running and stock trading require discipline, strategy, and a keen understanding of one’s capabilities. So whether you dabble in the occasional retail…
Read MoreWhat came first, the Surge or the Meme? Gamestop Surges Again: Examining the Factors Behind the Latest Market Frenzy
By Katie Gomez The volcano that remained dormant for three years and was informed never to be active again, otherwise known as Gamestop stock (GME), erupted last week. Although we know that, as traders, the market is constantly rising, falling, and changing, We are familiar with such explosions; the magnitude of this eruption was different,…
Read More5 Day Trading Strategies for Bear Markets
By: Shane Neagle In the ever-changing landscape of day trading, bear markets bring unique challenges that even experienced traders find testing. These markets are marked by extended periods of decline and heightened volatility, conditions that can rapidly diminish profits and elevate the risks associated with investments. Successfully navigating these conditions demands not just sharp analytical…
Read MoreEmotional Investing: Balancing Emotion and Logic in Trading, Just Like Mom
By Katie Gomez Most of us can recall a moment when we just needed our mom’s advice; whether we are 5 or 35, sometimes we just need our mom. As we celebrate Mother’s Day, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the valuable lessons our mothers have taught us throughout our lives. These lessons, rooted…
Read MoreFrom Margaritas to Markets: What Cinco de Mayo Can Teach Us About Trading
By Katie Gomez Cinco de Mayo has arrived, bringing a burst of color, culture, and celebration. A vibrant fiesta filled with the mouthwatering aroma of sizzling fajitas, the energetic beat of mariachi music, and the clinking of salt-rimmed margarita glasses. But what if I told you that amidst the revelry and the clinking of glasses…
Read MoreThe Run for the Roses: What the Kentucky Derby Can Teach Us About Stock Market Race
By Katie Gomez The Kentucky Derby, often referred to as “The Run for the Roses,” is back again, ready to serve up a thrilling two-minute horse race that captures the attention of millions around the world. But what if I told you that the Derby holds valuable lessons for horse racing enthusiasts and stock market…
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