The Trader’s Safety Net: Understanding the Stop-Loss Order Summary TLDR A stop-loss order is a defensive instruction given to a…
The Strategy of Tax-Loss Harvesting
Tax-loss harvesting is the practice of selling an investment that has lost value to "realize" the loss. This loss can…
Understanding the Santa Claus Rally
The Santa Claus Rally is a historical tendency for the stock market to rise during the last five trading days…
The January Effect
The January Effect is a historical market tendency for stocks, and specifically small-cap stocks, to outperform the broader market during…
The September Effect
The September Effect is a historical market anomaly suggesting that, on average, the month of September delivers the weakest performance…
Understanding Support and Resistance
Support is a price level where buying pressure is strong enough to overcome selling pressure, causing a downtrend to pause…
Understanding Liquidity
Liquidity describes how easily an asset can be bought or sold at a stable price. A highly liquid market has…
Understanding Slippage
Slippage is the difference between the price you expect your trade to execute at and the actual price at which…
A Guide to Order Types
A Market Order tells your broker to buy or sell immediately at the best available price, prioritizing speed. A Limit…
The Ask & The Bid – The Market’s Conversation: Understanding the Bid and the Ask
The Bid is the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an asset, while the Ask (or Offer)…
