Trading

Learn how to develop and implement a trading plan that consists of analyzing the markets, filtering for potential opportunities, assessing risks, executing trades, and evaluating results. 

Who Sets Stock Prices? | Comment Below

The prices you see on most stocks change throughout the day. Why is that? There are a few factors behind what makes a stock's price change, including supply and demand.

Long Options | 10-17-24

One of the ways to determine a short-term target is use the Fibonacci Retracement tool. This can be especially helpful for stocks which are at all-time highs.

How to Trade Stocks While on Vacation

Not sure what to do with your trades while on vacation? Here are four questions to consider when deciding whether—and how—to trade during your trip.

Getting Started with Technical Analysis | Lesson 4

In this video, we explore the technical concepts of "support" and "resistance," which is the effort to recognize price floors and price ceilings on a stock chart.

Getting Started with thinkorswim® | 10-14-24

In this video, we use example paperMoney charts to review five quick and cool tools for traders on thinkorswim Charts.

A Trader's View on Options Volatility & Elections

Elections create uncertainty for financial markets, particularly in the months leading up to Election Day. Option traders may look for a strategy for potential opportunities.

How to Use Symmetrical Triangle Price Patterns

Discover how simple triangle patterns in stock prices can help you identify potential buy signals and potential price targets.

Getting Started with Options (Week 10 of 12)

In this webcast, we provided an introduction to Long Put Verticals which is a bearish trading strategy. We discussed when a trader might consider using this strategy.

Getting Started with Technical Analysis | Lesson 3

In this video, we discuss the basic tenets of the identification trends on a stock chart, and we also explore two techniques that might be applied in the effort to identify trends.

Getting Started with thinkorswim® | 10-7-24

In this video, we review thinkorswim's powerful Active Trader tool, including a discussion of its general navigation, potential customizations, and speed-oriented order-entry.