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Looking to the Futures
The April Live Cattle futures, LCJ23, rallied as traders digested the United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) Cattle inventory report. LCJ23 closed at $1.63825 per pound, up $.016 per pound from previous close.
Schwab Market Update
U.S. equities declined in a choppy trading session following a stronger-than-expected January labor report, and some uninspiring earnings results from mega-cap stocks.
Everything Everywhere Rally
Despite market volatility, inflationary pressures, and a potential earnings recession, a rally involving stocks, bonds, and some commodities started in November still persists.
Market commentary
Review trading basics
Trailing Stop Orders
Learn how stock traders who prefer to follow the trend can use trailing stops as an exit strategy.
What Is a Stop Order?
Learn how stop orders can help traders gain better control of their trade objectives.
Overview of Stock Orders
Market orders, limit orders, and stop orders are common order types used to buy or sell stocks and ETFs. Learn about these order types and order qualifiers.
Investment Securities Explained
Equity securities (stocks) and debt securities are common investment vehicles. Here's how securities work and how to use them in your portfolio.
Understand options
Understand futures
Analyze your trades
Learn How to Read Stock Charts
Learn how to read stock charts and analyze trading chart patterns, including spotting trends, identifying support and resistance, and recognizing market reversals and breakout patterns.
Using Relative Strength Index
Learn how the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, works and how it can help investors analyze trends.
How to Read a Stock Chart
Learn how to interpret a stock chart to understand the movement of the stock market and an individual stock's performance, as well as how to make sound financial decisions.
Trading Stocks with the MACD
Watch to learn how the MACD indicator can help you measure a stock's momentum and identify potential buy and sell signals.
Research trading ideas
Fundamental Analysis
When deciding which stocks to buy, investors don't just guess. Learn how to use financial statements to decide if a stock is a good investment.
Financial Statements 101
Learn what's in financial statements and how investors use them to evaluate stocks.
