Open Interest
Wednesday April 30, 2008
Both short term and long term traders often like to know the general sentiment of the markets (e.g. are they going up, is trading volume increasing, are other traders pensive ... Read More
May 1st Holiday (Europe and Asia)
Tuesday April 29, 2008
This Thursday is May 1st, which is a holiday in Europe and Asia, but not in the US. Whenever there is a holiday in any of the trading regions (US, ... Read More
Economic Calendar with Volatility
Monday April 28, 2008
Even with the holiday on May 1st (Thursday), there are still several news releases from each region this week. Each region also has a couple of high volatility news releases, ... Read More
TickTrader Automated Trading Software
Monday April 28, 2008
Many day traders are interested in automated trading, where their trading systems are traded automatically by a computer program. For traders that have some experience with computer programming, there are ... Read More
Watching Other Traders with Market Profile Charts
Tuesday April 22, 2008
Market Profile, TPO, Volume Profile ... It has lots of different names, but what exactly is it, and how can it be used in day trading?
Market profile is a type ... Read More
Economic Calendar with Volatility
Sunday April 20, 2008
There are only a few news releases from each region this week, but there are still some high volatility news releases, so markets from each region (US, Europe, and Asia) ... Read More
When a Stop Order should be an If Touched Order
Sunday April 20, 2008
Day traders combine multiple individual orders to make their trades, and for most day trading markets, there are many different types of orders that are available. The most well known ... Read More
Economic Calendar with Volatility
Tuesday April 15, 2008
There are several news releases from each region this week, but only a few high volatility news releases. Most of the high volatility news releases are US and European news ... Read More
Margin and the Dreaded Margin Call
Monday April 14, 2008
All day trading markets have margin requirements, but many day traders do not fully understand what margin is, nor what happens when their brokerage makes a margin call.
Margin is nothing ... Read More
Trading Software Question
Monday April 14, 2008
I recently received the following question about trading software and order types:
Why do you use Bracket Trader vs stops and limits?
Before I answer the question, I want to clarify that ... Read More
Economic Calendar with Volatility
Sunday April 6, 2008
There are a few news releases from each region this week, and each region has a couple of high volatility news releases. Most of the high volatility news releases are ... Read More
Day Trading News Feed
Sunday April 6, 2008
I recently received the following question from a beginning day trader, asking which news feed I use when I am trading:
What do you use for current news feeds?
The answer is ... Read More
When an Analyst Says Buy ... It's Time to Sell
Thursday April 3, 2008
The general public often think that they can watch the financial television channels, and make trades based upon the information that the news stories and market analysts provide. However, professional ... Read More