In short: A chart pattern is a shape within a price chart that helps to suggest what prices might do next, based on what they have done in the past. A lot of TA traders believe in returning chart patterns. Chart patterns are the basis of technical analysis and require…
In short: “Payment for order flow is the way your broker will outsource his order fullfillment. They usually have a prearranged agreement with a market makers who will execute the order for them.” The new buzz word for 2021 is “payment for order flow” whereby some brokers receive payments from…
In short: The Dow Jones measures the 30 largest companies in the U.S.A. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is perhaps the most widely followed stock market index in the world. Yet, very few people actually know what that the number represents just 30 companies. The following history and explanation…
In short: The S&P measures the 500 largest companies in the U.S.A The S&P 500, or simply the S&P, is a stock market index that measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices, and many consider it to be…
In short: The Nasdaq is a Tech index of 100 largest Tech companies. The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index of the common stocks and similar securities (e.g. ADRs, tracking stocks, limited partnership interests) listed on the Nasdaq stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 it is one of the three most-followed indices in US stock markets. The…
We focus on Technical analysis only. Want to know why?
There are 3 primary things that influence a stock price:
The sector accounts for 50% of the move.
The market, 30%.
So company fundamentals is only responsible for 20%. I will explain more in this blogpost…
In short: “A blockchain network needs some form of energy to keep going, and this energy is usually the computational power that will help users complete orders. That energy is called gas or gas=fee. For the Etherium network the gasfee is measured in GWEI” Bitcoin and other first-generation cryptocurrencies allow…
They say history repeats. But I really hope the bitcoin will not have the same future as the tulips of the 17th century. At the height of the bubble the average price per bulb paid would have employed a master carpenter for two years. That is the average price, the…
In short: Online Brokers come in 2 types, full-service and self-service. Depending on what kind of service you expect there is a fee that you (eventually) pay. There are many online brokers, Some are expensive, some are plain cheap. Some are simple (but lack features), some are very advanced (but…
It seems like we only invest in growth stock lately. But what is that? When does a stock clasify as a growth stock? And why do we like them so much? A growth stock: Has higher price-to-earnings ratio than the broader market Has a record for high earnings growth Tends…