Posts Tagged ‘stock market’
Brace for Impact: 3 Trader-Tested Strategies to Protect Your Portfolio against a Sudden Market Crash
By: Katie Gomez Is a market crash looming on the horizon? With election week approaching, banks showing signs of weakness, and recession fears mounting, savvy traders are bracing for potential market turbulence. Preparation is the key to surviving – and even thriving – during a market crash. Before your hard-earned portfolio value potentially slips away,…
Read MoreeBay Defies Market Gravity: Why This E-Commerce Giant Is Soaring While Others Stumble
By: Katie Gomez In a week marked by market volatility and economic uncertainty, eBay has emerged as a beacon of resilience, earning its spot as our Chart of the Week at Trade Ideas. This e-commerce giant has demonstrated remarkable relative strength, a key indicator that measures a stock’s performance against the broader market. While major…
Read MoreSeptember’s Stock Market Slump: Unraveling the Mystery Behind the Worst Trading Month
By: Katie Gomez Why is September historically the worst month for stock trading? Any trader knows that September is a bum month for the market, but could this month be different? As the summer sun fades and autumn leaves begin to fall, the stock market often experiences its own seasonal change – and not for…
Read More5 Steps to Developing a Personalized Trading Strategy
By: Shane Neagle In the dynamic and often unpredictable world of trading, personalized trading strategy is the key to success over the long term. A differentiation strategy personalized to your individual risk tolerance, trading style, and market preferences is like a map, it fishtails you in the right direction and allows you to find your…
Read MoreTrading the Field: 4 Sports That Share Surprising Similarities with Stock Trading
By: Katie Gomez As National Sports Day approaches on August 29th, it’s an opportune time to explore the unexpected parallels between sports and stock trading. While these two arenas might seem worlds apart at first glance, a closer look reveals striking similarities that can offer valuable insights for traders looking to enhance their skills. By…
Read More4 Steps to Building a Consistent Day Trading Routine
By: Shane Neagle Day trading is all about consistency and it is the foundation of success. In a world where the market makes quick shifts, it is necessary to be disciplined and focused to be able to perform well in the long run. A trader’s daily routine is like a map which tells him or…
Read MoreCraft Your Fortune: How a Luck Day Can Revolutionize Your Trading Strategy
By: Katie Gomez We all know luck has to be on our side when it comes to the market. Luck is a fickle but underrated factor needed for trading success. As August 26th, National Make Your Own Luck Day, approaches, it’s the perfect time for traders to reflect on how this concept applies to the…
Read MoreOutsmarting Your Ego: Competing with Yourself for Long-Term Trading Success
By: Katie Gomez Competition is all around us, from the sports games we go to, the tournaments we enter our children in, to racing the person who cut you off on the freeway. Although humans all possess egos, they come in all shapes and sizes. I’m not talking about ego in terms of self-centeredness or…
Read MoreCelebrating Back to School Season by Going Back to Basics in Trading
By Katie Gomez As the summer winds down and the crisp air of autumn approaches, the back-to-school season brings a sense of renewal and fresh starts. The telltale sign fall is near is when we start to see those commercials for back-to-school shopping popping back up on our screens. Back to school is already around…
Read MoreCelebrate Book Lovers Day: 3 Books Every Stock Trader Should Read This Summer
By: Katie Gomez Have you been doing your summer reading? We all dreaded hearing this phrase as children on summer break, and as adults, most of us haven’t outgrown the habit of avoiding extra “work” once we graduate or clock out. Like kids, we use our spare time to relax, unwind, and numb out instead of bettering…
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