Negative Correlation in Trading: How Stocks and Bonds Balance Your Portfolio

Fed up with market swings taking away your investment returns? Understanding negative correlation in trading can help you balance your portfolio and manage risk effectively. By combining assets like stocks and bonds, which often move in opposite directions, you’ll build a more stable, resilient investment strategy. In this article, we’ll break down what negative correlation…

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The Memorial Day Effect: How Traders Can Navigate the Holiday Weekend

 By: Katie Gomez  As traders prepare for the 2025 Memorial Day weekend, understanding the “Memorial Day Effect” becomes crucial for navigating this seasonal market phenomenon. This effect refers to the distinctive trading patterns that historically emerge around the last Monday of May when U.S. markets close in observance of the holiday. The holiday significantly impacts…

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Citadel Securities: The Invisible Hand Behind Retail Trading

By: Katie Gomez While retail traders might think they have complete free will and autonomy in their trades, it seems as though all roads lead to Citadel. Investors execute trades every day without even understanding the infrastructure that enables them. Citadel’s reach is staggering—processing approximately 40% of all U.S. retail trading volume, Citadel Securities has…

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Mastering Trade Ideas Single Stock Windows: A Comprehensive Guide for Active Traders

In the fast-paced world of day trading and active investing, having access to comprehensive stock information in one convenient location can significantly improve your decision-making process. Trade Ideas, a leading stock scanning and analysis platform, offers a powerful “Single Stock Windows” feature that provides traders with detailed information about individual securities. This in-depth guide will…

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Warren Buffett’s Historic Selling Spree: What It Means for Investors

By: Katie Gomez Warren Buffett, the king of investing, has guided investment decisions since the 1950s. He has amassed a devoted following of investors who eagerly analyze Berkshire Hathaway’s quarterly disclosures to understand which stocks the Oracle of Omaha is buying or selling. Yet recent reports reveal an unprecedented development: Buffett has been on a…

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Trade Ideas: Real-Time Data Super Stream—Rewind, Master, and Dominate the Market

By Dan Mirkin Picture this: every tick, surge, and dip of the stock market—streaming live, visualized instantly, and rewindable like your favorite fight tape. That’s the magic of Trade Ideas’ Real-Time Data Super Stream. This powerhouse platform combines Idea Surfing, Picture-in-Picture (PIP) Charting, Holly AI, Replay Mode, and chart-based paper trading into a trading dojo…

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Market Madness: Where Basketball Brackets Meet Stock Volatility

By: Katie Gomez Basketball players and fans everywhere are already feeling the heat of March Madness, but stock traders are also in the thick of their own game, fighting to keep up with a highly volatile March market. As March Madness fills college arenas with high-stakes basketball competition, Wall Street experiences its version of madness—a…

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The Seasonal Surge: How Spring Break Impacts Markets and Spending

By: Katie Gomez  As one of the most anticipated events for college students, spring break is just around the corner—and investors are already preparing their portfolios for the month-long activity surge. Because spring break dates vary by institution, the entirety of March and April typically shows a spike in sentiment across several market sectors, including…

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