Many investors miss out on huge returns because they miss key strategies and insights. Knowing how to find the best-performing stocks, how to use research, and how to apply advanced trading techniques can really multiply returns. This article explores why most investors miss out and how to avoid these mistakes with examples from standout stocks … Read more
Investors who aim to build wealth need to be aware of how various asset classes perform over the long run. That said, too many of them fail to recognize or factor in historical trends and/or diversification into their allocation. The following five-asset class analysis outlines the performance history of stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, and … Read more
Short-term momentum versus reversals of large-cap stocks are very controversial and debatable topics within financial research. Traditional theories of momentum and reversals basically explain them as sequential phenomena that take place within different horizons of time. However, they really do not talk about these phenomena being combined within one asset category in comparable periods of … Read more
The RVI is a technical indicator of the momentum of prices by comparing the closing price of an asset to its trading range. It reflects the strength of a trend because it analyzes if the price closes higher or lower than it opens. In an uptrend, for example, prices tend to close higher than they … Read more
Understanding the dynamics of the stock market requires a combination of technical analysis, fundamental evaluation, and strategic foresight. Through this week’s market insight, we look at how oversold stocks have implications on valuation risks and, therefore, trading opportunities around companies such as Aszenica, Adobe, Caterpillar, ADI, and Apple. We also provide an in-depth summary of … Read more
Identifying the best growth stocks is not an easy task, especially when firms are trading at a discount or are recovering from very difficult times. However, for investors willing to look beyond short-term volatility, stocks like Dexcom, Intel, and Square, now Block, offer big growth potential. These companies are in a great position to take … Read more
The NASDAQ 100 had a close to a 52-week high but failed to catch up fully; it is lagging technology sector performance. This means that the market is changing, with technology, which has long been a leader, suddenly playing second fiddle to other sectors. Small-cap stocks, in the form of the Russell 2000 (IWM), and … Read more
The Black-Scholes model, initiated in 1973 by Fisher Black, Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, gave the world its first mathematical basis for modern options pricing. The method takes on all of these key variables—including stock price, strike price, expiration, interest rates, dividends, and implied volatility—to find the theoretical value of an option. However, while this … Read more
Options trading may seem complex, but at its core are four basic strategies. These strategies are the foundation of every advanced options trade, so they are crucial for anyone who wants to be able to move through the market with confidence. Buying Calls Definition: Buying a call gives you the right to buy an underlying … Read more
Credit spread trading is one of the most popular options strategies, which allows traders to generate consistent income with controlled risk. Automating the process will help the traders streamline their workflow considerably and, in turn, allow high-quality setups without manual efforts. Here’s how to properly automate credit spread trading to achieve maximum profitability while having … Read more