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Bollinger Bands and MACD with Benzinga Pro

Fri May 27, 2022, 10:30 pm | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

Today Ryan Faloona and Johnathan Mallard discuss how to use Bollinger Bands in Benzinga Pro for trading and what type of signals they produce.  Reading Bollinger Bands If you are someone who may be new to learning about Bollinger Bands,[…..]

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How to Day Trade Breaking News

Fri May 27, 2022, 09:12 pm | by Ashley Hart | No comments

If you’re interested in day trading, then you’ll probably want to get familiar with the influence the news has on day trading. Here’s everything you need to know about the role news plays in trading and how to take advantage[…..]

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What is a Short Squeeze?

Fri May 27, 2022, 09:03 pm | by Azhar Khan | No comments

Have you ever taken a bet that went pretty south? In the simplest of terms, that’s what a short squeeze is. Short sellers take a gamble betting that a stock will decline, but when unexpected news arises—or retail traders swoop[…..]

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Bear and Bull Markets: What’s the Difference?

Fri May 27, 2022, 08:57 pm | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

When analyzing the market as a whole, you’ve most likely heard the terms “bear market” and “bull market.” You’ve also probably heard how one is essentially “bad” and the other is essentially “good.” But how do you actually analyze these[…..]

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Beginner’s Guide to Pre-Market Trading

Fri May 27, 2022, 08:43 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

The ringing of the bell on Wall Street is a time-honored tradition signifying the beginning and ending of the daily trading session. Now more than 100 years later, the bell ringing has become a bit of a pageant. Instead of[…..]

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How to Trade US Stocks From Canada

Fri May 27, 2022, 02:05 pm | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

If you’re in Canada, you might be wondering if you can trade the US stock markets. Trading in the U.S. is actually very similar to doing so in Canada, and many people around the world trade in the U.S. stock[…..]

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What is the S&P 500 and How Do I Trade It?

Fri May 27, 2022, 01:52 pm | by Dan Schmidt | No comments

When your TV is on CNBC or Bloomberg, you’ll almost always see a little box in the lower right-hand corner tracking the daily progress of the big three American indices: Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and the NASDAQ Composite.[…..]

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Trading Psychology: Why It’s Important

Fri May 27, 2022, 01:43 pm | by Alexis Jurcak | No comments

You may be wondering, how does psychology impact my trading success? A lot actually. Psychology has to do with how you make trading decisions and formulate a trading plan. As a trader, you’re expected to make quick decisions. Sometimes emotions[…..]

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What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Fri May 27, 2022, 01:12 pm | by Charles Munyi | No comments

Your trading day would technically be incomplete without a mention of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the news. And while you’ve often heard reports about the DJIA being down or up by a number of points, these movements won’t[…..]