Moving average is one of the basic and most popular indicators in technical analysis. From the name of this indicator you may already understand that this indicator shows the average price of a security (stock, option, bond, etc) over specified period of time or specified period of bars. There are two most used types of [...]
Technical analysis was truly an arcane art before the internet boom. Chartists perform technical analysis in their secret rooms with data that was carefully collected from professional sources. Those were the times when stock prices and data did not have a medium through which to be readily available to the public and be ran through [...]
Currency or FX trading is an exciting and rewarding activity that no trader or speculator should leave out. It offers a liquid, fast moving market, the use of leverage and opportunity to trade global stories. It trades 24 hours a day so individuals can find a time segment to suit any lifestyle. That means that [...]
To every investor, stock market is a challenge. One wishes to meet these, aiming high profits. Is it possible to stay on the pedestal of profits at all times? Is it possible to beat the market with your every move? The answer is clearly in the negative. Profits and losses are part of this game. [...]
Trailing stop
The trailing stop works perfect with strategies with a maximum drawdown allowance. A trailing stop is a stop loss that trails the current price by a percentage or amount that the trader sets.
For instance, if a trader sets a trailing stop of 10% on a $100 stock, the trailing [...]
Short of having a crystal ball, picking winners when stock option trading is not as hard as many people would have you believe. In the first place, when considering purchasing or selling stock options, you need to conduct extensive research on the underlying stock yourself, or rely on someone else to do it for you [...]