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Bull Market Basics, Part Two: Why And How Do Bull Markets Occur?

This is part two of a series on bull markets, specifically on why and how bull markets occur. Click here for part one. The nature of investing is that the markets go up and down in regular cycles. A bear market is followed by a bull market and back again with stagnant periods of relatively […]

Bull Market Basics, Part One: The History And Signs Of A Bull Market

The financial media is sounding a lot like a broken record these days with all the stories about the current bull market, which is widely considered to be the longest one in history. A bull market is the opposite of a bear market. It’s when asset prices are generally on an uphill climb. This doesn’t […]

Risk Management Basics for Trading and Investing

Traders and investors, beginning and experienced, all need risk management. Without risk management, you are just gambling. Risk management makes you a better trader and more profitable. In 2008 and 2009, brilliant minds met reality. Storied companies from Lehman Brothers to Behr Sterns vanished from existence. Dozens of banks absorbed smaller, bankrupt entities. Harvard MBAs, […]

How to Start Day Trading In 3 Steps

Day trading offers a fun, flexible, and exciting adventure for anyone. But not everyone knows exactly where to start. Let’s explore how to start day trading. Ask your friends to imagine what a day trading looks like. Most will describe someone locked in front of multiple screens with charts flashing. CNBC plays in the background, […]

Mr. Market at the Psychologist, Part 7: Don’t Get Carried Away by Momentum

This is part six of a series on market psychology, specifically on how to use momentum. Click here for part one on decoding market psychology. Click here for part two on investor sentiment and fundamentals. Click here for part three on emotional investing. Click here for part four on the herd mentality. Click here for […]

Mr. Market at the Psychologist, Part 6: How Central Banks Impact Sentiment

This is part six of a series on market psychology, specifically central banks impact on sentiment. Click here for part one on decoding market psychology. Click here for part two on investor sentiment and fundamentals. Click here for part three on emotional investing. Click here for part four on the herd mentality. Click here for […]

Mr. Market at the Psychologist, Part 5: Buy Low, Sell High

This is part five of a series on market psychology, specifically about the concept of buy low, sell high. Click here for part one on decoding market psychology. Click here for part two on investor sentiment and fundamentals. Click here for part three on emotional investing. Click here for part four on the herd mentality. […]

Mr. Market at the Psychologist, Part 4: Herd Mentality

This is part four of a series on market psychology, specifically herd mentality. Click here for part one on decoding market psychology. Click here for part two on sentiment and fundamentals. Click here for part three on emotional investing. Whether you manage your own investments and trades or not, the fear of missing out on […]

Mr. Market at the Psychologist, Part 2: How Do You Feel About Investing?

This is part two of a series on market psychology, specifically on market sentiment. Click here for part one on decoding the market’s state of mind. In a perfect world, the valuations of various investments would always depend on quantitative numbers. The stocks of companies that are growing would always climb in proportion with their […]

Mr. Market at the Psychologist Part 1: Decoding the Market’s State of Mind

It’s no secret that the market has a mind of its own, and there are many aspects of this psychology. Investors themselves drive the market’s mindset by flocking in one direction en masse and crowding positions or by having knee-jerk reactions to headlines. Additionally, investors and traders who have spent any time at all studying […]