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The Similarities Between Stock Crash of 1937 and Today
By Neil Szczepanski, Tradeology Many of us active in the markets today were not around in 1937. In the stock market crash of 1937, there was a 50 percent drop in value that took about 17 years to recover. [...]
A Simple, Low-Maintenance Strategy for Metals Exposure
By Brian Benson, On Course with Options Why Invest in Metals? Gold and silver have historically been valued as a physical store of wealth and a hedge against economic risks such as inflation. Moreover, for diversification purposes gold and [...]
Starting Your Year End Review
By Matt Hensley, Two Roads Trading There is no better way to improve as a trader than self-reflection and self-review. As we move into the final quarter of 2019, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what you did well [...]
How will Artificial Intelligence Affect Retail Trading in 2020
By: Neil Szczepanski, Tradeology In order to best understand the effect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on retail trading one must first understand what AI is. AI is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Particular applications [...]
Tax Advantages of Trading Futures and Options on Futures
By: Brian Benson, On Course with Options What is Section 1256? For traders who are subject to US tax regulations and file Federal tax returns in the United States, there’s a rather useful, but not widely known, portion of the [...]
Trading in These “Crazy” Markets
By Matt Hensley, Two Roads Trading For the past few months, the superlatives used to describe the market by swing traders, including crazy, untradeable and irrational, have been all over the place. In reality, no market is untradeable, though [...]
Three Ways to Manage Risk in Options
There are many ways to improve as a trader. Knowing the right times to buy and sell the right stocks is obviously important, but risk management is often the real strength of individuals who succeed in the market. Knowing how [...]
Investing In the Stock Market: Why Most Investors Fail
It is a well-known fact that many investors, in fact, most retail investors lose money investing in the stock market. The goal of most stock market investors is to buy low and sell high for a profit, however only a [...]
Choosing the Right Stocks for Options Trading
As an options trader, determining the right underlying stock to trade is extremely important. This is sometimes overlooked however it can be the difference between being a successful options trader and a struggling one. To increase their chances of trading options [...]
Choosing the Right Options is crucial to your Options Trading success
Options can be traded alone or in various combinations, with so many strategies at your finger tips, it can sometimes be a daunting task to pick the best strategy for your needs. To increase your chances of options trading success, [...]