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Here’s How to Be Ready the Next Time Momentum Stocks Pull Back

Here’s How to Be Ready the Next Time Momentum Stocks Pull Back

Stocks had a dramatic and fast pullback this week. Here's an example of ways to find pullbacks when something like this happens. The screenshot below shows members of the Nasdaq-100 that pulled back to test their 20-day moving averages on Tuesday. This can be a simple...

How to Trade Apple During its Biggest Developer Event Ever

How to Trade Apple During its Biggest Developer Event Ever

America's most valuable company is making its next great leap forward. Are you keeping up? Apple (AAPL) just unveiled a new operating system (iOS 14) making it easier to manage apps, watch videos and interact with Siri. The $1.5 trillion firm also introduced a...

Paper Trading: Look Before You Leap

Paper Trading: Look Before You Leap

So, you say your trading chops aren't quite ready for prime time? No worries – with a trading simulator, you needn't be a pro to jump into the game! Many trading accounts come with two modes – live and simulated (also called paper trading). Live trading is the real...

COVID-19 Losers Become Winners

COVID-19 Losers Become Winners

The price action in the major U.S. indexes in the last couple of weeks is a perfect illustration of how the stock market tends to constantly discount the future. Coronavirus headlines have hijacked almost all the nation’s news headlines, unemployment claims have seen...

Find Options Trading Strategies During Times of Volatility

Find Options Trading Strategies During Times of Volatility

Trading options? This spring brings new trading tools for constructing your trades in these volatile times. Today we'll show how to choose an options strategy in TradeStation Web Trading based on your market outlook. You can find option trades not only in up and down...

Are Tesla and Advanced Micro on Your List as the Market Bounces?

Are Tesla and Advanced Micro on Your List as the Market Bounces?

Is the coronavirus selloff finally ending? That was the hope this morning as Congress prepares a multi-trillion dollar bailout for the economy. The problem with huge rallies like today is that some of the biggest gainers are little more than dead-cat bounces....

Key Volatility Tools to Know in This Uncertain Market

Key Volatility Tools to Know in This Uncertain Market

Coronavirus has triggered unprecedented moves in the stock market. It's a good time to review tools for navigating the turbulence. The key thing to remember is that we're dealing with volatility: How much can the S&P 500 or Nasdaq-100 move in a single session or...