Automated Trade Management

Automated Trade Management

Don’t Worry, Be Happy! Trade automation makes trading easier and helps keep your emotions out of the picture. Setting up orders in your trading platform to exit your trade when your target is reached or if the trade goes against you just makes good sense....
DAY TRADING RULES Part 2

DAY TRADING RULES Part 2

Once you are considered a pattern trader, there are certain rules and stipulations you must follow. Trading rules that will help you understand The Rules Minimum account balance – The most demanding is holding an account balance of at least $25,000. If the total value...
DAY TRADING Part 1

DAY TRADING Part 1

DAY Trading, is this a risky way to trade or a strategy that will save your bacon when volatility is up in the market? Day trading became prevalent and available to the retail trader when the tech boom was in full swing in the 1990s. Some brokerages opened their doors...
A Closer Look at the VIX

A Closer Look at the VIX

The Volatility Index (VIX) is a contrarian sentiment indicator that helps to determine when there is too much optimism or fear in the market. When sentiment reaches one extreme or the other, the market typically reverses course seeking equilibrium. What is volatility?...