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The VIX is known as the fear index because it is based on the amount of puts that are purchased. Why? -The more puts that are purchased on the SP500, the higher the VIX -When puts are high that means people are buying protection -They think the market is going down High v. Low VIX

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I want to share with why the market hates a strong dollar, and what you really need to know about dollar movement… How Dollar Plays into the Stock Market You need to understand how the dollar plays into the stock market. The stock market has a lot of companies that deal with business internationally. The

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A ticker symbol is a short version of a company name. Benefits of Ticker Symbols: -Every ticker symbol is unique (some companies have similar names and this eliminates confusion) -It is faster to type than a full company name -Faster for trade executions Examples: -McDonald’s = MCD -Facebook = FB -Caterpillar = Cat -Google =

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This is how to trade options, more specifically, the vertical spread. The vertical spreads are fantastic option spreads to trade when you’re looking to trade out larger dollar stocks because it allows you to use less capital for trading those bigger stock. First I want to show you the diagram behind what it looks like

We highlight four ETFs that are benefitting from the surge in demand for chips.

Long position With a long position, you buy a stock at a certain price and sell it at a higher price as the stock appreciates in value. The profit that you make is the difference between your buy price and the price that you sell it at. Short position With the short position what happens

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These terms are more efficient than terms like “buy” and “sell” because they tell your position–your mindset on a particular stock or on the industry. Long: -Positive on the market -You can also be “long” on a particular stock: If you are long Nike, you’re expecting it to go up Short: -Negative on the market

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Education, paper trading and live trading with low shares should be used together to acheive success in the stock market. What is Paper Trading? -Trading stocks with a fake account or with fake money -A way to practice before doing live trading How to Train: -Get as much education as possible -Begin paper trading -Do

Kevin Matras shows the right way to find great growth stocks at an excellent value. Highlighted stocks include DB, NEU, SBS and SEPR. http://www.zacks.com/research/screening/index.php

In this instalment of our series explaining the rudiments of Technical Analysis, we explore support and resistance further, showing examples of a number of generally held T.A. principles. We also introduce the concept of trend, which along with support and resistance, is one of the foundations of technical trading. Test and practice your investment strategies

Two Ways to Purchase Stock BUYING AT SUPPORT You can purchase when the stock bounces off the support and is heading in an upward direction. Support buying is typically healthier than resistance buying in terms of risk management. BUYING AT RESISTANCE You can purchase as the stock clears the resistance area. Buying at resistance is

Tracey Ryniec, Zacks value stock strategist, discusses how to add a little growth to your value stock search. Southwest Airlines: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/LUV?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: http://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

Managing your money and the risk attached to investing it is one of the basics in trading. One that is often overlooked by traders. It’s not only about guessing the right direction, identifying the right support and resistance levels and timing but also about measuring confidence and taking into account targets and capabilities. David goes

If you think that things are acting without any order or sense, you need to watch this video. I’ll tell you why stocks sell-off even if earnings are great. And sometimes, stocks have horrible earnings, but it goes to the upside. Let’s see why that is the case. #selloffstock #stockearnings #stocks #greatearnings #stockmarket #topstock Posted

http://www.zacks.com – Kevin Matras goes over a seldom talked about options strategy called Ratio Back Call Spreads. Learn how it works and how you might be able to use them.