The Daily Dose: Questions For Stock Traders

Chunking is the Secret to Achieving Large Goals: The concept of chunking applies to all individuals seeking to accomplish monumental tasks. This approach not only applies to trading, but many other aspects of life as well (career/business, exercise/diet, etc.). The idea of it is pretty simple, but many people have…

SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF Trades Under Ticker SPY: The SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY) is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that aims to track the performance of Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500). In other words, SPY is a basket of assets, mainly comprised of stocks within…

Market Capitalization Defined: Market Capitalization, often referred to simply as "Market Cap", is a mathematical equation that determines a company's size. It's calculated by multiplying the total number of outstanding shares by the current market price of one share. The size of a company often allows traders and investors determine…

Your Risk Tolerance Dictates How and What You Trade: Risk Tolerance, also known as "Risk Appetite", is the degree of volatility or variability that a trader/investor is willing to withstand. Each individual trader's risk tolerance is critical because it dictates how and what instruments they are willing to utilize. Conservative…

The Rise of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin is a Cryptocurrency created in 2009 by an individual or group under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are completely decentralized and made without middlemen, meaning there is no central bank or government interference. In other words, transactions are made directly peer-to-peer from…

Advantages of Socially Responsible Investing: A Socially Responsible Investment is an investment considered to be socially responsible due to the nature of the business being invested in. For example, an investment in a company that conducts business in environmental sustainability (clean/alternative energy) or social justice (human rights, diversity, etc.) would…

Retail Traders vs. Institutional Traders: Retail Traders are individuals who trade their own personal accounts instead of for another company or organization. These traders are typically self-taught or find programs online in order to advance their trading education. A large percentage of these individuals trade in their spare time for…

How Fiscal Policy Impacts the Nation's Economy: Fiscal Policy is the means by which the government can influence the nation's economy through adjustments to spending levels, interest rates, tax rates, and money supply. In essence, the central bank holds meetings and takes measures to regulate critical aspects of the economy…

If You Think Trading Education is Expensive, Try Ignorance: Most people look at the price tag on a various trading programs and gasp: Woah, $5,000! No way can I afford that! When the reality is that not joining, learning, and applying the education offered will actually cost you much more in…

Answer: Buy-and-Hold When it comes to financial media, they have a one track mind. Their sole focus is on long-term, buy-and-hold investing. They obsess over large market cap stocks like Facebook, Amazon, and the rest of the FANG Stocks. Leaving limited to no room for discussions on lower-priced Penny Stocks.…

FANG = Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google If you've watched or listened to any financial media show within the past few months, I'm sure you've heard the FANG Stocks term being thrown around. It's simply an acronym coined by Jim Cramer for 4 of the best-performing technology stocks currently trading…