A Statistical Edge in Trading is a Strategy or System With Positive Expected Value: When people try to find or develop a statistical edge for trading stocks, options, futures, forex, cryptocurrencies, or whatever they prefer, they often latch onto win rates - immediately assuming that a 50%+ win rate automatically equates to a winning system. But what often gets overlooked is the fact that win rate is only part of the equation, and in many cases, doesn't tell the whole story. Believe it or not, a … [Read more...]
What is Active Day Trading – Explained in Detail
The Difference Between Active Day Trading and Passive Investing: The terms "trading" and "investing" are often used synonymously, but in practice, active day trading and passive investing are vastly different. The best way to think about it, in my opinion, is to picture short-term approaches like day trading and swing trading on the left side of a spectrum, and longer-term position trading and buy-and-hold investing on the right side. Starting on the left, day trading involves buying and … [Read more...]
How Much Money Do Day Traders and Swing Traders Make?
The Real Answer is That it Depends on Multiple Factors: I hear this exact question all the time: "how much can I expect to make day trading/swing trading?" But this is a very difficult question to answer. The fact is - the range of potential outcomes is essentially infinite. There are some traders who lose thousands or even millions of dollars each year, while others make thousands or millions each year. So what are the factors that determine their results? People are often looking for a … [Read more...]
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