Follow the Smart Money Review: Unusual Options Activity

Jon and Pete Najarian are well known traders to CNBC viewers, and their Fast Money Halftime segment on ‘unusual options activity’ is the highest rated segment of the day on CNBC. The Najarian brothers recently started airing ads touting their Read More …

What are the Best Trading/Investing Websites and Blogs?

This is our categorized list of the best trading/investing books, sites, blogs, videos, etc. Please note that sites may appear in multiple categories and that links will open in a new tab. GeneralArticlesBlogsBooksBrokersCharting / Trading SoftwareEducationEducation – CoursesForumsMagazines / NewspapersNewsResearchScannersTax Read More …

Investing/Trading Terms and Definitions

People who are new to the investing world may be overwhelmed by unfamiliar terms and definitions. So bookmark this page as a quick reference for when you read something you’re not familiar with. If you run across a term that Read More …

Bids, Offers, And Why Prices Move

What causes prices to actually move up and down? This is a fairly basic and fundamental question that many people have not taken the time to understand. First, we need to define some terms: Bid: The bid price is the Read More …

Why It Is Easier To Make Money Trading Stocks Than Indexes

We have noticed that a lot beginning traders gravitate towards trading the indexes (S&P500, DJIA, etc.) using ETFs, Futures, or options. But many people may have an easier time making money trading stocks. It is impossible to prove this, but Read More …

What is the Difference Between Trading and Investing?

What is the difference between trading and investing? The way we think about it, they are two main differences. Trading has a shorter holding period of days to months. When you invest your are typically thinking of holding something for Read More …