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Cheat Sheet / Updated 01-06-2023
Hedge funds use pooled funds to focus on high-risk, high-return investments, often with a focus on shorting — so you can earn profit even when stocks fall.The power of diversificationThe easiest and most powerful way to hedge a portfolio is through diversification. Hedge funds often seek out exotic assets to increase their variety of holdings.
Purchase the power to trade smartKnowledge is power in any endeavor, and in the quick-action world of day trading—with roller-coaster markets, trade wars, and new tax laws inflating both opportunity and risk—being expertly informed is what gives you the power to trade fast with a cool head. The fully updated new edition of Day Trading For Canadians For Dummies—the first in almost a decade—gives you that knowledge, taking you from the basic machinery of short-term markets to building and sticking to a plan of action that keeps your bottom line sitting pretty.
Article / Updated 07-02-2021
Let's keep it real: day trading is a bad idea for most people. So, if I keep you from taking up day trading because it’s the wrong thing for you to do, then I have done my duty. It requires a strong personality; someone who can face the gyrations of the markets day in and day out. And it also requires someone with enough attention to detail to run a business.
Article / Updated 08-13-2019
Day trading is a great career option for the right person in the right circumstances. It requires a strong, decisive personality who wants to be running the show every step of the way. And because those profits aren’t steady, good day traders have some financial cushion and good personal support systems to get them through the tough times.
Article / Updated 08-13-2019
Day trading is a cousin to both investing and gambling, but it isn’t the same as either. Day trading involves quick reactions to the markets, not a long-term consideration of all the factors that can drive an investment. It works with odds in your favor, or at least that are even, rather than with odds that are against you.
Article / Updated 08-12-2019
The key to success in day trading is discipline. That starts with good money management: determining how much money you will trade, when you will cut your losses, and when you will walk away with money in your pocket. If you don’t manage your money, you won’t be trading long.Here, you get an overview of the key money-management techniques that you should consider as well as one that is a very bad idea.
Conquer the markets and become a successful day trader Day trading is a fast-paced, sometimes risky form of investment. Day Trading For Dummies gives you the information you need to get started with this quick-action form of trading for income and maintain your assets. Learn how the market works, how to read and predict price movements, and how to minimize your loss potential, so you can manage your money strategically and create your day trading plan.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-22-2024
If you want to get started in day trading, doing some preparation before you dive in dramatically increases your odds of success. From setting up your trading business (and it is a business) and learning trading jargon to tracking the markets with technical indicators and calculating your performance, these articles get you on your way.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Maybe you like the idea of trading but you've decided that working for yourself making large numbers of short-term trades isn't exactly what you want to do. What options are left? This article puts forward several ideas for alternative activities that may better match your interests than day trading. They include other career options, different ways to invest your money, and entertainment that gives you the excitement of trading without the same amount of risk.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Every business has its own special language, and day trading is no different. Here are a few terms you may come across:
Fibonacci series: The Fibonacci series is a list of numbers, each of which is the sum of the two numbers before it. It stretches into infinity but starts like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. Proportions based on the Fibonacci series show up throughout nature, and many believe that they indicate profitable trading opportunities.