I have a full time job, so I don’t spend a lot of time in front of a screen. i am a net seller of options.
Prep. Over the weekend, or the night before the open I scan the market for new possibilities, and I review my existing possible list. I may enter some limit orders for the open. (1 hour)
Open. I take a look at the market and may put positions on. (15 minutes)
Before Close. I eye ball my existing positions and adjust any others that have no filled if desired. (15 minutes)
Evening. I update ...

Try not to panic about the scary headlines and remember that staying invested is almost always the best response. Historically speaking, investors who hold on to their investments through recessions see their portfolios completely recover, and individuals who don’t invest in the market at all lose out.
Part of staying invested means protecting your portfolio from emergency expenses: Losing a job or having no emergency fund can force investors to dip into their investment...

If you mean day-trading for your own account, there's nothing wrong with it at all. I will say that, from my own observations, the people who do it the most successfuly have similar techniques:
They track a very limited number of stocks, usually not more than four or five.
They became extremely familiar with the trading patterns of those stocks and were very good at recognizing buy and sell patterns.
They are highly disciplined in their trading habits — they weren't too greedy about deciding wh...

One of the major factors in my losses as a beginner in trading was not behaving properly once I took my trades. I could usually, with some exceptions, enter the trade as a pro. However, once I was in the trade, things started getting bad…
What I mean by behaving improperly:
1) Closing a trade too early
2) Not locking-in profit
3) Not placing a stop loss
4) Moving a stop loss
Of course, there are a lot more improper behaviours once you've entered a trade. Th...

The chances of picking an exact top (or bottom) in the market is unlikely in the extreme. It's also not necessary to make a profit.
Capturing the trend will provide substantial rewards. There's no need to try to squeeze out every penny, and traders who try usually hang on for too long.
There are the signs:
1. The first sign of a market top is a decline in the number of 52-week highs.
2. The second sign is a decline in the rate of advance of the NYSE. That shows ove...

You can't control the stock market. But you can control how you invest in it and what you do during downturns.
A high savings rate, staying invested, and sticking with the plan are critical parts of building and protecting wealth over the long term.
Trying to time the market by waiting in cash hoping for a downturn is like leaving your financial future up to chance.

“Never invest in a business you cannot understand.” – Warren Buffett
“It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.” – Warren Buffett
“Time is the friend of the wonderful business, the enemy of the mediocre.” – Warren Buffett
“If you aren’t thinking about owning a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes.” – Warren Buffett
“Our favorite holding period is f...

Bitcoin Rose About 3% Tuesday on Russia/Ukraine Optimism. Bitcoin’s (BTC) 3% advance today is its biggest increase since Feb. 7 and comes as the Nasdaq gained 2% and the S&P 500 1.4%. Other notable crypto moves include ether (ETH), up 6%, and solana (SOL), ahead 5%. Still optimistic about the stock market.

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