Index Exchange Traded Funds (Index ETFS)
The majority of exchange traded funds are index ETFs traded on the Down Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500. Index exchange traded funds hold securities in efforts to imitate the performance of a stock market index. In other words, retail investors who would like to buy or sell fund [...]
How to Read Stock Charts
How to read stock charts is a challenge for new investors studying technical analysis. Technical analysts use stock charts to identify patterns that suggest future activity of a stock, rather than measuring a stock’s intrinsic value. They analyze the current market activity based on past prices and trading volume for that [...]
Three Black Crows
This Japanese candlesticks formation does not occur very often but when it does it is a reversal that occurs after a very strong advance. This pattern is bearish and it indicates the potential reversal of an uptrend and the start of a downtrend. It is typically formed at the top of an uptrend [...]
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)
MA = Moving Average
Convergence = coming together
Divergence = moving apart
The MACD is a technical analysis momentum indicator that shows the difference between fast and slow exponential moving averages. The most commonly used EMAs are the 26-EMA and 12-EMA. It was developed in an attempt to show the direction and strength of [...]
Exchange Traded Funds Basics
Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, are securities that track on an index, a commodity, or a basket of assets like an index fund, but that trades like stock on the major stock exchanges. The first and most widely known ETF is called the Spider (SPDR), which tracks the S&P 500 index and [...]
Candlestick Patterns
Candlestick patterns are the most common and reliable types of charts and have been in use for hundreds of years. Many investors find that Japanese candlesticks charts are more visually appealing than line or bar charts and they convey the price information in a manner that makes them easier and quicker to read [...]
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