When you’re ready to throw in the towel; what should you do?

When you’re ready to throw in the towel; what should you do?

Have you ever had the feeling that you're just ready to hang up your trading hat and quit?  It's happened to many traders at times, both novice and experienced.  You are progressing along nicely with your trading plan, then you enter a time period where several losses...
Call Options, Put Options, Standard Options and Mini-Options

Call Options, Put Options, Standard Options and Mini-Options

4 Core Concepts… Call Options, Put Options, Standard Options and Mini-Options As stated in last week's article  “How an Option is Similar to an Insurance Policy, ” the definition of an option is: “An option is a financial derivative that...
How Market Internals Can Help You Read the Market

How Market Internals Can Help You Read the Market

Think or Swim Internals Chart Market Internals can be used to give you an overall feel of the market direction. The market internals are similar to a compass or the instrument panel on your car. The internals can give you a sense of the speed and direction of the...