Learn the basics of options trading, what calls and puts are, how options work, and strategies to hedge or speculate with ...

My dad passed away last night at the age of 87. Thus ends perhaps the longest independent options trading career ever, as he started not much after Day 1 of publicly listed options and he literally ...

There was a time years ago when the only people able to trade actively in the stock market were those working for large financial institutions, brokerages, and trading houses. The arrival of online ...

Day trading is all about recognizing patterns in stock charts, and no concept is more important for new traders to learn than ABCD pattern trading. This pattern ...

Candlestick patterns are widely used in technical analysis to predict future price movements in financial markets. By analyzing the shape and formation of candlesticks, traders and investors can gain ...

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Will Baker is a full-time associate editor at Investopedia. He has over a decade of ...

If you’re already active in the stock market, some of the terms and concepts of options trading mechanics will be familiar. When you contact your broker to initiate a trade, you’ll encounter the usual ...

Wedge pattern trading is another basic concept that most beginner day traders need to familiarize themselves with. It takes cues from ABCD and flag patterns. And it ...