If you prefer to leave math and graphs in your past with school, being a stock trader probably isn't for you. Stock traders fall into two categories, according to Angelo DeCandia, professor of ...

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...

Stock market graphs don’t have to be a mystery. Here’s how to read stock charts for any company. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

The stock market is a constant tug of war between buyers and sellers. When this tension finally breaks, the resulting surge of momentum can lead to some of the most profitable and exciting trades an ...

When you first start exploring the stock market, the sheer volume of information can feel overwhelming. Complex charts filled with colored boxes and thin lines (candlesticks) often lead to what we ...

Shain Vernier has been trading since 2010 by charting price volatility. He uses one key tool that enables him to trade on momentum. Vernier doesn't try to predict the top or bottom of price swings.

Goverdhan Gajjala is a pattern day trader who takes quick positions on breakouts. He mainly trades small-cap stocks with low floats and high violability. One pattern he plays is what he calls a ...

The stock market set new highs last week as measures of the economy, like job creation, continued to cool. Some charts from September's research notes, news articles, and blogs caught my eye. Instead ...

After analyzing weekly charts of all S&P 500 stocks, I found only 21 with “confidently optimistic” patterns, indicating a challenging market in 2025. My focus is on stocks with better odds of ...