Decoding Alpha: Where Data Science Meets Wall Street.
The boom and bust cycle, also referred to as the business cycle, is an economy’s alternating periods of growth and decline. During the boom period of the cycle, the economy grows, jobs are plentiful, and the stock market provides high …
You can quickly identify stocks that pay dividends by using screening tools provided by your broker or utilizing free online services. For more detailed information, one should consult the dividend policy disclosure in a company’s annual report. Dividends and Why …
A stock market consists of publicly traded companies in multiple industries. These companies are representative of the health of an economy. As long as there is economic growth, the stock market will always recover and rise to new highs over …
Traders using technical analysis attempt to profit from supply and demand imbalances. Technicians use price and volume patterns to identify these potential imbalances to profit from them. Algorithmic chart pattern detection allows traders to scan more charts while eliminating bias. …
The best college degree for stock trading and investing depends on the specific career desired. It also involves choosing between a financial education that is more comprehensive or more specialized. If you’re in the process of choosing a college degree, …
In stock trading, the high and low refer to the maximum and minimum prices in a given time period. Open and close are the prices at which a stock began and ended trading in the same period. Volume is the …
Window dressing refers to manipulation by portfolio managers near the end of a financial period to make the fund appear more successful when reporting results to investors. In this post, we will look at why portfolio managers use window dressing, …
Penny stocks are shares of companies new to the market or have fallen on tough times. Their selling prices are often very low because they face financial distress or some other difficulty. Penny stocks actively trade in minor stock exchanges …
Commodities are physical resources and foods that come from the Earth. Stocks represent a claim on the future cash flows of specific companies. Both can be bought and sold as investments, but each has unique trading aspects and forces that …
Stock markets exist to serve the economy. They do this by providing the opportunity for companies to raise capital, investors to make money, and the government to collect taxes from both. This answer may raise more questions than it answers. …