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Whether day trading is worth it as a financial strategy depends on various factors including individual skill level, risk tolerance, market knowledge, and access to trading tools and technologies. Let’s look in a bit more detail.   Key Takeaways – Is Day Trading Worth It? For Day Trading: Potential for Quick Profits – Can capitalize on […]

Trading and investment banking are two distinct sectors within the finance industry, each with its own set of functions, career paths, and skill sets. Below we cover an overview of both, highlighting their key differences.   Key Takeaways – Trading vs. Investment Banking Focus and Objective Trading involves buying and selling securities for short-term profit. […]

Day trading and scalping are popular trading philosophies/approaches but may differ in their execution, risk levels, and potential rewards. Scalping is generally thought of as a subcategory of day trading – scalpers are generally considered day traders, but not all day traders are scalpers. Let’s look to understand these differences better.   Key Takeaways – […]

Day trading and position trading are two distinct strategies/approaches within the financial markets, each with its own set of objectives, tactics, risk profiles, and required analytical skills. Understanding the nuances between these strategies is important for traders to align their activities with their financial goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.   Day Trading Day trading […]

Day trading and swing trading are two popular strategies or general ways of trading in the financial markets, primarily differing in the duration of trades and the approach to market analysis. Both strategies aim to profit from market movements, but they cater to different types of traders based on their risk tolerance, time commitment, and […]

Day trading risk management generally follows the same template or line of thinking. It is most commonly some form of the “1% rule.” Namely, it is a rules-based system stipulating that no more than one percent of your account can be dedicated to any given trade. This is done as a matter of prudently managing […]

Position sizing refers to the technique of determining the appropriate amount of capital or number of shares to allocate for a specific trade or investment. This process is important for several reasons: Risk Management – It helps in managing the risk associated with individual trades, such that losses don’t disproportionately affect the overall portfolio. Potential […]

Many traders rely on support and resistance levels to chart price movements and predict buy or sell signals. However, the effectiveness of this technical analysis strategy is a subject of debate. We’ll explore the broader question of whether support and resistance levels work.   Key Takeaways – Do Support & Resistance Levels Work? Limitations of […]

Neuro-Symbolic AI is a field of artificial intelligence and machine learning that combines the strengths of neural networks (for pattern recognition and learning) with symbolic reasoning (for logic and knowledge representation) to create better and more explainable AI systems. By merging the intuitive pattern recognition capabilities of neural networks with the logical reasoning of symbolic […]

Informed trading involves the act of trading securities by individuals or entities who have access to material, non-public information (MNPI), which influences market efficiency and fairness. We look into the essence, implications, and regulatory aspects of informed trading.   Key Takeaways – Informed Trading Asymmetric Information Advantage Informed traders possess superior, often non-public, information about […]