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Trading is less about predicting the future and making bold bets and more about optimizing and controlling risk. For each unit of risk, how much return are you getting? Optimizers and risk models help you make better data-driven portfolio decisions. It helps you go from more of a beginner’s mindset to paying almost no attention […]

Having standard operating procedures (SOPs) is a must in trading. Trading without a system is effectively gambling. SOPs act like a living template or playbook that helps to turn the “chaos” of whatever you’re doing into structure. SOPs enforce consistency, discipline, and measurable improvement. It creates a framework you can measure and improve over time.  […]

How much money could I lose in a day (week, month, quarter, year) on a really bad day? What would the worst 5% or the worst 1% of days look like? You’re asking the same question that Value-at-Risk (VaR) tries to answer.  It’s one of the most widely used risk measures in finance because it […]

Harry Markowitz, who popularized modern portfolio theory, said that “diversification is the only free lunch in investing.” For most of the post-2008 period, the bull run in large-cap US equities meant that those who diversified well often found that lunch to be quite costly. If someone went from a 100% stocks portfolio to the 60/40 […]

Let’s look at some interesting facts about gold, with a natural focus on its financial and investment implications. Gold’s Unique Position as an Asset Gold is the prototypical “non-productive store of value” (NPSOV). It doesn’t generate cash flows, yet it retains value through scarcity and because it’s widely agreed that it has intrinsic value. (Contrast […]

After going head-to-head with over 100 TradingView brokers, Eightcap came out on top in DayTrading.com’s 2025 awards. While many brokers now offer TradingView, we found very few deliver a package that truly meets the needs of active traders, complete with seamless connectivity, fast execution, and advanced features. Why Eightcap Stood Out A growing number of […]

One of the biggest problems in trading – and really in any career – is simply having too much to do. Especially when you’re first starting out, you have lots of decisions to make. Maybe you’re watching videos, reading articles, and everybody is saying all these different things. Cognitive load and decision fatigue are a […]

AvaTrade has integrated AvaFutures with TradingView. The move means future traders can access real-time data, advanced charting, and direct market execution without leaving the TradingView interface. Key Takeaways Clients can now trade futures directly from the TradingView platform. Get live data, alerts, and access to CME Group, EUREX, and other global markets. TradingView offers 100+ […]

A gamma squeeze is a sudden, sharp rise in a stock’s price, often triggered by a rush of options trading activity. It’s driven by the actions of market makers and their hedging activity – which can trigger other buying activity – in response to the activities of options traders. We explain the concept of a […]

Below are some well-known trading and investing quotes that encapsulate various aspects of market philosophy, risk management, and trading and investment strategy. We also have some unique quotes in the section after, which have fun applications to trading and investing contexts.   Trading & Investing Quotes “[Many] know the price of everything, but the value […]