Pairs Trading: Market-Neutral Trades Between Related Stocks
How pairs trading works: choosing related stocks, trading the spread long and short, and the real risks that break market-neutral positions.
VWAP and Volume Profile: Where Institutions Trade
VWAP and volume profile show where institutions trade. Learn how intraday and swing traders read both tools, their limits, and how to combine them.
Market Regime: Tech Leads, Financials Lag as Rates Stay High (week of Oct 12, 2026)
Weekly market regime analysis: S&P 500 up 2.12% in a month, tech leads at +7.45%, financials lag at -3.42%. 10-year yield at 5.24%, VIX at 14.84, DXY at 102.24, WTI at $90.49, CPI at 3.4%.
Short Selling Mechanics: Borrow Fees, Recalls and Squeezes
How short selling works: stock borrowing, borrow fees, recall risk, and the mechanics of a short squeeze, explained for retail traders and investors.
Loss Aversion: Why Cutting Losers Feels So Hard
Loss aversion makes investors hold losers too long. Learn the psychology behind it and concrete rules traders and investors can use to cut losses sooner.
Protective Puts: Insurance for Your Stock Positions
Protective puts explained: how much they cost, which expiry to pick, and when a collar or stop-loss is the better tool for your portfolio.
Valuation Multiples Compared: EV/EBITDA, P/S and PEG
EV/EBITDA, P/S and PEG compared: when each multiple fits, where they mislead, and how traders and long-term investors should use them.
Momentum Investing: Why Winners Keep Winning Until They Don’t
How momentum investing works, why momentum crashes happen, and how traders and long-term investors can size and manage the risk differently.
Head and Shoulders, Double Tops and Flags: Reading Charts
Head and shoulders, double tops and flags explained for traders and investors: recognition, confirmation, price targets and false breakouts.
Trump Forms White House Committee to Investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Trump formed a White House committee to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage allegations, with a closed hearing set for Nov. 5, 2026.