Energy leads as S&P 500 dips, rates and oil climb
The S&P 500 slipped 1.75% in August as Energy surged 6.73% and Industrials cratered 7.27%, while the 10-year Treasury yield held near 5% and WTI crude topped $102.
Month: September 2026
RSI and MACD: Interpreting Momentum Indicators Correctly
RSI and MACD are among the most widely used momentum tools, but misreading them leads to poor entries and unnecessary losses. Learn how each indicator actually works, where traders commonly go wrong, and how to combine them without creating false confidence.
Moving Averages: SMA vs. EMA and How to Use Them
Simple and exponential moving averages filter price noise differently. Understanding that difference is what separates a useful signal from a lagging distraction.
Technical analysis for beginners: candles, trends and support
Learn how to read candlestick charts, identify trends, and use support levels to make more informed trading decisions on stocks and ETFs.
Risk-Reward Ratio: The Foundation of Every Good Trade
The risk-reward ratio is not a suggestion. It is the structural backbone that separates deliberate traders from gamblers, and it works only when you calculate it before you enter.
Diversification in trading: why not to put everything on one card
Concentration builds wealth, but diversification preserves it. Here’s how to structure your stock and ETF positions so that one mistake doesn’t erase months of work.
Understanding drawdown: why losses are part of trading
Drawdown is not a flaw in your strategy. It is the cost of accessing market returns. Learn how to measure, limit, and mentally account for the losses that every trader and investor faces.
The 1% Rule: How to Survive a Losing Streak
Risk per trade is the only variable you fully control. The 1% rule keeps you in the game when losses cluster, which they inevitably do.
How to set a stop-loss correctly: technique, psychology and common mistakes
A poorly placed stop-loss hurts more than none at all. Learn how traders and long-term investors should think about exits, position sizing, and the behavioral traps that blow up accounts.
Why position sizing matters more than your entry price
Traders obsess over perfect entry points, but how much you risk on each position determines whether you survive long enough to profit. Position sizing is the mechanism that controls ruin and compounds gains.