Investing Basics

52-Week Low

The 52-Week Low is a rolling count of the low of the stock over the past 52 weeks. This of course translates into the yearly low for the stock. Both fundamental analysts and technical analysts pay close attention to the 52-week low.

52-Week High

The 52-Week high is a rolling count of the high of the stock over the past 52 weeks. This of course translates into the yearly high for the stock. Both fundamental analysts and technical analysts pay close attention to the 52-week high.

Form 10-Q Overview

The Form 10-Q is submitted by public companies quarterly as required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The 10-Q contains financial statements that have not been audited , which provide insight into a company’s financial health throughout the course of the year.

Form 10-K Overview

The form 10-k is a summary of a company’s performance over a year. The report must be filed within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. Law by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires the 10-K. The 10-K must be submitted to shareholders at a company’s annual meeting to elect directors.

What is the January Effect?

The month of January in the stock market has strong significance in predicting the trend of the stock market for the rest of the calendar year.

What is an ETF?

HOW LEVERAGED ETFS WORK?

Definition of a Downtick

A downtick is when a asset's price is lower than the previous transaction price. So, if a stock traded at $100, and then the next trade posts at $99,90, then the stock has had a downtick.

Market Maker - Overview

A market maker is a dealer that buys and sells securities for their clients, firms, or their own individual accounts. Market makers primarily operate on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and provide the structure and order for trading. Market makers unlike specialists or floor traders can work remotely from offices.

What are Penny Stocks?

Penny stocks are low-priced securities that are currently trading below $5 per share. Often times these stocks have fallen from much higher prices and now trade thinly with low volume.

Which way is the Market Headed?

You may be investing in the best and brightest stocks in the market and still wondering why you are down on your position. Understanding the stock markets direction is critical to any position you take in the market. Fighting the trend is a quick recipe for losing your money, no matter how profitable the company you are investing is.

History of Stock Tips

Stock tips are as old as the market itself. I guarantee you during the tulip bubble during the 1600's there was some guy passing out leaflets in every market he could find pushing tulips. Stock tips are just as much a part of the market as stocks themselves.

Definition of an Uptick

An uptick is when a asset's price is higher than the previous transaction price. So, if a stock traded at $100, and then the next trade posts at $100.10, then the stock has had an uptick. An uptick was required in order to initiate a short position for over 70 years, but effective July 6, 2007, the uptick rule was removed.

weak longs

The term weak longs is often thrown around quite loosely. Is a weak long someone that immediately closes out their positions? Does this trader often second guess their position the second after they put the trade on? Is this trader constantly looking back to see that a trade he closed out for a minor loss ended up running much higher?