Options trading offers the potential for lucrative gains in the markets, yet it's vital to recognize their high-risk nature and to proceed with caution. Mitigating risk in options trading involves employing key strategies that are crucial for success. Here are some suggestions to consider:
Don't be greedy:
One of the most common mistakes made by new options traders is being too greedy. They may hold onto positions for too long or try to ...

I have been investing for about 2.5 years. I have become options gun shy because of a bad loss. Had a QQQ call go against me and lost 75% in a matter of minutes. This happened because a week earlier I had a QQQ put that went against me, was down 40%. Held the 0DTE for a bit and I closed the position with a 30% gain. Thought I would do the same thing. I now know if an option goes against you at 8% or so jump ship. Dont fret if it goes up after you cut your loss. That is part of the...

there is a broker called “plynk” that lets you fund accounts by trading in gift cards you dont want. you send them the card info and they instamtly deposit the money for the card into your brokerage account. pretty neat little feature. every gift card i get is going into plynk from now on— unless moomoo gets this in place (and gives me that bonus i read about 🤑😽)

There are so many aspect to technical analysis(TA) that it can be very overwhelming and intimidating to anybody that is new to investing. With hundreds of different technical indicators and strategies it can be difficult to decide where to start learning technical analysis.
The most important aspects of technical analysis are actually the most basic fundamentals of TA. They are the first thing you should learn in TA. Price action, volume, and the overall tr...

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I bought my first stock in January 2020 and promptly got rekt on GME. This was a 4 digit lesson for me to enter the market. I quickly learned about stop losses and trailing stop losses. When GME peaked around $480 I attempted to sell but my inexperience caused me to be slow and sell for a nasty loss. Got in at $325 and my order did not execute until $250. I will never forget the lessons learned from that drubbing. I dont know if I will ever make up that loss but I wont stop tryin...