Dear mooers, the 2026 IPO party has officially begun!
Remember the explosive finale of 2025? After nearly three years of a cold spell, the U.S. stock market finally ushered in a long-awaited IPO boom in 2025.
In a bullish market, how can retail investors move beyond just "watching the show" to actually participating?
Important Skills for Retail Investors - IPO Trading
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The Investor Knows Too Well
Scenario 1: The price keeps rising after you sell
Imagine you sold stock at the very second it hit a new high, but then it kept climbing—5%, 10%—and your heart starts racing.
Scenario 2: Not selling in time, then it falls
That voice in your head screams:
"Should I take profits NOW?"
"But what if it goes to $500... $550... $600?"
"I don't want...

Happy New Year, Mooers! Welcome to the very first trading day of 2026!
Historically, the first week of January often predicts the market's direction for the rest of the year. This is the famous "January Barometer."
Today, all eyes are on Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ). As institutions deploy fresh capital and rebalance portfolios, will we see a massive surge in Big Tech to kickstart the year? Or will the new year bring...

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Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas, mooers!
Whether you spent it feasting or resting, the holiday pause is over. The markets are back in action, and so are we!
Recap
Before we dive in, let’s look back at the Christmas Eve session (Dec 24). The NASDAQ 100 closed at 25656.15. Congratulations to the 76% of participants who nailed the correct range! To those who secured their 3-Day Streak rewards: Great Great job!! You’v...

Short-puts is one of most important strategies in the options toolkit. It’s highly versatile—effective both aggressively and defensively. In this three-part series, we’ll break down how short puts work across different market regimes: (1) buying the dip, (2) range-bound markets around highs, and (3) uptrends.
This is Part 1: using short puts to buy the dip.
Advantages
During a selloff, it’s extremely difficult to pinpoint the exact bot...

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