Forex trading and short selling are two distinct investment strategies often mistakenly considered the same. While both involve making trades in financial markets, they differ regarding the assets ...

Swing trading targets short-term profit by buying or shorting stock and selling after days or weeks. Technical analysis helps swing traders predict stock movements using historical data and trends.

Short selling is one of those features of the market that companies tend to dislike, but for arbitrageurs and market makers, it is an absolute necessity. The fear for companies and investors is that ...

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The short interest ratio helps traders and analysts understand market sentiment and potential price moves. It compares the number of shares sold short to the average daily trading volume. A high ratio ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

For traders who intend to profit from declining stock prices, short sale volume data can be a useful metric to add to your technical analysis. It not only gives an indication of the amount of shorted ...

Swing trading offers a middle-ground approach between the hyperactivity of day trading and the extreme patience of long-term investing. In the diverse world of financial markets, trading approaches ...