The Power of Institutional Investors

by Survivor University Published August 12, 2009 | 474 read

Few investors pay attention to the power of institutional investors in the stock market -- a major mistake considering the immense influence institutional investors have in the dynamics of the... read more »

Short Interest Stock

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 472 read

Selling short is a popular method of profiting when stock prices fall and many investors have made tidy profits of betting against a company. In fact, it has become such a significant portion of... read more »

52 Week Low

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 468 read

The 52 week low stock price is a valuable bit of information if you understand how to use it. When researching a specific security, one of the first nuggets of information you will likely come... read more »

Cutting Your Losses

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 545 read

The golden rule of stock investing dictates cutting your losses when they fall 10 percent from the price paid, but common wisdom just might be wrong. Instead, use some common sense to determine if... read more »

Arbitrage Stock Trading

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 804 read

Arbitrage stock trading is when an investor buys or sells stock while simultaneously buying or selling an off-setting stock-index future or option. Clear as mud? Hang in there; it's easy once you... read more »

Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 610 read

Moving Average Convergence Divergence or MACD measures the difference between two Exponential Moving Averages or EMAs. EMA's are a type of moving average where the most recent data is given more... read more »

50 Day Moving Averages

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 422 read

50 MA stands for 50 day moving average -- a term every investor should know and understand. In a nutshell, the 50 day moving average is just what it sounds like: the average movement of a stock... read more »

Hedge Fund Definition

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 478 read

If you are fortunate enough to be seriously contemplating a partnership with a well-known hedge fund then you don't need to be reading this. For the rest of you, a hedge fund is one of the... read more »

After Hours Trading

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 691 read

In the past, after hours market stock trading was the domain of professional traders but the advent of the Internet has drastically altered the access to after hours market information. ... read more »

Tax Implications of Stock Trading

by Survivor University Published February 18, 2009 | 430 read

The tax implications of stock trading is a topic few investors spend time contemplating, but a sure fire way to wipe out profits is to fail to take tax consequences into consideration. ... read more »