Master Card was a killer day trading stock for intraday swing trading strategies back in its IPO days.  Visa (stock symbol V) and American Express (Stock Symbol: AXP) were both heavily traded as well.   You can bet, even with lowering volume (in shares, not trading value) that there are hft software programs that are taking [...]

Do all new highs in the market mean its time to hit the Buffet(t)? Okay, anyone who invests knows the name Warren Buffet, but knowing someones name and knowing what they do are two different things all together. Here is a snapshot of Berkshire Hathaway Inc from Yahoo Finance Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 3555 Farnam Street [...]

Swing Trading is Not for Kids!   Swing traders rely on the short-term price and pattern trends of stocks. They are not concerned with the literal value of the stocks. Generally they want to conclude trading and make a gain within a few days of the initial transaction, but sometimes swing trading can be something done in high [...]

Day trading or “high frequency trading” first rose to great prominence and into the public consciousness in the 1990s during the tech boom. During this time day traders became infamous for both making and losing fast sums of money in a very short time. After the tech bubble crash, day trading died down somewhat, but [...]