Even as a buy-and-hold investor, there will be times when the prices of stocks you own are influenced by what other investors are doing rather than by the company's underlying business fundamentals. One such ph
The first way to avoid getting squeezed is simply to avoid shorting. But if you do decide to short, make sure you keep your position sizes modest and try to cut your losses early if the trade goes the wrong way. Perhaps most importantly, watch out for highly shorted stocks. Short squeeze...
Stocks are sold short on margin because they involve borrowed shares. The short seller will begin to experience losses as the price of the shorted stock rises. These losses must be covered promptly and are often spurred bymargin callswhere the broker demands funds to make up for those paper l...
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While often associated with meme stocks and retail investor zeal, bear squeezes can occur in any market where short selling is prevalent.1 Below, we’ll explore how a bear squeeze works, examine its causes and historical examples, and tell you what to look out for lest you’re baited unwit...
When Korean retail traders were full-flow, autocallables, every market in the world’s volatility was driven by Korean retail investors. It wasn’t just KOSPI, but Nikkei, Hang Seng, Euro stocks and S&P. It’s phenomenal. You back it out (and I know this is what’s going on in your...
Prash Raval Financial Writer ForexTradingStocksInvestingFootball Prash is a financial writer for Invezz covering FX, the stock market and investing. For over a decade he has traded spot FX full time while running an educational service helping novice traders learn the markets. He has a keen int...
When this happens, don’t look for someone or something to blame. Instead, try to keep a level head and approach each trading day as a clean slate. Look at your portfolio objectively and ask the following question: If I didn’t already own the stocks I have in my portfolio today, woul...
“We know. What are we going to be doing today, then?” “WE ARE LOW ON MOST THINGS. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP UP OUR STOCKS WHILE YOU WERE MOPING AND WILSON WAS... INDISPOSED OF.” I wasn't going to admit that the only reason I fell so far behind was because I couldn't...