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Foundations of Trading: Options [Part 3]

In our last Foundations of Trading Options blog, we explained the bid price, ask price, last price, and strike price when it comes to buying and selling options. Today, we are still reviewing class two as we look deeper into the value of an option. The worth of an option can be divided up into […]

Foundations of Trading: Options [Part 2]

In our last blog, we introduced the concept of stock options and how trading them is similar to trading stocks. If you are long on a stock, you will need to use a call option. If you are short on a stock, you will need to use a put option. The main principles are the […]

Foundations of Trading: Options [Part 1]

The Foundations of Trading program has provided an excellent starting point for your journey into the world of stocks. If you wish to revisit any part of that journey, please click on the Foundations of Trading blog category on the right-hand side of the page, and that will instantly bring up all the blogs from […]

Foundations of Trading: A Trader’s Journey [Part 15]

Congratulations and welcome to the final blog post for our class series, the Foundations of Trading. Over the last few months, we have opened the door to the world of trading stocks. Now, you may think we have reached the end of our journey; however, as we close out one chapter, we are opening the […]

Foundations of Trading: A Trader’s Journey [Part 14]

Welcome back to another edition of A Trader’s Journey, where we will cover the contents of Foundation of Trading level 3 class 4. In this class, we will build upon what we learned last week with the Fibonacci Sequence and learn how to identify ‘waves’ on your candlestick chart. So, grab your metaphorical surfboard, and […]

Foundations of Trading: A Trader’s Journey [Part 13]

Welcome back to part thirteen of our blog series: A Trader’s Journey. Today’s blog will cover Josh’s teachings from level 3 class 4. If you wish to review our previous blogs covering the Foundations of Trading classes, please click on the Foundations of Trading blog category on the right-hand side of the page. That will […]

Foundations of Trading: A Trader’s Journey [Part 12]

Welcome back to another edition of A Trader’s Journey, where we will cover the contents of Foundation of Trading level 3 class 2: indicators. The great thing about indicators is, they are simple to use, and they are an excellent way to confirm a trend, confirm entering a trade, or confirm an exit from a […]

Foundations of Trading: A Trader’s Journey [Part 11]

Today we are going to cover the contents of FoT level 3 class 1: the effective trading loop. And we are back with part 11 of our Foundations of Trading blog series. As always, if you wish to review our previous blogs covering the Foundations of Trading classes, please click on the Foundations of Trading […]

Foundations of Trading: A Trader’s Journey [Part 10]

Welcome back to part ten of our Foundations of Trading blog series, where we have been laying a foundational understanding of the stock market so everyone can have access to the world of trading. In today’s blog, we are going to cover the topic of stops and how you can protect your trading profit with […]

Foundations of Trading: A Trader’s Journey [Part 9]

Welcome back to part nine of our blog series: A Trader’s Journey. Today’s blog will cover Josh’s teachings from level 2 class 4. If you wish to review our previous blogs covering the Foundations of Trading classes, please click on the Foundations of Trading blog category on the right-hand side of the page. That will […]

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