Volume indicators are technical tools to evaluate a security’s bull and bear power. Most look specifically at buying vs. selling pressure to determine which side is in control of price action. Others ...

Investors always seek balance in their portfolios. A retirement saver might balance their assets with a 401(k) account and a Roth IRA to take advantage of different tax benefits. An investor can ...

Volume, or the amount of trading activity per security, is one way for investors to gauge investment trends as well as momentum. How much trading interest does a security have? One way to measure it ...

Trading volume refers to the total number of shares or contracts traded in a given period. It’s used to measure the market’s activity and liquidity during a certain period of time — like a day. It’s ...

As a day trader, my charts are my lifeblood. I truly believe that a trader is only as good as his or her charts, and without mine, I’m simply not making money. But what makes a good chart from a bad ...

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 ...