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 ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in ...

Volume is an important component of trading that beginners frequently forget about. In simple words, volume is the total number of shares or contracts that are exchanged in a particular period.

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 ...