Updated May 9th, 2026 April surprised a lot of people. The S&P 500 climbed roughly 10 percent while half of financial Twitter was convinced we were heading into a correction. We weren’t. But now that the relief rally has run its course, the market is getting more selective about what it actually rewards. Here’s what…
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Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways The Fed cut rates three times in late 2025 and has held steady through three meetings in 2026. Rates on savings accounts and CDs are still meaningfully above the national average, but the trend has been slowly lower since the cuts started. High-yield savings accounts are offering up to…
Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways Shorting a stock means borrowing shares from your broker, selling them at the current price, and profiting if the price falls. You buy the shares back at the lower price, return them to the broker, and keep the difference. Short selling requires a margin account. You pay interest on…
Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways Most beginners fail not because markets are rigged but because they skip the foundation, overtrade, and risk money they cannot afford to lose. The mechanics of starting are simpler than most people make them. Fidelity and Charles Schwab are the two most beginner-friendly brokers. Both have strong educational resources…
Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways Timothy Sykes turned roughly $12,000 of bar mitzvah money into over $1 million before graduating college. His trading approach is pattern-based, focused on penny stocks, and fully documented on Profit.ly with over 20 years of trade history. His flagship program is the Trading Challenge. It includes live webinars, archived…
Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways Robinhood does not offer traditional short selling and has no plans to add it. This is a deliberate decision, not a gap they’re working to fill. Short selling means borrowing shares you don’t own, selling them immediately, and buying them back later at a lower price. If the stock…
Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways The ABCD pattern is a four-point price structure first documented by H.M. Gartley in 1935 and refined using Fibonacci ratios. It appears across equities, futures, forex, and crypto because it reflects how institutional money scales into and out of positions. Point C retraces approximately 61.8% of the AB move….
Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways Most people who trade penny stocks lose money. The failure rate is high, the manipulation is real, and the volatility cuts both ways faster than most new traders can react. Penny stocks are typically cheap for a reason. Failed businesses, unproven models, and outright scams make up a large…
Updated: May 8, 2026 Key Takeaways Going long means buying a stock and profiting if the price rises. Going short means borrowing shares, selling them, and profiting if the price falls. Both are legitimate trading strategies with different risk profiles. Long positions have limited downside — a stock can only go to zero. Short positions…