Discover how 5-, 8-, and 13-period simple moving averages can enhance day trading by improving entry/exit points and managing risk effectively.

Finra voted to change its pattern day-trading rule, which would allow investors with smaller account sizes to trade actively Retail investors may soon be able to day trade regardless of how much they ...

In this article, we examine the 12 Best Stocks for Day Trading. The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary. This observation from Alexander Elder, a best-selling ...

The market seems on track for another day of slight declines. The three main U.S. stock-market indexes spent most of the day trading in negative territory, and remained mostly lower going into the ...

Seasons greetings from the The Indicator! On today's show, the story of a man who started buying and selling stocks as a hobby — and got seriously addicted. We also speak with a neuroeconomist about ...

Wall Street fell on the final day of trading for 2025, a banner year for markets that was driven by both optimism and ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is preparing a proposal that would significantly lower a threshold for retail investors to engage in frequent trading of equities and options, according to ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

US regulators are finalizing plans to replace a controversial rule that would dramatically lower a threshold for retail investors to trade equities and options more often. The Financial Industry ...

For more than two decades, one single number has quietly defined who actively trades in U.S. markets: $25,000. That’s the minimum equity a retail investor must maintain to freely day trade under the ...

U.S. stocks opened mostly flat on the last trading day of 2025, with all three major indexes headed for strong double-digit gains for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, ...