Today I got up a few more posts that I hope will be helpful for people getting started. The overall topics are pretty random, but I am going to continue writing as much as I can daily. Right now I have about 15 good posts on different topics and terms, some highlights being the four [...]

Volume is one of the most basic and beneficial concepts to understand when trading stocks. Volume is defined as the number of shares or contracts traded in a security or an entire market during a given period of time (investopedia.com). What this means is that each time a person sells or buys a share of [...]

Today the 4 Steps were added as content along with changes to the sidebar and new feeds. I plan on having a good chunk of posts added tomorrow as I continue to get everything uploaded and running smoothly. Any questions just ask!
Have a great night.

The 5 Step Stock Education Program was originally written in December 2005 as a way to walk new traders through the main concepts of the stock market. The steps are based around my personalized KISS (keep it simple, stupid) philosophy of trading.
It is really a basic overview of the general market and shows you a [...]

The Main Event
From my personal experience in learning about the stock market, there are three major understandings one must have to establish a strong base and set forth on their own to expand their knowledge. For a strong base, I feel you must know:
- The basics behind the stock market (step 1)
- How to Look [...]

There are two key ways to practice:

Stock Journal
Stock Simulator

Stock Journals were around when stock simulators did not really exist or were just coming into their power. The point of a stock journal is to write down what you bought, at what price, with details, then track how your stock did. It is basically practicing on [...]

You managed to learn how to swim, found out a couple tricks of the trade, and are now ready to hit the open waters as an “adult” fish. We all know though that the open water is a massive space, with many fish just like you, hot spots to be found, and bigger fish waiting [...]

Now that you’ve read through the 5 Step Program, maybe it is time you reviewed it or started practicing what you’ve just read. I welcome you to contact me and setup a time for us to talk online to review the steps. You can ask me questions, or if one of the steps doesn’t quite [...]