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OpenAI Stock: Can You Buy It, and Who Owns OpenAI?
There is no OpenAI stock yet. Who owns OpenAI, where the IPO stands, what the company is worth and how much OpenAI you really get through Microsoft or SoftBank.
Anthropic Stock: IPO Date, Valuation and How to Invest
Can you buy Anthropic stock? Where the IPO stands, how the valuation compares with revenue, how to get exposure today and what the SpaceX listing teaches.
SpaceX Stock (SPCX): Valuation, Risks and How to Buy
How to buy SpaceX stock, what the company is worth after the IPO, why the valuation is still ambitious and which risks the lock-up calendar brings.
Best Traders in the World, Ranked by Documented Returns
Who are the best traders in the world? A ranking built only from documented returns, not net worth or legends, with what happened to each trader later.
Ed Seykota: Trend Following Pioneer From Market Wizards
Who is Ed Seykota? His early computerized trend following, his record in Market Wizards, his trading rules, the Trading Tribe and the Whipsaw Song, fact-checked.
Jesse Livermore: Rules, Books and Lessons of a Legend
Who was Jesse Livermore? His life from bucket shop to bankruptcy, the facts behind the legends, his trading rules from his own 1940 book and five lessons.
Linda Raschke: Trading Rules, Setups and Books
Who is Linda Bradford Raschke? Her career, the famous 50 trading rules and where they really come from, her Street Smarts setups and her two books.
Market Wizards: Jack Schwager's Books and Their Lessons
All Market Wizards books by Jack Schwager in order, which traders each book features, what the famous numbers really say and the lessons that still hold.
Michael Marcus: How the First Market Wizard Traded
Michael Marcus, the commodity trader from Jack Schwager's Market Wizards: his early losses, mentor Ed Seykota, the $30,000 to $80 million account and his rules.
Toby Crabel: Opening Range Breakout and His Numbers
Who is Toby Crabel? His 1990 book, the opening range breakout with NR4 and NR7, Crabel Capital Management and what 28 years of fund data really show.
Best Trading Books: Where to Start and What to Read Next
Twelve trading books chosen by a trader since 1980, each with the reader it suits, what it covers and where it stops, plus a reading order for beginners.
US Investing Championship: Rules, Winners and Records
The US Investing Championship explained: divisions, entry fee and how returns are verified, plus the 2025 winners, the 2026 leaders, the records and the catch.
Risk Management in Trading: Rules, Math, Psychology
Risk management in trading: the 1% rule, stop placement, reward-to-risk, daily loss limits, leverage and losing streaks, with the math behind each.
Algo Trading: How It Works, Platforms and Risks
What algo trading is, how a trading algorithm works, which platform and language fit you, how to test a system and what US rules apply.
Larry Williams: The 11,376% Record Holder, Fact-Checked
Who is Larry Williams? His 1987 record, his trading approach with COT data, the Oops pattern and volatility breakout, his net worth and the criticism.
Richard Dennis: The Prince of the Pit and the Turtle Traders
Richard Dennis turned $400 into a fortune, trained the Turtle traders and lost millions in 1987 and 1988. What is documented and what traders can learn.
TradingView Stock Screener: How to Use It and What It Costs
How the TradingView stock screener works, what the free Basic plan can do, where it ends and how the Pine Screener filters. With three tested screens.
Turtle Trading: The Original Rules of Richard Dennis
The key Turtle trading rules from the original 2003 document: entry signals, position sizing with N, the 2N stop, adding units and the exits.
World Cup Trading Championship: Winners, Rules, Criticism
The World Cup Trading Championship explained: how the real-money contest works, what it costs to enter, record winners, German champions and its flaws.
InvestingPro Review: Screener, ProPicks AI and WarrenAI
What InvestingPro from Investing.com really offers: the stock screener, ProPicks AI, WarrenAI and fair value, the price of Pro and Pro+, and who should pay for it.
Kraken Review 2026: Fees and Safety in the US and EU
Kraken review for US and EU customers: which company you deal with, Kraken Pro fees from 0.40 percent, instant buy at 1 percent, licences and the SEC history.
Bitpanda Review 2026: Fees, MiCA Licences and Who It Suits
Bitpanda review: MiCA licences in Austria and Germany, the 2026 FMA fine, fees from 0.99 percent, Fusion from 0.25 percent and who can open an account.
Bulenox Review 2026: Rules, Costs and Payouts
Bulenox after its 2026 rebuild: the three account types, one-time fees, drawdown rules, payout conditions and the open questions about the company behind it.
Coinbase Review 2026: Is It Safe? Fees and Licences
Coinbase review for US and EU customers: licences, custody, insurance, the 2025 data theft, fees and Coinbase One prices, checked against SEC filings.
Crypto Exchanges in Europe: 5 MiCA Platforms Compared
Bitvavo, Bitpanda, Kraken, Coinbase and Bitstamp compared on MiCA licence, trading fees, the cost of a 1,000 euro bitcoin buy and euro transfers.
Stock Exchange Hours Worldwide: Opening Times in ET
Opening and closing times of the major stock exchanges in the Americas, Europe and Asia, in local and New York time, with lunch breaks and DST.
Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading: Hours, Risks, Brokers
Pre-market and after-hours trading: exact US hours at Nasdaq, NYSE Arca and brokers, the risks, and what 25 years of SPY data show overnight.
Triple Witching 2026 and 2027: Dates and What Happens
Triple witching dates for 2026 and 2027, what expires and when, and what 25 years of SPY data show about volume, range and the week after.
Futures Market Hours: CME Trading Times for ES, Oil and Gold
CME futures market hours: weekly open and close, the daily break, ES, crude oil, gold, Treasuries and bitcoin futures in ET, CT and London time.
Trading Sessions: Asian, London and New York Hours in ET
Asian, London and New York trading sessions in ET, London and India time: when they open, where they overlap, RTH and ETH, and daylight saving.
Position Sizing in Trading: Formula, Calculator, Examples
How to calculate position size: the formula, a free position size calculator, the 1% rule explained and examples for stocks, forex and futures.
IBKR Prediction Markets: ForecastEx, Kalshi and Fees
What Interactive Brokers offers in event contracts, which clients can trade them, what they cost, and what Karsten saw in his own paper trading account.
Kalshi Review 2026: Is Kalshi Legit and Legal?
How Kalshi works, what it costs, where it is legal in the US and abroad, and how traders can read its Fed odds next to the CME FedWatch Tool.
Polymarket Review 2026: Is Polymarket Legal in the US?
How Polymarket and Polymarket US work, what trading costs, who decides the outcome of a market, and where you can and cannot trade.
Prediction Markets: How They Work and Where They Are Legal
What prediction markets are, how event contracts work, where Kalshi, Polymarket and IBKR are legal, and what traders can read from the prices.
SNB Interest Rate Decision: Dates, Times and the Swiss Franc
The SNB held its policy rate at 0% on 24 September 2026. Every meeting date to the end of 2027 with times, and how much the franc moves on SNB days.
Best Trading Journal Software 2026: 6 Tools Compared
Six trading journals compared on price, free plan, refunds, automatic broker sync, cost tracking and export, with a decision guide by trader type.
TraderSync Review 2026: Pricing, Broker Sync and Limits
TraderSync review from its own pages: what the three plans cost, which brokers really sync automatically, Market Replay, Cypher AI and user reports.
Take Profit Trader Review: Rules, Costs and Payouts
How the Take Profit Trader test works, what it really costs, how PRO and PRO+ payouts work, and the drawdown rule that changes after you pass.
Fibonacci Extension: Levels, How to Draw It and Calculator
The three-point Fibonacci extension: levels, formula, how to draw it in TradingView, a free calculator and three real SPY swings, including a miss.
TradingView Alternatives 2026: 7 Platforms Tested
Seven tested TradingView alternatives, sorted by what they do better: automation, order flow, forex, Europe, fundamentals. Plus thinkorswim.
Edgewonk Review 2026: Features, Costs and Limitations
Edgewonk review from our own test journal: what $197 a year buys, the 14-day refund, MetaTrader auto sync, the psychology tools and the limits.
Tradervue Review 2026: Imports, Reports and Costs
Tradervue review: what Silver and Gold cost, why net P&L needs Gold, how few brokers import automatically, which markets work and how to cancel.
TradeZella Review 2026: Pricing, Features and Limitations
TradeZella review: what the three plans cost and include, the no-refund policy, broker imports, data export and what users report.
Trading Journal: How to Record and Review Your Trades
How to keep a trading journal: what to note before and after each trade, an example win and loss, a weekly review, key metrics and a template.
Kelly Criterion for Traders: Formula, Calculator, Risks
The Kelly criterion formula for traders, a free Kelly calculator, and a simulation of why full Kelly brings deep drawdowns and half Kelly less.
Backtesting: How to Backtest a Trading Strategy Properly
How to backtest a trading strategy: five steps of a clean test, the metrics that matter and six mistakes, shown on our 32-year SPY test.
TradingView Backtesting: Test a Strategy Without Real Money
How to backtest on TradingView with Bar Replay and the strategy report: what is free, what each plan unlocks, and the four mistakes that ruin a test.
Swing Trading: 4 Strategies, Risk and Real Examples
Four swing trading setups with clear rules, two hypothetical SPY trades (one hit its target, one was stopped out), position sizing and gap risk.
Fibonacci Retracement Levels: How to Draw and Trade Them
Fibonacci retracement levels explained: how to calculate and draw them in TradingView, how to trade pullbacks and what a ten-year test shows.
Pivot Points: Formulas, Types and How to Trade Them
Pivot point formulas for standard, Fibonacci, Woodie, Camarilla and DeMark pivots, a free pivot calculator and a real SPY day with two levels.
Gap Trading Strategy: How to Trade Gaps and When Gaps Fill
Gap trading explained: the four gap types, how often 3,523 SPY gaps filled since 2001, and how to plan gap fill and gap and go trades.
TradingView AI Copilot Review: 7 Tests, Price and Limits
I paid for TradingView's AI Copilot and gave it seven tasks: chart analyses, Pine Script, a bug fix, a screener and alerts. Price and where it failed.
Trading Equipment: What You Need for Your Trading Setup
Plan your trading setup: choose a computer, screens and useful accessories, with practical layouts for beginners, a dedicated desk and trading on the go.
Trendline Trading: How to Draw Trendlines and Trade Them
How to draw trendlines with a fixed rule, four strategies for bounces, breaks and retests, a complete system and a real SPY break that did not last.
Price Action Trading: How to Read Charts Without Indicators
Price action trading from a trader with 45+ years of experience: market structure, key zones, three bar patterns, a core setup and a failed SPY signal.
Trading Computers: Desktop PCs and Mini PCs Compared
What a trading computer needs in 2026: processor, memory, storage, screen outputs, Windows or Mac, and two checked mini PCs compared side by side.
MOVE Index: The VIX of the Bond Market, Explained
Understand the MOVE index, its bond-volatility readings, its difference from the VIX, and the limits of using it to assess stock-market risk.
Breakout Trading Strategy: Entries and False Breakouts
How breakout trading works, how often 1,472 index breakouts fell back into the range, which filter helped and how to plan entry, stop and size.
Support and Resistance: How to Draw and Use Key Levels
Learn how to identify support and resistance, draw useful zones, and plan entries, stops and targets with practical chart examples and clear limitations.
Magic Keys Review: Features, Costs and Alternatives
What the Magic Keys trade-management tool does, what the keyboard and the on-screen version cost, what users report, and free alternatives.
Best Monitors for Trading: Size, Resolution and Layout
How to choose a trading monitor: screen space, readable text, one ultrawide or two screens, the right ports, and four monitors with checked US prices.
Best Laptops for Trading: What You Really Need
How to choose a trading laptop: check your software first, then the screens, then the full cost. Four models with exact US configurations and dated prices.
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision: Dates and Times
Every Bank of Canada decision date to the end of 2027 with the time in New York and Europe, the latest decision, and how much USD/CAD moves after BoC days.
Bank of England Interest Rate Decision: Dates and Times
Every Bank of England decision date to the end of 2027 with the time in New York and Europe, the MPC votes of 2026, and how much the pound moves on BoE days.
RBA Interest Rate Decision: Dates, Times and the Aussie
Every Reserve Bank of Australia decision date to the end of 2027 with the time in New York and Europe, the 2026 votes, and how much the Australian dollar moves.
TradingView Paper Trading: Setup, Limits and Tips (2026)
How to paper trade on TradingView step by step, what the free demo account can and cannot simulate, and how to move from practice to real money.
Pine Script in TradingView: Basics, Editor and Version 6
What Pine Script can and cannot do, what changed with version 6, how to write your first indicator in the Pine Editor, and where to learn more.
VWAP Indicator: Formula, Anchored VWAP and TradingView Setup
What VWAP shows, how to calculate it, trend day versus range day, our test on 720 trading days, Anchored VWAP and the right settings in TradingView.
TradingView Black Friday 2026: Dates, Deals and Best Plan
When the TradingView Black Friday sale is likely to start in 2026, what the deals were worth from 2022 to 2025, the fine print, and which plan to buy.
Best Brokers for TradingView 2026: A Guide for US Traders
Which US brokers you can connect to TradingView, what each one lets you trade from the chart, what it costs, and eight points to check first.
TradingView Review 2026: Plans, Pricing and Is It Worth It?
TradingView 2026: all five plans in US dollars, real-time data costs, the Black Friday sale and whether it is worth it. From daily use since 2017.
Market Makers: Who Sets Your Price and How They Profit
How market makers earn on the spread, which risks they carry, who sets prices at German venues and what the EU ban on payment for order flow changed.
BoJ Interest Rate Decision: Dates, Times and Japan's Rate
Every Bank of Japan meeting date to the end of 2027, when the decision lands in Europe, and how much the yen and the Nikkei really move on BoJ days.
Interactive Brokers Review 2026: Fees and Platforms
Interactive Brokers review: fees, platforms, investor protection and real futures commissions from a client since 1996. Our rating: 8.9/10.
Fed Interest Rate Decision 2026: Dates, Rate and Outlook
The Fed raised rates to 3.75 to 4.00% on 16 September 2026, in a unanimous vote. Every FOMC date, the new dot plot and how much a decision moves markets.
Prop Trading Firms: IQ Capital and The Trading Pit Reviewed
Our review of the two prop trading firms we cover, IQ Capital and The Trading Pit: scores, rules, drawdown, payouts and what to check first.
CME FedWatch Tool Explained: Forecasting Fed Rate Decisions
How the CME FedWatch Tool turns Fed funds futures into rate probabilities, how accurate it is, and what the numbers mean for bonds, stocks and currencies.
ECB Interest Rate Decision 2026: Dates and Latest Decision
The ECB raised all three key rates on 10 September 2026. Current rates, every meeting date with times, the market impact and what traders should watch.
Why Kagels Trading Now Publishes in English
Karsten Kagels has published chart-based market forecasts in German since 2015. Here is why the English edition starts now, and what readers can expect.