We all want to be the next person to win big with a lucky stock trade. Unfortunately, this isn't in the cards for most traders. In reality, it takes a lot of knowledge, research, discipline ...

Investors who follow price movements along with spikes or dips in share volume can glean information about indexes’ or stocks ...

In 1986, at the height of a bull market, Dennis Levine, a Wall Street investment banker, was caught red-handed in insider trading. He was trading stocks and handing out tips on stocks involved in ...

Extended-hours trading allows investors to place orders after the market closes from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and before the market opens from 4:00 to 9:30 a.m. Traditionally, the two major American ...

Legal insider trading happens often, such as when a CEO buys back company shares, or when employees buy stock in the company where they work. Illegal use of non-public material information is ...

When does the market open? It's certainly a simple question, but one with more answers than you'd think. The regular trading hours for the U.S. stock market, which includes the Nasdaq Stock Market ...

Yet volume shouldn’t be ignored. A keen understanding of volume, or the level of trading activity, can give investors a clearer idea of a stock’s or market’s strength. And unusual changes in ...