You’ve finally done it. After weeks of back testing and optimization, you’ve found or developed an Expert Advisor (EA) that looks like a winner. The historical data shows a beautiful, upward-sloping equity curve. You run it on a demo account with Broker A and the results are promising. Confident, you decide to run it simultaneously … Read more
The ticker symbols SOXL and SOXS are both semiconductor ETFs issued by Direxion. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment funds that hold a basket of stocks. In this case, both SOXL and SOXS hold semiconductor-related stocks selected by a fund manager at Direxion. The holdings are not a secret; they can be viewed on various platforms, … Read more
Let’s first talk about the Nasdaq-100 Index, then about the QQQ, and then finally talk about the TQQQ. Maybe you already know how the three are related. But in the end, you will understand how beta slippage can cause unexpected results. Contents The Nasdaq-100 Index includes 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the … Read more
What is the difference between the stock ticker symbols KO and COKE? They are two completely different companies. The stock ticker symbol for The Coca-Cola Company, the beverage company everyone knows, is KO. The ticker symbol COKE represents Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. This company is a bottling facility licensed to produce Coca-Cola beverages. However, it is … Read more
IBIT and BITO are both ETFs that allow investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency asset. ETFs are attractive because they allow investors to hold cryptocurrency in their portfolios without needing a cryptocurrency exchange account or wallet. They just need a brokerage account. Contents IBIT is a Bitcoin Trust issued by iShares and launched … Read more
Perhaps you already know about the QQQ. But have you heard of QQQJ? If not, we will introduce QQQJ in this article and compare it to its bigger brother, QQQ. Contents The exchange-traded fund (ETF), going by the ticker QQQJ, has been called “QQQ Junior”. Whether that nickname is belittling or not is a matter … Read more