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FINRA Moves To Replace The $25,000 “Pattern Day Trader” Minimum—What It Could Mean For Day Traders

What Happened FINRA’s Board of Governors voted to replace the current day trading and pattern day trading rules—including the $25,000…
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Sep 24, 2025

Trading Halts – Everything You Need To Know

Trading halts—those sudden moments when the markets hit pause—can feel like the market just pulled the emergency brake. For casual…
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Jul 11, 2025

A Guide to Short Selling – What to Know

As trading has become more popular since 2020, traders have become increasingly comfortable buying and selling stocks. Many traders have…
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Aug 8, 2022

How To Build A Successful Day Trading Career

There is so much information about day trading out there. You can find countless articles and videos describing strategies, concepts,…
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Jul 5, 2022

What Are Short Squeezes And How Do They Happen?

Imagine a short trade with a lot of participants; a large number of  short sellers have borrowed a multitude of…
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Jun 6, 2022

How to Scale Your Trading Strategy

The process of scaling in entails entering your position in increments, slowly adding more volume over time. And on the…
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May 31, 2022

What Does “The Trend is Your Friend” Mean in Trading?

When you see a trend, it can be very tempting to bet against it and assume that the stock price…
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May 23, 2022

How to Deal With Trading Losses And Learn From Them

Losing is the most annoying part of day trading. Nobody likes being wrong, and it is extra unpleasant when there’s…
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May 16, 2022

The Top 2 Reasons Why Traders Lose and 7 Steps to Avoid The Same Mistakes

Let’s be real: trading isn’t just about knowing which buttons to push or understanding fancy chart patterns. Sure, you need…
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May 9, 2022

Trading Pre-Market And After Hours With Cobra Trading

What is Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading? Pre-market and after-hours trading are periods of market activity that occur outside of standard…
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May 3, 2022