Day Trading for Dummies (Paperback, 5)

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Day Trading 5

Chapter 1: Doing Day Trading Right 7

Chapter 2: Introducing the Financial Markets 19

Chapter 3: Assets 101: Stocks, Bonds, and Commodities 39

Chapter 4: Assets 102: ETFs, Options, and Derivatives 57

Chapter 5: Assets 103: Currencies and Crypto 71

Chapter 6: Increasing Risk and Potential Return with Short Selling and Leverage 85

Chapter 7: Managing Your Money and Positions 101

Chapter 8: Planning Your Trades and Trading Your Plans 117

Part 2: Developing Your Trading Strategy 135

Chapter 9: Picture This: Technical Analysis 137

Chapter 10: Following Market Indicators and Tried-and-True Day Trading Strategies 159

Chapter 11: AI or DIY: Eliminating Emotion with Program Trading 179

Chapter 12: Day Trading for Investors 201

Chapter 13: Researching Research Services 213

Chapter 14: Determining Your Profit and Your Profit Potential 231

Part 3: Taking Your Trading Beyond a Hobby 253

Chapter 15: Setting Up Day Trading Like a Business 255

Chapter 16: Regulation Right Now 281

Chapter 17: Taxes for Day Traders 299

Part 4: The Part of Tens 319

Chapter 18: Ten Good Reasons to Day Trade 321

Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Good Reasons to Avoid Day Trading 327

Chapter 20: Ten Common Day Trading Mistakes 333

Chapter 21: Ten Tested Money-Management Techniques 339

Appendix: Additional Resources for Day Traders 345

Index 351