The rise of online trading has offered everyday investors greater access to tools designed to help them make better investment decisions. One of the more intriguing tools that stock market beginners have at their disposal is the trading simulator. Hosted on a virtual trading platform, a trading simulator (also known as a “paper trader”) lets…
Modern investors have tons of data points to consider when making their moves on the stock market. One of the most pertinent is the average rate of return on stocks — how much a given commodity’s value increases on a year-to-year basis. The stock market average return says a lot about the overall health and…
GorillaTrades’ Founder and CEO, Ken Berman, takes the time to personally address a subscriber’s question in this brief video. The Gorilla addresses a variety of topics, with the goal of providing GorillaTrades subscribers with a better understanding of the system, and ultimately, improving their overall returns. There are new features being added constantly, and this…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending on February 7th Volatile Week to Go Down in History | State of the Stock Market 2-7-21 Following a volatile week that will certainly go down in history because of the Reddit-fueled short squeeze in names like GameStop (GME) and AMC (AMC), stocks staged a…
We live in one of the most challenging, uncertain times in the history of the world. When we see instability, chaos, or widespread catastrophes — like the COVID-19 pandemic or political upheaval — we feel like our comfortable way of life is under threat. When that happens to experienced investors, one of their first fears…
Well… It happened. After allowing Tesla (TSLA) to dominate the electronic vehicle (EV) market for the past decade – one of the Detroit big boys has decided they’re going to try and muscle in on Elon Musk – as General Motors (GM) just announced that it will be going ALL electric by 2040. Is this…
In the past year, the American economy has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Americans have suffered from losses in income due to layoffs or furloughs. The nation’s gross national product plummeted in the spring and summer of 2020. Businesses–especially small, local ones– are closing or going bankrupt in alarming numbers. Yet through…
Stock market predictions are a risky business. While financial experts are more attuned than ever to the shifting global economy and the way that it affects investors, no projection is ever a sure thing. That was especially true in 2020. When experts made their annual stock market predictions toward the end of 2019, the full…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending on January 31st Slight Deterioration in the Key Economic Releases | State of the Stock Market 1-31-20 Stocks entered a volatile pullback this week, following a long period of relatively quiet trading on Wall Street, with the controversial short squeeze among the most-shorted issues triggering…
The stock market is a fundamental cornerstone of the global economy and carries a certain mystique that makes it intimidating to some novice investors. Many of us are adults who have worked for years without looking into investments in the stock market; it seems like there’s so much to learn and understand about investing if…