I have found that Investopedia has some of the best training material on the Internet for free. At one time I paid for training with InvestTools by TD Ameritrade. I won't say how much I spent but it was in the "few" thousand dollar range. No regrets as I learned a lot and feel like I got my money's worth. Here comes the "BUT" though. I did find that 90 percent of what I learned with Investools was already on Investopedia. All you have to do is have the discipline to study a few hours a day and read the material. Towards that end I will save you a lot of browsing and clicking links to different pages by sharing with you my OneNote notebook on Investopedia's basic guides for Stocks, Trading Strategies, Fundamental Analysis, and Technical Analysis all in one notebook. Access it here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA The main difference between the paid training and self taught at Investopedia, is that you don't have a coach or instructor to call. But hey yes you do, right here at Stockaholics. Get stuck or don't understand something, just post in the Ask Any Question forum or go to live chat. I actually came to Stockaholics awhile back after my Investools subscription ran out and I started searching for a place to connect with other investors. Stockaholics is one of the best free chat/forum investing sites out there. I would appreciate a little feedback on what you think of this. Any trouble accessing? Not clear on how to navigate the material? or maybe even a good comment or two.
Really thankful for thE link, I'm new to trading and only do the option side so it's important to be more educated. Done about a dozen trades so far by using volume, news and candlesticks. Had pretty good results so far other than being burnt for about 1,200 bucks on a hype RAD play. Trying to focus on etf funds, primarily SPY, FAS,FAZ, VIX,VXX.Anyway thanks for the link.
Ive learned a lot in a little amount of time surfing YouTube... And I always refer back to investopedia when I run across something I don't understand... I'm anxious to see how you've organized it, and to find out what I've missed or haven't stumbled upon yet (I'm sure there's a lot) I'll definitely check this out!... And extend a thank you in advance!
I've added a section in this notebook for Market Posture explaining 20 plus economic reports and what they mean as well as direct links to the actual reports. Link to notebook https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA
I added some pages to the Fundamental Analysis pages detailing Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis. This is used to calculate an intrinsic value to a stock using Warren Buffet's method of buying value stocks. Link to notebook https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA
Added A Traders Guide to Using Fractals to the technical analysis section of the notebook. https://1drv.ms/o/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA
I've added pages to the Fundamental Analysis section and Market Posture section. Added (CAPM) The Capital Asset Pricing Model: an Overview and Calculating Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) to Fundamentals. Added Forces that Move Stock Prices to Market Posture In Other Learning Sources: (not from Investopedia) Added Technical Analysis Articles for Bollinger Band Strategies and Twiggs Money Flow Link to Notebook https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA
Continuing to add to this notebook. Added a full tutorial on how to use the Stock Simulator on Investopedia to practice strategies with paper money. You must register (for free) to use it. Allows registering with Facebook account for quick registration. Link to Notebook https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA Link to simulator http://www.investopedia.com/simulator/home.aspx
I am also a fan of reading Investopedia, in fact, I am really enlightened with how it has been generalized in terms of helping others to trade especially with the terms. However, I have discovered this http:// itrader-commodities. com /forex-glossary/ (remove spaces) that contains glosarry that can help you to undestand trading even more.
More additions to the notebook. Technical Analysis section includes reading patterns, using moving averages, and some of the lower studies to use to help reading buy sell signals. https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA
Added a few pages in the Strategies section of the notebook regarding using technical indicators for strategy and a page on creating your own strategy. Also added and article on bond yield curve as predictive tool in the Market Posture section. https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUCDJMKqrD0RV_yA
Updated. Added Elliot Wave Therory to the TA section under Studies https://1drv.ms/f/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUEGb48spwYCGGfQ
Updated. https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUEGb48spwYCGGfQ Added to Technical Analysis section Market Reversals and How to Spot them How to Use Volume to Improve Your Trading The Anatomy of Trading Breakouts Added to Articles of Interest section Patience Is a Virtue for Traders
Updated: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUEGb48spwYCGGfQ Good Article. Added it to my OneNote notebook (Strategies section and Options section) linked in the #announcements room https://www.investopedia.com/articl...opedia.com&utm_term=14273144&utm_medium=email #announcements is one of many chat rooms on live Discord chat room. Try it out if you have not already. Linked above under Chat in the menu or here is the invite link: https://discord.gg/0Th8ZTRxPUuuThgG
Updated OneNote Investopedia Notebook: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApcKqV3khCnAgblUEGb48spwYCGGfQ Added to Articles of Interest section Calculating Risk and Reward Introduction to Momentum Trading (also added to Strategies section)