Basics · 10 min read
What actually moves a stock price
Prices move when the balance of buyers and sellers changes. What changes it, why good news can drop a stock, and what expectations have to do with it.
September 14, 2026
The blog · start at the beginning
How this actually works
Plain explanations of the machinery under a trade: what a share is, what happens when you press buy, how a chart is read, how an option is priced. Each piece assumes the one before it and adds one new idea. No predictions, no calls, no promises about outcomes.
Orders · 10 min read
Market, limit and stop orders, and when each one hurts you
Three order types cover almost everything a retail trader needs. What each one guarantees, what it refuses to guarantee, and the failure mode of each.
September 7, 2026
Basics · 10 min read
What happens when you press buy
The route your order takes from the app to a filled trade, why the price you get is rarely the price you saw, and where the cost hides.
August 31, 2026
Basics · 9 min read
What a share actually is, and what you own when you buy one
A share is a legal slice of a company. What that gives you, what it does not, and why the price on your screen is a separate question.
August 24, 2026
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