Charts · 9 min read
What a candlestick is actually showing you
Open, high, low and close in one shape, why color is a convention rather than a rule, and why a single candle is rarely the signal it looks like.
October 19, 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.
Basics · 7 min read
Bull and bear markets, and why the labels arrive late
Where the twenty percent rule comes from, why a bear market is only named well after it began, and what changes about trading in each.
October 5, 2026
Basics · 8 min read
What a broker actually does with your money
Where your cash and shares sit, what a broker is allowed to do with them, what protection exists, and what that protection does not cover.
September 28, 2026
Market events · 12 min read
The economic calendar, and why the market moves on schedule
What the jobs report, CPI and an FOMC decision actually are, why known events still move price, and where to check the real dates yourself.
September 21, 2026
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
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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