PROFESSIONAL STOCK TRADER

SUMMARY

From 2009 onward, there has been significant growth in the overall stock market; however, numerous traders and investors have not witnessed even a minor portion of these profits. OTA’s Professional Stock Trader Course presents the array of opportunities for understanding how to trade and invest in the stock market. This is achieved by recognizing trading opportunities, both short-term and long-term. Irrespective of the time frame, students can acquire the skills to make well-informed decisions while engaging in stock market trading, provided they receive the proper education.

DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1

• Explore the question, “Why Trade Stocks?”
• Stock Terminology – Understand key terms and how stocks are categorized
• Stock Selection – Learn to identify volume, volatility, and liquidity characteristics narrowing the list of quality trading candidates
• Stock Trade Blue Print Short Term Trading – Step-by-step approach trading stocks
• Position Size and Liquidity – Learn to determine the number of shares (or size) to place on a position to reduce risk
• Core Strategy Review – Supply and Demand is the foundation of all asset trades
• Key Reports – Learn how key Economic Reports, Earnings Announcements and Upgrades/Downgrades affect stocks, and ways to source the information

Day 2

• Trading Routine – Learn the key considerations for creating a daily regimen for trading activities
• Gaps – Identify common types of gaps and how to manage gaps when trading
• Top-Down Analysis – Analyze the relationship between broad markets, sectors, and individual stocks
• Relative Strength Ratio Analysis – Identify which asset classes, sectors, and stocks using Relative Strength
• Stock Trade Planning – Learn the importance of having a trade plan and planning trades

Day 3

• Stock Selection for Investing – Identify the criteria for stock selection as it relates to longer-term trading and investing ideas
• Key Reports for Investing – Learn how the Key Economic and Earning Reports are used for longer-term investing
• Trade Blueprint – Use the step-by-step Trade Blueprint to apply top-down techniques for building a trade opportunity
• Using Options with Stocks – Discover three basic Options strategies that can be used in conjunction with stocks

Day 4

• Fundamentals for Stocks – Use fundamental analysis for identifying investing opportunities
• Stock Selection Through Value Investing – Learn to identify stocks trading at a discount by analyzing their value to their current price
• Determining a Quality Company – Learn how to assess the “quality” of a company as a sub-set of fundamental analysis
• International Equities – Learn how to gain access to key international markets through domestic stock exchanges

Day 5

• Investors Mindset and Expectations – Understand how to manage the unpredictable outcomes and expect the unknown
• Psychology of Trading – Learn the psychology of how investors confront fear and greed when navigating the markets
• Trade Journaling – Learn the tools provided by OTA to help students track progress and identify areas of strength and weakness that can be improved upon
• 10 Survival Skills – Learn the top ten tips to help minimize the trap of repeating mistakes

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