Determining Where to Set Your Stop-Loss

Sometimes the best way to know where to place the stop is to use a multiple of the average true range of the market. As we mentioned earlier, mean reversion strategies work best without a stop loss. However, that’s simply not feasible for most traders since there must be some form of protection against outsize Read more about Determining Where to Set Your Stop-Loss[…]

How to Calculate Operating Leverage: 8 Steps with Pictures

Conversely, operating leverage is lowest in companies that have a low proportion of fixed operating costs in relation to variable operating costs. If the composition of a company’s cost structure is mostly fixed costs (FC) relative to variable costs (VC), the business model of the company is implied to possess a higher degree of operating Read more about How to Calculate Operating Leverage: 8 Steps with Pictures[…]

U S. Federal Reserve Fed Meeting Minutes

Treasuries and federal agency securities, while the foreign portfolio holds investments denominated in euros and Japanese yen. There were four rate increases in 2023, occurring at the February, March, May, and July FOMC meetings. During the most recent FOMC meeting held on July 30-31, 2024, interest rates were kept unchanged at 5.25%-5.50%. Correction, Jan. 29, 2024 Read more about U S. Federal Reserve Fed Meeting Minutes[…]