Kevin Matras

The real advantage with options is the opportunity to make money if a stock goes up, down and, depending on your strategy, even sideways.

With the market going up, there will be an increasingly larger number of people buying call options on those stocks they expect to go up even further. However, there will also be an increasingly larger number of people losing money on those very same call options designed to make money as the market rises.

If one of your goals is to become a better trader, then decide to be one. Just like any decision, it only requires a few simple steps to get the ball rolling.

There's an old adage that roughly half of a stock's price movement can be attributed to the group that it's in and investors can use that to find stocks with more upside potential.

Sometimes, pulling the trigger on a new stock for your portfolio can be tough because there's an emotional component to trading and investing that can be difficult to master.

We've all heard the old adage; knowledge is power. That saying couldn't be truer than when it comes to investing. Knowing these statistics can help when you make your next stock picks.

While it would certainly be great to know how the market is going to move, it might not be completely necessary to make money if you're an options investor.

Why do some people succeed spectacularly in the market while others fail? It boils down to two things: knowing what works and doing what works.

Investors are always looking at different indicators to find new stocks. Using the short ratio, here are five stocks to watch that could go soaring.

Stocks moving higher have a tendency of moving even higher. Screening stocks by using relative price strength will always put outperformers on your list in both good times and bad.

Like any earnings season, we're going to see both positive surprises and negative surprises. Investors should focus on more than just earnings surprises; sales surprises are important too.