by Al O'Grady | Jun 16, 2025 | 2025
This past Father’s Day was a special day for me. I have two kids, two grandkids, and a wife that has stuck with me through thick and thin. I got an amazing gift from each of them. I did not get an overpriced necktie, after shave that I will never use, nor a...
by Al O'Grady | Jun 9, 2025 | 2025
IIf you are a fan of the NBA or the NHL, enjoy. Both leagues have started their final series to crown a champion for the season. For both leagues, I am a casual observer during the regular season, and I only get somewhat interested during the playoffs. But I...
by Al O'Grady | Jun 2, 2025 | 2025
In my blog last week, I was stressing the importance of placing limit orders when buying your stocks, but this week I also want to stress the importance of using stop losses. Unlike day traders, most of us are not sitting in front of a computer all day...
by Al O'Grady | May 27, 2025 | 2025
This past week a very interesting anomaly happened that served as an excellent reminder to always use limits when placing market orders. Let’s say you want to buy a stock at $50 because you think it is undervalued. If you place a market order, your order will get...
by Al O'Grady | May 19, 2025 | 2025
I am a swing trader, not a day trader. What’s the difference? A day trader by true definition does not own a position at the beginning nor at the end of the day. A true day trader buys and sells his stock intra-day. A swing trader has a slightly longer time...
