Harry Atkins

What can I do with Fidelity? Fidelity is a leading broker, and the platform allows users to trade a variety of stocks and financial products, such as ETFs. The platform has the lowest margin rates amongst the leading brokers, and gives users access to trading bonds, mutual funds, money market…

What can I do with Robinhood? Robinhood users can trade and invest in cryptocurrencies, ETFs, stocks, options, and gold. The company provides financial services to over 6 million customers worldwide, and in April 2013 became the first service to introduce commission-free stock and ETF trading. As of…

A bitcoin debit card is a card that is linked to a cryptocurrency account or wallet, allowing you to spend your bitcoins both online and in real shops and ATMs. When you make a purchase, the bitcoins in your account are converted to fiat currency based on the current market rates, and…

A paper wallet is an offline wallet you can make yourself and keep on a piece of paper. This may sound a little confusing, but they’re actually one of the most secure ways to store bitcoins if you know how to make one. How do bitcoin paper wallets work? Paper wallets typically…

Also known as a web wallet, an online wallet is a way of storing your bitcoin on the internet. In other words, it’s a wallet that runs on your browser, just like a website. Online wallets are regarded as more vulnerable to hacks than other types of wallet, but they are very…

A mobile wallet is an app on your phone that stores and moves your bitcoin. Mobile wallets can be downloaded through Google Play or the App Store and are completely free. It’s important to note that all your wallet details are stored locally using your phone’s memory rather than online,…

A bitcoin hardware wallet, also known as a ‘hard wallet’, is a physical electronic device that stores your bitcoins. Hardware wallets are the most secure type of Bitcoin wallets and act like cryptocurrency safes, important for after having paid for your bitcoin. How do bitcoin hardware wallets work? Exactly how your…

A bitcoin desktop wallet is a programme that you download and store on your computer. Once you have installed a desktop wallet, you’ll be able to access and transfer your coins using the app’s user-friendly interface. A wallet is usually necessary if you have already bought bitcoin. How do…

Also referred to as a digital wallet, a bitcoin wallet is a program or software where bitcoins are stored, like a bank account. The wallets come in many forms, each providing unique features. There are web-based wallets, mobile wallets, and offline based wallets such as hardware and paper wallets. Why are they called…

Just as the name suggests: it’s hardware that is used to mine bitcoin. There are numerous different types of hardware you can use, such as GPUs, ASICs or FPGAs, and each has its own advantages and drawbacks. This page explains everything you need to know. Where can I find the best…

Mining Bitcoin without having to own and manage the hardware. Also known as cloud hashing, cloud mining is a service that allows users to lease mining capacity (hashing power) of hardware in remote data centers and earn bitcoins as the miners generate them. How does it work? In order get started…

Put simply, bitcoin mining is the process of verifying bitcoin transactions. It basically involves adding transaction records to the Bitcoin public ledger (the blockchain) to record the movement of bitcoins between wallets. The miners that do this job are rewarded for using their computer power to create new blocks on the blockchain with bitcoin. Why…

You’ve just learned why prices rise and fall in the stock market. Time to dive deeper into this topic with the biggest of all predictors: bull and bear markets. What Is a Bull Market? A bull market is a pronounced uptrend for a financial market that lasts for months, and…

If you read our last lesson, you now know all about bull markets…way to go! Now it’s time to look at the other end of the spectrum, and examine bear markets. What Is a Bear Market? A bear market is a pronounced downtrend for a financial market. In this case…

This lesson focuses on short selling, where you bet on a stock to go down in price. In the last lesson, we looked at stop-loss orders. Stop-loss orders can be a valuable tool if you’re planning to get involved in short selling. An Introduction to Short Selling Short selling is…

When investors buy and sell stocks, they typically focus on the price of those stocks. While price is obviously important, there’s another important factor that must be considered when evaluating the strength of an individual stock, or the broad market: trading volume. What Is Trading Volume? Trading volume refers to…

When the stock market falls into a correction or a bear market, it’s hard to know what to do next. If you’ve sold your stocks to escape the damage caused by a market downtrend, how do you know when to jump back in? The answer is: Look for a market…

You’ve done your research on a company’s earnings growth, revenue growth, and other key signs of fundamental strength. You’ve verified that the broader stock market is in an uptrend, confirmed by the follow-through day you just learned about in our most recent stock trading lesson. Now comes the next test:…

In our last lesson, we looked at the concept of bases, what they are, and why they’re important for investors to identify. Now it’s time to jump into specifics, looking at the different kinds of bases, how they form, and what they can do. Our first lesson in that series:…

Did you enjoy that last lesson on cup-with-handle bases? Great! You’re now ready for the next lesson, a look at the cup-with-handle base’s cousin: the saucer-with-handle base.  What Is a Saucer-With-Handle Base? Like a cup-with-handle base, a saucer-with-handle base is a price consolidation that a stock goes into after a…

In our last lesson, we learned all about saucer-with-handle bases, the cousin of cup-with-handle bases. The next lesson deals with a completely different-shaped base, albeit one that can also deliver gigantic gains: the double-bottom base. What Is a Double-Bottom Base? Like all bases, a double-bottom base is a price consolidation…

If you’re reading these lessons in order, you just learned all about double-bottom bases. Our next lesson focuses on a powerful type of base, albeit one with very different characteristics than what we’ve seen before. Say hello to the flat base. What Is a Flat Base? A flat base is…

Over the past few lessons, we’ve delved into some of the most bullish chart patterns you can find for individual stocks. These patterns, also called bases, have produced some of the biggest winners in stock market history. But there’s one kind of base that spells trouble for a stock, flashing…

During our lessons on various kinds of bases, we’ve frequently mentioned the concept of a breakout. Now it’s time to take a closer look at breakouts, the single most powerful stimulus a stock can have for big gains. What Is a Breakout? A breakout occurs when a stock’s price passes…

You’ve absorbed all of our lessons on Stock Trading. Way to go! You now have a great understanding of the many factors that go into stocks’ price movement, both during up-trends and downtrends. You’ve now got professional-level skills when it comes to both long-term trading and short-term trading. You can…