Stock Trading University

By Follow the Money Radio

What's Stock Trading University about?

Learn to trade stocks in just a minute a day! Hosted by a veteran stock trader (24 years exp.) and trading coach, Jerry Robinson. We hope you enjoy this completely free teaching series brought to you by Followthemoney.com, an online leader in trading and investing education. Interested in receiving Jerry Robinson's top daily trading idea by email or text? Learn more here: https://followthemoney.com

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Stock Trading University episodes:

07.26.2022
90. What is Technical Analysis?
Welcome to episode 90 of the Stock Trading U podcast!In this episode, I want to focus on one of the most important concepts in trading known as technical analysis. While it sounds like an intimidating phrase, technical analysis is simply...
07.25.2022
89. What is Position Trading?
Welcome to episode 89 of the Stock Trading U podcast!Once again, back in episode 3 of this podcast series, I discussed three popular trading styles, which included position trading, day trading, and swing trading. In our last episode (#88), I...
10.11.2021
88. What is Day Trading?
Day trading is a very short-term trading style that seeks to earn profits from a trading position within the course of a single trading day. Because the day trader opens and closes out his trading positions before the market’s close...
07.19.2021
87. What is Swing Trading?
Swing trading is a short-term trading style that seeks to earn profits from a trading position over the course of a few days and at most up to a few weeks. The goal is of swing trading is to generate...
07.16.2021
86. A Word On Margin Trading
On today’s episode, I want to provide some guidance for margin trading. When a trader buys a stock on margin, it means that he/she is buying a security with borrowed money from their brokerage firm. In essence, buying on margin...
09.10.2020
85. Three Hot Trading Niches To Consider
On today’s episode, I want to share three popular trading niches that you may want to consider.
09.02.2020
84. The Odds Are Stacked Against You
When you place a trade, don’t forget that on the other side of your computer screen are some of the brightest minds on Wall Street and they can spot an amateur trader based on his actions in a split second....
09.01.2020
83. What Is Your Trading Niche?
Once you have settled upon trading as a new income stream for your future, it is vital to determine what your specialty or trading niche will be. And the easiest ways to determine your initial trading niche is to take...
08.24.2020
82. Three Books Every Trader Should Read
In this episode, Jerry Robinson shares three books about trading stocks that belong on the bookshelf of every new and aspiring trader.
08.20.2020
81. The “Risk Percentage” Technique (Part 2)
In this episode, you will learn a simple real-world example of how to use the "Risk Percentage" technique, which is a popular way that traders can determine their position size.
07.06.2015
80. The “Risk Percentage” Technique (Part 1)
There are many position sizing techniques in the trading world, but today I will focus on the "Risk Percentage" technique.
06.15.2015
79. Position Sizing Principles
There really is a science behind position trading that, if used properly, can optimize your trading profits and protect you from catastrophic losses.
06.08.2015
78. The Importance of Position Sizing
Position sizing is extremely important as it one of the primary methods that you can use to maximize your gains and to prevent your trading losses from wiping out your account.
06.02.2015
77. Discipline is the Key
As a full-time trend trader, I can tell you that the trading lifestyle is wonderful. As a trader, I can work from anywhere and I get to work when I want. However, the key to being able create this lifestyle...
06.01.2015
76. Overcome Your Trading Fears (Part 2)
Change your perspective to conquer irrational fears.
05.11.2015
75. Overcome Your Trading Fears (Part 1)
The key to overcoming fear in trading is to develop a trading plan and stick to it.
04.20.2015
74. Are You Afraid to Trade?
Fear is a destructive emotion that clouds our judgment when trading and its presence is a clear indication that the trader has failed to stick to, and internalize, his trading plan.
04.13.2015
73. Develop a Winning Mindset
Olympic athletes know the power of controlling their thoughts. Likewise, successful day traders, swing traders, and position traders believe in their abilities. They believe they will succeed and expect success.
04.08.2015
72. Two Vital Keys for Trading Success
From my personal experience, I have found that nearly every trader who fails to earn consistent profits in the markets lacks two very important keys for trading success.
04.06.2015
71. Avoid Stock Market Message Boards
In this session, I want to provide you with a simple piece of advice, especially if you are just getting started as a trader: Beware of stock market message boards and chat rooms.
02.20.2015
70. It's Time to Invest in Yourself
Let me teach you the basics of stock trading and provide you with real-time actionable trading ideas each day.
02.04.2015
69. The Four Stages of a Stock Cycle
The better you understand where a stock is within this four-stage cycle, the more profitable your trading will become.
02.03.2015
68. The Contraction Stage
The contraction stage is easy to spot on a chart as the price appears to be locked in a downtrend setting lower highs and lower lows.
02.02.2015
67. The Distribution Stage
The third stage of a stock cycle is known as the distribution stage. This is a period of selling by large institutions and other smart money investors and marks the beginning of the decline of the underlying stock price.
01.22.2015
66. Buying Stocks on Pullbacks
Don’t make the mistake of chasing a stock if you miss its initial breakout. Instead, look to buy on the pullbacks.
01.15.2015
65. The Expansion Stage
The best swing traders spend their time looking for stocks that have just recently moved out of the accumulation stage and into the expansion stage.
01.12.2015
64. The Stock Accumulation Stage
In today's session, Jerry Robinson explains the basics of the stock accumulation stage.
01.05.2015
63. Stock Cycle Analysis
Most stocks move in cycles. In this session, you will learn the four basic stages that compose the average stock cycle.
01.02.2015
62. Design Your Trading Lifestyle
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains one of the greatest benefits of trading.
12.30.2014
61. The Proper Trading Mindset
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains why smart traders refuse to allow emotional extremes to sideline them on their way to trading success.
12.29.2014
60. Keeping a Trading Journal
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains the items that he includes in his daily trading journal.
12.22.2014
59. Start a Trading Journal
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains the importance of starting a trading journal.
12.10.2014
58. What is the "Smart Money?"
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains how he uses technical analysis to track what the "smart money" is doing at all times.
12.05.2014
57. Avoiding the Wash Sale Rule
In this session, veteran trader Jerry Robinson explains what you should know about the "Wash Sale Rule."
11.25.2014
56. The All-Important PEG Ratio
In this session, Jerry Robinson introduces one of his favorite fundamental ratios: the PEG ratio.
11.19.2014
55. A Pitfall of the P/E Ratio
In this session, veteran trader Jerry Robinson explains one pitfall of using the P/E ratio when attempting to select a stock.
11.11.2014
54. An Introduction to Leveraged ETFs
In this session, veteran trader Jerry Robinson explains the basics of leveraged ETFs.
11.07.2014
53. The Power of Inverse ETFs
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains the benefits of using inverse ETFs, especially for new traders.
11.06.2014
52. The Risks of Shorting Stocks
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains the potential pitfalls of shorting stocks.
11.04.2014
51. How to Short a Stock (Part 2)
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains how to profit from shorting stocks.
10.30.2014
50. How to Short a Stock (Part 1)
In this session, veteran trader Jerry Robinson introduces the concept of selling short.
10.29.2014
49. Using Order Expirations
In this session, Jerry Robinson explains the difference between the two most common trade expiration types.
10.28.2014
48. Understanding Bracketed Orders
In this session, veteran stock trader Jerry Robinson introduces an advanced order type known as the bracketed order.
10.27.2014
47. All About Stop Loss Orders
In this session, Jerry Robinson summarizes three different types of stop loss orders.
10.23.2014
46. How a Trailing Stop Loss Order Works
In this session, you will be introduced to the trailing stop loss order.
10.21.2014
45. Using Stop Limit Orders
In this session, veteran trader Jerry Robinson explains how stop limit orders work.
10.21.2014
44. Stop Loss Orders Are Not Perfect
In this session, veteran stock trader Jerry Robinson shares a very important lesson on the popular "stop loss" order.
10.16.2014
43. Using Stop Loss Orders
Now that we understand what a stop loss order is, its time to learn how to use them.
10.14.2014
42. Understanding Stop Loss Orders
A stop loss order is a specific order type that instructs your broker to automatically sell your stock if it falls to a price as specified by you.
10.10.2014
41. Introducing the Limit Order
Limit orders help traders and investors manage their entry price into a stock.

What's Stock Trading University about?

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Stock Trading University episodes:

90. What is Technical Analysis?

89. What is Position Trading?

88. What is Day Trading?

87. What is Swing Trading?

86. A Word On Margin Trading

85. Three Hot Trading Niches To Consider

84. The Odds Are Stacked Against You

83. What Is Your Trading Niche?

82. Three Books Every Trader Should Read

81. The “Risk Percentage” Technique (Part 2)

80. The “Risk Percentage” Technique (Part 1)

79. Position Sizing Principles

78. The Importance of Position Sizing

77. Discipline is the Key

76. Overcome Your Trading Fears (Part 2)

75. Overcome Your Trading Fears (Part 1)

74. Are You Afraid to Trade?

73. Develop a Winning Mindset

72. Two Vital Keys for Trading Success

71. Avoid Stock Market Message Boards

70. It's Time to Invest in Yourself

69. The Four Stages of a Stock Cycle

68. The Contraction Stage

67. The Distribution Stage

66. Buying Stocks on Pullbacks

65. The Expansion Stage

64. The Stock Accumulation Stage

63. Stock Cycle Analysis

62. Design Your Trading Lifestyle

61. The Proper Trading Mindset

60. Keeping a Trading Journal

59. Start a Trading Journal

58. What is the "Smart Money?"

57. Avoiding the Wash Sale Rule

56. The All-Important PEG Ratio

55. A Pitfall of the P/E Ratio

54. An Introduction to Leveraged ETFs

53. The Power of Inverse ETFs

52. The Risks of Shorting Stocks

51. How to Short a Stock (Part 2)

50. How to Short a Stock (Part 1)

49. Using Order Expirations

48. Understanding Bracketed Orders

47. All About Stop Loss Orders

46. How a Trailing Stop Loss Order Works

45. Using Stop Limit Orders

44. Stop Loss Orders Are Not Perfect

43. Using Stop Loss Orders

42. Understanding Stop Loss Orders

41. Introducing the Limit Order