Ever notice how stock prices sometimes jump after company earnings announcements? This video explains why this happens and how quarterly earnings reports or stock earnings can help investors evaluate a company’s financial condition to determine whether a stock is a good investment.

Stock prices have momentum—–this means that stocks going up tend to continue to go up, and stocks going down tend to keep going down. Investors use what’s referred to as momentum indicators to help them identify potential entry and exit signals. In this video, we’ll show you what a momentum indicator is, explain how to use it, and discuss some of its risks.

The relative strength index, or RSI, helps some investors determine whether stocks might be overbought or oversold. Learn how it works, and how it can help traders analyze trends and identify potential opportunities when they decide to buy or sell stocks.

Bollinger Bands are a technical indicator that help investors define trends and determine if a stock is overextended and might reverse. Bollinger Bands can also help investors identify and time potential entries and exits.

A clear view of a stock’s trend can help investors decide when to buy, sell, or hold a position. However, identifying trends can be tough. Some technicians use an indicator known as a simple moving average to confirm established trends. Watch this video to learn more about this tool—what it does, how it’s calculated, and the pros and cons of applying it to different time frames.

Many professional stock traders use technical indicators to help them with trade timing or to alert them of new trends. Here’s what they are all about.

Fundamental analysis and technical analysis, the major schools of thought when it comes to approaching the markets, are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Here are the differences between the two.

Saving for retirement can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. These videos will walk you through different strategies and help you create a retirement plan so you can feel at ease about your financial future.

New to investing? Learn the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and more. These short explainer videos will guide you through your investment options and introduce you to investing strategies.