The level of short interest is an indicator of market sentiment for a stock. If the short interest is under 5%, there is some level of negative sentiment but it is not extreme. There will always be some traders and investors who feel a company is overvalued. If the short interest is over 20%, then it is an indication that a significant number of tr

This is a significant generalization, but in most cases, financial people want to see a ratio of debt to equity of less than 1. More debt is considered to be more risky for the company and its ongoing operation.

Price to earnings ratio (P/E) is considered by many investors to be the one fundamental measure that tops all of the others in determining a company’s stock price movement. The P/E gives you a view of how the market is pricing a company’s shares in relation to its earnings. It is calculated by taking a company's price per share (P) and dividing by

“what gets measured gets improved”.

A “call” option gives the buyer the option to buy the underlying stock at a defined price (the strike price) before expiry. Obviously you would not exercise that option unless it was profitable for the trader.

Some Popular Direxion Funds ETF Symbol Focus of ETF TNA Russell 2000 Small Cap Bull 3x TZA Russell 2000 Small Cap Bear 3x NUGT Gold Miners Index Bull 3x DUST Gold Miners Index Bear 3x LABU S&P Biotech Bull 3x LABD S&P Biotech Bear 3x SOXL Semiconductor Bull 3x SOXS Semiconductor Bear 3x

Some Select Sector ETFs ETF Name and Symbol Focus of ETF SPY S&P 500 Index XLU Select Sector SPDR Utilities XLE Select Sector SPDR Energy XLRE Select Sector SPDR Real Estate XLP Select Sector SPDR Consumer Staples XLY Select Sector SPDR Consumer Discretionary XLV Select Sector SPDR Health Care XLI Select Sector SPDR Industrial XLB Select Sector

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It is a commonly held rule of thumb that stocks fall 3 times faster than they rise.