Stop orders automate buying/selling of stocks at set prices, limiting loss or securing profits. Sell-stop orders trigger sales when stocks drop to protect gains; buy-stop orders engage on price rises.

Some of it is the fact that trading windows are closing as earnings season approaches. Most of it is because valuations are absurdly high and there is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the ...

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For months, investors have been aggressively buying every dip. In early April, reports from JP Morgan and Fidelity highlighted that retail trading activity was still consistent with a “buy the dip” ...

Stop orders activate at a set price; limit orders execute only at specified price limits. Stop-limit orders combine stop settings with limit protections against poor prices. Traders use stop-limit ...