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Schwab Market Update: Closing
Nasdaq, other major indexes, erase early gains as investors await expected rate hike, employment numbers.
Today's Options Market Update
Today's trading session has been choppy as investors prepare for this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
Schwab Market Update: Opening
Stocks face a critical week with an FOMC meeting, Apple earnings, and the April jobs report. A rate hike seems highly likely, but investors will want to hear what the Fed thinks is next.
Market commentary
Review trading basics
Options and Stock Splits
When a company announces a stock split, options are adjusted, but position values will remain unchanged in most cases.
Using Put Spreads to Buy Stock
A defined-risk strategy, like selling a put spread, can potentially help traders put a limit on their risk, but it's important to understand the risks.
Ratios to Help Value Stocks
Learn how analysts use price-to-earnings (P/E), price/earnings-to-growth (PEG), and price-to-book (P/B) ratios to help value company stock.
Market, Limit, and Stop Orders
Market orders, limit orders, and stop orders are common order types used to buy or sell stocks and ETFs. Learn how and when to use them.
After Hours Trading
What is after-hours trading? How does it work? Learn about the rules, risks and benefits of extended hours trading.
Understand options
Understand futures
Analyze your trades
How to Use Technical Analysis
Identify and evaluate potential trade opportunities using technical analysis tools, including trend lines, moving averages, volume, and more.
What Are Bollinger Bands?
Bollinger Bands® help you identify sharp, short-term price movements and potential entry and exit points.
Learn How to Read Stock Charts
Learn how to read stock charts and analyze trading chart patterns, including spotting trends, identifying support and resistance, and recognizing market reversals and breakout patterns.
Using Relative Strength Index
Learn how the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, works and how it can help investors analyze trends.
Research trading ideas
How to Use Technical Analysis
Identify and evaluate potential trade opportunities using technical analysis tools, including trend lines, moving averages, volume, and more.
Ratios to Help Value Stocks
Learn how analysts use price-to-earnings (P/E), price/earnings-to-growth (PEG), and price-to-book (P/B) ratios to help value company stock.
Market, Limit, and Stop Orders
Market orders, limit orders, and stop orders are common order types used to buy or sell stocks and ETFs. Learn how and when to use them.
