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How to Read Stock Volume

Volume is the number of shares that changed hands in a given period. It does not tell you which way a stock is going, but it tells you how seriously to take the move. A plain-English guide to what volume measures, what unusual volume can signal, and how to read price and volume together.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
8 min read
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How to Read an Earnings Report

When a public company reports earnings, three things show up on the same day: a press release, a conference call, and an updated quarterly filing. A plain-English guide to where to find each one for free, which numbers actually move the stock, and the questions worth asking before taking a beat or a miss at face value.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
10 min read
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How to Read SEC Filings Without Getting Lost

A plain-English tour of the four SEC filings beginners hit most often when researching a stock: the 10-K, the 10-Q, the 8-K, and Form 4. What each one contains, where to read it for free, and which sections actually matter.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
9 min read
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How to Research a Stock Before You Buy

A short, plain-English framework for sizing up a stock before you put money behind it. Where to find the primary sources, which numbers actually matter, and how to write down a bear case before clicking buy.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
7 min read
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What Is a Pump-and-Dump?

A pump-and-dump is a coordinated scheme to inflate a stock price with hype, then sell into the buying it created. A plain-English explanation of how the playbook works, who runs it, and how to recognize one from the outside.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
6 min read
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How to Spot Red Flags Before You Follow a Stock Tip

Some stock tips on social media come from thoughtful investors. Others come from coordinated promoters. A short checklist for telling the difference before you put money behind someone else's idea.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
4 min read
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Understanding Market Movers: Gainers, Losers, and Volume

The market highlights on the TickerPosts homepage surface the stocks making the biggest moves. Here is what each category tells you.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
1 min read
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Getting the Most Out of Your Watchlist

Your watchlist is your personal dashboard for staying on top of the tickers that matter to you. Here is how to make the most of it.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
1 min read
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Welcome to TickerPosts

We built TickerPosts to give everyday investors a place to share ideas, track tickers, and stay on top of what the market is talking about.

Steven Levine, Founder of TickerPosts and OpenClassActions.com
1 min read