
Tips for your Resume: How I Managed to Land a Job With the Big Boys
Trading TipsLast updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeHow to Write a Resume for a Trading or Finance Job
A resume that lands a trading or finance interview is one single-sided page, cleanly formatted, with only your best and most relevant achievements…

Superior Long-term Investing: How to Catch the BIG Swings
Trading TipsThere is a general misconception that chart-reading and technical analysis are only for short-term traders, but this is not true. Investors who learn to read charts and adopt long-term trend-following techniques can achieve superior returns…

The Random Walk Myth: Theory vs. Practice
Trading TipsThe random walk theory, which started off from academic offshoots, put forth the idea that one should give up trying to predict or beat the markets because it was impossible to do so. In theory, this theory sounds plausible, but in practice,…

Volume Spread Analysis – Spotting the Hidden Clues in Volume
Trading TipsPrice action and volume lies at the core of technical analysis, since that is all the data a market technician works with. Almost all technical methods, such as chart patterns, candlestick patterns or even Elliot wave are studies of price action.…

What is Technical Analysis (TA)?
Trading TipsWhat Is Technical Analysis? A Trader's Plain-English Guide
Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeTechnical analysis is the study of price patterns and trends in a market in order to trade them. It is, in effect, applied mass psychology,…

