Quotes of the Day

Your profit is equivalent to the percentage change in price. When you go short, the maximum possible gain is only 100%, while the maximum possible loss is infinite. Now you can see why I’m not particularly keen on shorting! It is also much harder to stay in a short trade for weeks or months than in a long trade because the upward corrections during a downtrend can be breathtakingly sharp. [2019] - Glen Goodman

Currency traders often use 89-period and 144-period exponential moving averages simultaneously for their long-term charts, considering a crossover of the two averages an important signal. [2010] - Jay Norris

Global Nomad portfolios (single, globally diversified portfolios that have no home‐country bias) would work well for couples that don't know where they want to retire. They would also suit couples retiring in an emerging‐market country. Emerging‐market countries have small, volatile markets. Retirees who choose to invest with a “home‐country” emerging‐market bias would be taking unnecessary risk. Instead, they could spread their risk across a multitude of global economic regions. [2018] - Andrew Hallam

Vying for a second date can be even harder than asking for the first, especially if the first was a set-up. What to do? Lead with something you learned about the person on the first date. Did she mention that she likes to swing dance? Then ask her to a dance club the gives free lessons. Does he like to bike ride? Then suggest going cycling together on a scenic local bike trail. [2004] - Bonnie Jacobson

A large European study of almost 25,000 individuals demonstrated that sleeping six hours or less was associated with a 40 percent increased risk of developing cancer, relative to those sleeping seven hours a night or more. [2017] - Matthew Walker