Quotes of the Day

Compared to reading a printed book, reading on an iPad suppressed melatonin release by over 50 percent at night. Indeed, iPad reading delayed the rise of melatonin by up to three hours, relative to the natural rise in these same individuals when reading a printed book. When reading on the iPad, their melatonin peak, and thus instruction to sleep, did not occur until the early-morning hours, rather than before midnight. Unsurprisingly, individuals took longer to fall asleep after iPad reading relative to print-copy reading. [2017] - Matthew Walker

Almost 90 percent of all commodity traders and those who day trade equities lose money. As a trader trades, the first few years will be filled with countless mistakes. To trade successfully one needs to consistently make trades that offer low risk compared to the reward. [2003] - Marcel Link

You work the larger muscles first and progress to smaller ones as you go, because larger muscle groups will activate the nervous system, hormone circulation, and blood circulation more quickly, which preps the whole body. If one of your goals is to improve your cardio, try to keep the interval between exercises to less than 30 seconds. Remember, the number of reps doesn't matter. What's worth noticing and recording is how long your muscles are able to work slowly against the resistance before failing--what's know as 'time under load'. [2021] - Philip Shepherd

I like using 10- and 35-period averages on intraday charts and add the 200-period one on daily charts. The 200-period average is commonly used to determine the trend of the market. I use it as a way to monitor the market’s long-term direction. The 10-day average riding the market much more closely and giving signals the most quickly, but the market can whipsaw around it during a choppy period. The 35-day average is smoother and acts more as a trendline for the medium term. [2003] - Marcel Link

As a homeowner, through creative living arrangements like living in your home's basement and renting out the upstairs, or sharing your condo with roommates, you can pay down your mortgage even sooner. [2017] - Sean Cooper