John McDowell

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High Volume Trading Hours for Futures Markets [Updated August 2026]

John McDowell : August 4, 2026
Last Updated: August 5, 2026

Futures markets are mostly open 24 hours, six days a week from Sunday to Friday. This means that buyers and sellers can trade the market at any time...

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What Is Paper Trading? Meaning, Benefits & How to Start [Updated August 2026]

John McDowell : August 4, 2026
Last Updated: August 5, 2026

Discover the world of paper trading and learn how to get started with this comprehensive beginner's guide. From understanding the concept to...

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The Plunge Protection Team Explained [Updated August 2026]

John McDowell : August 4, 2026
Last Updated: August 5, 2026

What is the Plunge Protection Team?

The Plunge Protection Team (PPT) is an informal term for the Working Group on Financial Markets. The working...

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How to Day Trade without $25k [Updated August 2026]

John McDowell : August 4, 2026
Last Updated: August 5, 2026

For most retail traders the hurdle to begin day trading can be pretty high. One of the reasons for this is that you are limited to the number of day...

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The Epic Volkswagen Short Squeeze Explained [Updated August 2026]

John McDowell : August 4, 2026
Last Updated: August 15, 2026

The Volkswagen short squeeze of 2008 was epic. Only a few times in history has a stock rocketed that quickly and violently to jaw-dropping prices....

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Gamma Squeeze Explained: Options, Dealers & The Feedback Loop [Updated August 2026]

John McDowell : August 2, 2026

What is a gamma squeeze?

By now we’ve all heard about what a short squeeze is and how they happen in the stock market. If we take a short squeeze one...

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The 1-minute ORB (Opening Range Breakout) [Updated August 2026]

John McDowell : August 2, 2026
Last Updated: August 15, 2026

Most day traders have likely heard of the Opening Range Breakout (ORB) strategy popularized by Toby Crabel in his classic investing book Day...