About SurgingBull
SurgingBull exists because most trading content online is written to sell something: a course, a signal service, a broker sign-up, or the fantasy of quitting your job next month. We wanted a place that simply explains how markets work, in plain English, to people who have never placed a trade.
Who this site is for
Complete beginners. If you have ever wondered what actually happens when you tap "buy" in a brokerage app, why a stock dropped on good news, or what a stop-loss is for, you are the reader we write for. Experienced traders may find the glossary and the risk management guide useful as references, but we do not assume any prior knowledge.
How we write
- Plain English first. Every term is defined the first time it appears. If a sentence needs a finance degree to parse, we rewrite it.
- Mechanics before opinions. We explain how things work (orders, spreads, settlement, margin) before discussing whether you should use them.
- Honest about the odds. Academic research consistently finds that most active retail traders lose money. We say so, repeatedly, because pretending otherwise would be a disservice to you.
- Risk on every page. Every guide links to our risk management material, because position sizing matters more to your survival than any entry technique.
- Regularly reviewed. Each guide shows the date it was last updated. Market rules change (for example, US stock settlement moved to T+1 in 2024), and we revise guides when they do.
What we never do
- We do not recommend specific stocks, provide trade signals, or publish price predictions.
- We do not accept payment to feature or review brokers, platforms, or courses. A few links to charting and screening tools are affiliate links, always labelled as such: if you sign up through one we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and that never influences what we write.
- We do not claim that any strategy, indicator, or pattern reliably makes money. None does, on its own.
- We do not provide personalized financial advice. Our content is general education; your circumstances are specific to you.
Sources we rely on
Where guides describe regulations, protections, or market structure, we base the description on primary sources such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investor education site (Investor.gov) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Rules differ by country; where we cite a specific threshold, such as the $25,000 pattern day trader minimum, it applies to the United States unless stated otherwise.
Where to find us
Short explainers, chart walkthroughs, and market commentary are posted on social media. Follow along here:
Corrections
If you spot an error, we want to know. Factual corrections are made as soon as they are verified, and the guide's "updated" date is changed to reflect the revision.