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A stock selection strategy designed to find stocks that are likely to appreciate significantly within a relatively short time should include both fundamental and technical screening systems. The technical is useful for identifying setups and in the timing of purchases and sales. Good fundamentals are the fuel that enable sustained flight.
Sat, 13 Jun 2009: Be Both a Short-Term Trader and a Long-Term Investor
Short-term traders often assume less risk than long-term investors. There is a right time and a wrong time to own the stock of every great company. The smartest investors base their decisions on the balance between risk and reward, not on a pre-determined holding period.
Sat, 30 May 2009: Short-Term Stock Trends and Risk Control
Risk control is more important than being a long-term investor. Stock trends are becoming shorter. Risk is increasing. Riding out all dips in stock price can lead to disaster.
Fri, 22 May 2009: The Advantage of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
In general, ETFs are less volatile than individual stocks, have many of the benefits of sector and index mutual funds, and a relatively low expense ratio. Fraud, as has occurred with standard mutual funds, is virtually impossible. They are worth considering as alternatives to individual stocks and standard mutual funds.
Fri, 15 May 2009: Forex Terminology for beginners – ONE
There are plenty of great forex glossaries to be found online. But for the absolute beginner it is useful to reduce these huge lists to a much more manageable size by isolating the most basic terms. These are the terms that you must understand and feel confident with during the period of learning to trade on your practice account.
Thu, 14 May 2009: Stock Market Investing: Long-Term or Short-Term?
To buy and hold stocks for the long-term has been the preferred approach to stock market investing for many decades. However, in a volatile stock market this approach can be very expensive in terms of risk vs. return on investment. The long-term holder may not be taking the wisest course after all.
Tue, 5 May 2009: The Fundamental vs. the Technical in Stock Buy and Sell Decisions
In a volatile market, technical signals tend to precede announcements of change in the fundamentals of a company. Understand how this works and how to use both the technical and the fundamental in your buy and sell decisions.
Mon, 27 Apr 2009: What does "Timing the Market" or "Market Timing" Really Mean
As practiced by professionals, "market timing" is about buying and selling in accordance with a predetermined set of conditions and rules. It is about following the buy signals and the sell signals. It is not about investing according to how one "feels" about the market, and it is not about the illegal activities of some mutual fund managers that the media has referred to as "market timing."
Fri, 17 Apr 2009: The Best Stop Loss for Long-Term Investors
Wherever the stop loss is placed, there is the chance that the stock will reverse course after the stop loss is triggered. We wondered if there was an optimum stop loss placement that would minimize both the loss allowed by the stop loss and the probability of a reversal after the sale.
Wed, 8 Apr 2009: Diversification and Stop Loss Placement
Some of the most respected names in the investment world (Granville, Weinstein, Dines, Magee, Zweig, Sperandeo, Schwager, O'Neil, Murphy, and others all agree on the necessity of using stop losses. Though they do not seem to agree on how much of a stock decline to allow selling, they are much closer in their thinking than is apparent on the surface.
Mon, 6 Apr 2009: What is option and how to trade it?
Options and insurance policies have many similar characteristics. One of their differences is that both of them are used in different purpose. Insurance policy is used to safe guard properties, health and life, whereas; option is used to make profit from the stock market as long as the correct market direction is anticipated. This article is about the characteristics of the options.
Mon, 30 Mar 2009: Timing the Market for Profitable Stock Investment
Is there a legal form of market timing? How does it differ from illegal market timing? The market does indicate what it wants to do. People who align their market decisions with the indicated biases of the market are much more likely to trade or invest profitably.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009: The Market is Rising but Stocks Keep Breaking Down
During the transition from bear market to bull market, individual stocks are often quite choppy in their price action. Though the market is steadily rising, individual stocks keep breaking down with disconcerting frequency. Here are alternatives to leaving your money in cash.
Mon, 23 Mar 2009: swing trading, investing tips, and investing journal
Swing trading is a popular method of capitalizing on the short-term price variations of the stock market. It has earned a reputation of being a powerful method of maximizing profits at lower risks. The best swing trading strategy involves choosing the right stock and the right market.
Fri, 20 Mar 2009: Control Risk and Loss in the Stock Market
Too few traders and investors buy near support, limit the potential for decline, or control losses through volatility adjusted stop losses. Too few have a plan for limiting risk before making the trade. Here are some considerations.
Fri, 20 Mar 2009: Start Making Money With Stock Market
Making your first stock trade can be quite intimidating. There is new language and symbols that you don't always understand. You can reduce your stress by following a few easy steps.
Thu, 19 Mar 2009: How To Invest Your First 100$ In The Stock Market
Some people don't have $1000 to open a usual stock brokerage account, and they wonder how they can make money in the stock market beginning with just $100.
Mon, 16 Mar 2009: A Test To Find The Best Moving Average Sell Strategy
There are many types of sell strategy. Of the moving average crossover variety, traders have a wide range of opinions about which is the best strategy. We tested the profitability of the Donchian system, the R.C. Allen system, and a variety of other systems to find the answer.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009: Investor or Trader: What's the Bottom Line?
Should we "Buy and hold" or "Sell losers quickly?" Should we hold for the long-term or hold only rising stocks? What differentiates most investors from most traders? How do disciplined investors and traders differ?
Wed, 11 Mar 2009: How to Become a Successful Investor
Expected performance of a stock depends on quality of the company, market evaluation of its stock, and macroeconomic environment. Also general market conditions and news are significant contributing factors in stocks performance. That is why, a good investing decision should be based on a multi-dimensional consideration of many criteria. Consequently, one of the optimal solutions is to use fundamental, technical, and timing analyses together.
Sat, 7 Mar 2009: Small Losses Are the Mark of a Disciplined Trader
The mark of an expert trader is that all his losses are small. Losses are not permitted to grow. Profits are allowed to grow to become larger profits. This results in enhanced profits, lower risk, and greater flexibility.
Mon, 2 Mar 2009: Stocks Trading - How to Earn More Money
Become a skillful investor and learn that you don't need huge investments because you will be equipped with adequate knowledge on how to trade wisely.
Sun, 1 Mar 2009: An Intermediate-Term High-Performance System
Keeping a portfolio fully invested most of the time in rising stocks is what produces high performance. Use the correct strength measurement to rank the stocks and keep invested in those that rank the highest.
Sun, 1 Mar 2009: Stock Options Trading - How It Works
Options trading offers a series of interesting and potentially profitable alternatives to regular stock trading. But before becoming involved in stock options trading it is very important to understand the basic concepts involved.
Sun, 1 Mar 2009: Global Investors' Bill Of Rights May Prevent Economic Deja Vu
The purpose of IBOR is to protect financial markets and to create self-sufficient investors who produce economic growth instead of government deficits. IBOR standards create transparent financial markets, regulate speculation, and protect retirement portfolios. Get involved.
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