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reasons...sigh1 ask me loh..lazy to explain..let's wait and see...i have slowly collect but also slowly let go igb-ca and the rest of warrant. I am adopting exactly airasia-ce strategy whilst i have make truck loads of money for my standard. happy1 yeah1by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 260
- 20091124"Whatever money you may need for the next five years, please take it out of the stock market right now, this week. I do not believe that you should risk those assets in the stock market right now."
-- Jim Cramer, Oct. 6, 2008, S&P 500 at 1,056.89
Over one year ago and thanks in no small part to the statement above, I concluded that Jim Cramer was a menace to investors.
It only took a few months for the rest of the nation to catch on. Jon Stewart finally jumped on the bandwagon last March, exposing the man for what I think he...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 245
- 20091122Most traders would agree that you should not risk more than 2% of your trading capital on a single trade. The stock market is mostly random. No one else is going to tell you this, but this is the reality of trading stocks.
So no matter how good the chart looks, there is a chance that the stock will not go in your desired direction and you WILL lose money on the trade. How much money will you lose if this happens?
On the...by Guest - Comments: 3 - Views: 177
- 20091122The 2 for 1 money management strategy is a conservative way of trading, however, if you are new to trading stocks then this will help you to stay alive while on the learning curve. This money management strategy will help maximize your profits while minimizing your losses!
The basic premise of this strategy is take profits on half of your position once the stock moves equal to your original positions stop loss.by Guest - Comments: 1 - Views: 177
- 20091122There a several things that I know you MUST do before you begin a trading business:
· You must eliminate all of your personal debt.
· You must be well capitalized.
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- 20091119What is CAN SLIM®?
CAN SLIM® is a formula created by William J. O'Neil, who is the founder of the Investor's Business Daily and author of the book How to Make Money in Stocks - A Winning System in Good Times or Bad.
Each letter in CAN SLIM® stands for one of the seven chief characteristics that are commonly found in the greatest winning stocks. In his book, he cites many examples including:- Texas Instruments, whose price rose from $25 to $250 from January 1958 to May 1960
- Xerox, which went...
- Texas Instruments, whose price rose from $25 to $250 from January 1958 to May 1960
- 20091117There is an old saying on Wall Street that the market is driven by just two emotions: fear and greed.Although this is an oversimplication, it can often be true. Succumbing to these emotions can have a profound and detrimental effect on investors' portfolios and the stock market.
In the investing world, one often hears about the juxtaposition between value investing and growth investing, and although understanding these two strategies is fundamental to building a personal investment strategy, it is as important to understand the...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 259
- 20091117Sure, the economy sometimes hits a slump, whether because of a war or unforeseen natural disaster. Of course, these things are beyond an investor's control. But turbulence in the market can often be linked not to any perceivable event but rather to investor psychology. A fair amount of your portfolio losses can be traced back to your choices and the reasons for making them, rather than unseen forces of evil that we tend to blame when things go wrong. Here we look at some of the ways investors unwittingly inflict problems on the market.
Following...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 208
- 20091117The incessant intraday struggle between the bulls and the bears to wrest power away from each other drives market rallies and precipitates market declines. Regardless of the style of analysis or system employed by a trader, one primary aim of his or her trading endeavors is to understand the degree of control held by the bulls or bears at any given time, and to predict who should hold power in the near to distant future.
The Force of Emotion
One way to see the market is as a...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 198
- 20091117People often ask if technical analysis can be used as an effective substitute for fundamental analysis. Although there is no definitive answer whether technical analysis can be used as a whole substitution for fundamental analysis, there is little doubt that combining the strengths of both strategies can help investors better understand the markets and gauge the direction in which their investments might be headed. In this article, we'll look at the pros and cons of technical analysis and the factors that investors should consider when incorporating...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 210
- 20091117Back in 1999, Robert G. Hagstrom wrote a book about the legendary investor Warren Buffett, entitled "The Warren Buffett Portfolio". What's so great about the book, and what makes it different from the countless other books and articles written about the "Oracle of Omaha" is that it offers the reader valuable insight into how Buffett actually thinks about investments. In other words, the book delves into the psychological mindset that has made Buffett so fabulously wealthy. (For more on Warren Buffett and his current holdings, check outby Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 185
- 20091117If you want to emulate a classic value style, Warren Buffett is a great role model. Early in his career, Buffett said, "I'm 85% Benjamin Graham." Graham is the godfather of value investing, and introduced the idea of intrinsic value - the underlying fair value of a stock based on its future earnings power. But there are a few things worth noting about Buffett's interpretation of value investing that may surprise you. (For more on Warren Buffett and his current holdings, check out Coattail...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 552
- 20091117Baron Rothschild, an 18th century British nobleman and member of the Rothschild banking family, is credited with saying that "The time to buy is when there's blood in the streets."
He should know. Rothschild made a fortune buying in the panic that followed the Battle of Waterloo against Napoleon. But that's not the whole story. The original quote is believed to be "Buy when there's blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own."
This is contrarian investing at its heart - the strongly-held belief that the worse...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 419
- 20091117Contrarian investors will tell you that the biggest profits come from buying beaten down stocks that eventually turn around. But investing in companies that have seen their share price plummet can be tricky and full of risk; after all, a lot of companies that fall down never get back up.
Spotting a troubled company with the potential to right itself can indeed be profitable. Consider Hilton Hotels (HLT). In late 2001, terrorism fears had an adverse effect on the travel and hotel industries. Its stock value collapsed. But this proved to be a superb...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 170
- 20091117You've probably heard the terms spread or bid and ask before but you may not know what they mean or how they relate to the stock market. The bid-ask spread can affect the price at which a purchase or sale is made - and an investor's overall portfolio return. What this means is that if you want to dabble in the equities markets, you need to become familiar with this concept.
Supply and Demand
Investors must first understand the concept of supply and demand...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 319
- 20091117First off, understand that there is no universal system regarding trading commissions charged by brokerage firms. Some charge rather steep fees for each trade, while others charge very little, depending on the level of service they provide. A discount brokerage firm might charge as little as $10 for a common stock trade or even less, while a full-service broker might easily charge $100 or more per trade.
In these cases, the answer to this question actually has more to do with the amount of money you invest in each trade than it does with how often you trade. If, for example,...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 245
- 20091117All investors must reevaluate and refine their investing styles and strategies from time to time. As we gain investing experience and knowledge, our view of the market is likely to change and most likely broaden how we envision the extent of our investing capacity. Those who want to try to outperform the market - that is, realize returns greater than the market average - might consider an active trading strategy, even if only for a portion of their portfolio. Here we explain what active trading is, how active...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 247
- 20091117Investors cannot control the cycles of the economy, but they can adjust their investing practices with its ebbs and flows. Adjusting to economic transitions requires an understanding of how industries are characterized by their relationship to the economy. It's important for you to know the fundamental difference between cyclical and non-cyclical companies so that you can distinguish between sectors that are affected by economic changes and those that are more immune. Here we look at the industries that reside within these categories, and...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 284
- 20091116A warrant, like an option, gives the holder the right but not the obligation to buy an underlying security at a certain price, quantity and future time. However, unlike an option, an instrument of the stock exchange, a warrant is issued by a company. The security represented in the warrant (usually share equity) is delivered by the issuing company instead of an investor holding the shares.
Companies will often include warrants as part of a new-issue offering to entice investors into buying the new security. A warrant can also increase a shareholder's confidence in a stock, if the underlying...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 202
- 20091116There was a time not too long ago when technical indicators worked just like they were supposed to. Momentum divergences foretold trend changes. Volume kept pace with rallies as they rumbled on. Breakouts from patterns either resulted in immediate rallies for us to buy or, in the worst-case scenario, they failed right away for a quick stop out and a small loss.
In January and early February of 2007, the stock market sported every divergence in the book but kept chugging higher. Pattern breakouts occasionally failed, shaking many traders out before the stock took off.
However,...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 130
- 20091116Most of us have wondered, at some point, whether a decline in the price of a stock we're holding is long term or a mere market hiccup. Some of us have sold our stock in such a situation, only to see it rise to new highs just days later. This is a frustrating and all too common scenario, but it can be avoided if you know how to identify and trade retracements properly.
What Are Retracements?
Retracements are temporary price reversals that take place within a larger trend. The key here is that these price reversals are temporary, and do not indicate a change...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 221
- 20091115Many traders who use technical analysis often hear phrases that suggest a "broken support level will become a future area of resistance" or that a "previous level of resistance will become a support". For beginner traders phrases like this sound like they're spoken in another language, and even many experienced traders never fully understand or appreciate this intriguing role reversal. This article will attempt to shed light on the importance of support and resistance and illustrate why traders should take note when they reverse roles.
Support and Resistance...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 165
- 20091115You'd be hard-pressed to find a trader who has never heard of John Bollinger and his namesake bands. Most charting programs include Bollinger Bands - of all technical indicators - but although these bands are some of the most useful if applied properly, they are also among the least understood. One good way to get a handle on how the bands function is to read the book "Bollinger on Bollinger Bands", in which Bollinger himself explains the whys and wherefores of using the bands.
According to Bollinger, there's one pattern that raises more questions than any other aspect of Bollinger...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 474
- 20091115Breakout trading is used by active investors to take a position within a trend's early stages. Generally speaking, this strategy can be the starting point for major price moves, expansions in volatility and, when managed properly, can offer limited downside risk. Throughout this article, we'll walk you through the anatomy of this trade from start to finish and offer a few ideas to better manage this trading style.
What Is a Breakout?
A breakout is a stock price that moves outside a defined support or resistance level with increased volume. A breakout trader enters...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 193
- 20091115Many say that charting is nothing more than predicting the direction of a price between significant support and resistance levels. We know that a support level is a price level which a stock has had difficulty falling below. This is where a lot of buyers tend to enter the stock. Similarly, we know that resistance is a price level above which a stock has difficulty climbing. This is where a lot of buyers take profits and shorts enter. Typically, a stock's price will range between these levels until it breaks out or breaks down. Hundreds of different methods can be used to locate these areas of support...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 549
- 20091115When technical tools are used judiciously, their value cannot be overstated. And every time you apply a tool of technical analysis, you are calculating a consensus of bullishness or bearishness among all market participants.
For example, the moving average convergence-divergence (MACD) is simply a tool that measures shifts in consensus from bullishness to bearishness, and vice versa. Extending the basic MACD to a deeper level, we find the MACD-histogram, which is actually a tool for determining the difference between long-term and short-term consensus of value. The measure tracks the...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 154
- 20091115The concepts of support and resistance are undoubtedly two of the most highly discussed attributes of technical analysis and they are often regarded as a subject that is complex by those who are just learning to trade. This article will attempt to clarify the complexity surrounding these concepts by focusing on the basics of what traders need to know. You'll learn that these terms are used by traders to refer to price levels on charts that tend to act as barriers from preventing the price of an asset from getting pushed in a certain direction.
At first the explanation and idea behind...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 180
- 20091115Typically we can assume that only a handful of winning positions are going to generate the majority of your profits. There are certain lucrative trades that are naturally going to be home runs, and these are the ones that you want to be sure to ride for as long as possible. At the same time you want to ensure an appropriate level of discipline in your decision making, preventing you from lingering unnecessarily in a losing position. To ensure the very best exit strategy, you can manage your trailing stops point by point according to the level of technical support garnered by your position. (See...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 124
- 20091115Momentum is perhaps the simplest and easiest oscillator to understand and use. Momentum is the measurement of the speed or velocity of price changes. In "Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets", John J. Murphy explains:
"Market momentum is measured by continually taking price differences for a fixed time interval. To construct a 10-day momentum line, simply subtract the closing price 10 days ago from the last closing price. This positive or negative value is then plotted around a zero line. The formula for momentum is:by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 182
- 20091115Because trends are composed of a series of price swings, momentum plays a key role is assessing trend strength. As such, it is important to know when a trend is slowing down. Less momentum does not always lead to a reversal, but it does signal that something is changing, and that the trend may consolidate or reverse.
Price momentum refers to the direction and magnitude of price. Comparing price swings helps traders gain insight into price momentum. Here, we'll take a look at how to evaluate price momentum and show you what divergence in momentum can tell you about the direction of a...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 293
- 20091115Oscillators tend to be somewhat misunderstood in the trading industry, despite their close association with the all-important concept of momentum. At its most fundamental level, momentum is actually a means of assessing the relative levels of greed or fear in the market at a given point in time. Markets ebb and flow, surge and retreat - the speed of such movement is measured by oscillators.
Oscillators are most useful and issue their most valid trading signals when their readings diverge from prices. A bullish divergence occurs when prices fall to a new low while an oscillator fails...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 437
- 20091115Every book dealing with the subject of technical analysis devotes at least a couple of chapters discussing both momentum and relative strength index (RSI).
For those of you not familiar with price momentum and the relative strength index, you need to know that J. Welles Wilder first wrote about the subject in the classic "New Concepts In Trading Systems".
To understand how these two indicators can be used together, we must first for a moment review each of them. Momentum is the measurement of the speed or velocity of price changes. In "Technical Analysis of the Financial...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 170
- 20091115One of the great advantages of trading currencies is that the forex market is open 24 hours a day (from 5pm EST on Sunday until 4pm EST Friday). Economic data tends to be one of the most important catalysts for short-term movements in any market, but this is particularly true in the currency market, which responds not only to U.S. economic news, but also to news from around the world. With at least eight major currencies available for trading at most currency brokers and more than 17 derivatives of them, there is always some piece of economic data slated for release that traders can use to inform...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 177
- 20091115On paper, momentum investing seems less like an investing strategy and more like a knee-jerk reaction to market information. The idea of selling losers and buying winners is seductive, but it flies in the face of the tried and true Wall Street adage, "buy low, sell high." In this article, we'll look at momentum investing and try to test its validity as an investing strategy.
The Father of Momentum Investing
Though not the first momentum investor, Richard Driehaus took the practice and made it the strategy he used to run his funds. His philosophy was that more money...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 158
- 20091115How many times have you decided to invest in an industry and then spent the time, both fundamentally and technically, to research the industry's leading companies only to get cold feet when the time came to put in your buy order? The momentum strategy has been known to work well to overcome this obstacle.
Strategy Examples
The momentum strategy has a number of examples from which to choose; the novice trader is wise to study as many of these examples as possible to develop a sound footing for future buying programs. Here are a few examples:by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 108
- 20091115In momentum trading, traders focus on stocks that are moving significantly in one direction on high volume. Momentum traders may hold their positions for a few minutes, a couple of hours or even the entire length of the trading day, depending on how quickly the stock moves and when it changes direction.
Reviewing Different Types of Traders
Before we focus on momentum trading, let's review all the major styles of equity trading:- Scalping - The scalper is an individual who makes dozens or hundreds...
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- 20091115To engage in momentum trading, you must have the mental focus to remain steadfast when things are going your way and to wait when targets are yet to be reached. Momentum trading requires a massive display of discipline, a rare personality attribute that makes short-term momentum trading one of the more difficult means of making a profit. Let's look at a few techniques that can aid in establishing a personal system for success in momentum trading.
Techniques for Entry
The impulse system, a system designed by Dr. Alexander Elder for identifying appropriate entry points...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 189
- 20091115Monday October 19,1987, is known as Black Monday. On that day, stockbrokers in New York, London, Hong Kong, Berlin, Tokyo and just about any other city with an exchange stared at the figures running across their displays with a growing sense of dread. A financial strut had buckled and the strain brought world markets tumbling down.
In the United States, sell orders piled upon sell orders as the Dow shed value of nearly 22%. There had been talk of the U.S. entering a bear cycle, but the markets gave very little warning to the then-new Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Greenspan...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 137
- 20091115There tends to be a lot of talk about "investor capitulation" when stocks continue to tank. But what is meant by capitulation in Wall Street terms and what does it mean for future stock trends? This article will discuss both.
Capitulation is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as the following:ca·pit·u·la·tion (n)
1. The act of surrendering or giving up. Surrender.
2. A document containing the terms of surrender.
In Wall Street the term refers to the time when investors (all of them) sell...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 197
- 20091115When fiascos like the Enron bankruptcy, auditing scandals and analysts' conflict of interest occur, investor confidence can be at an all-time low. Many investors are wonder whether or not investing in stocks is worth all the hassle. At the same time, however, it's important to keep a realistic view of the stock market. Regardless of the real problems, common myths about the stock market often arise. Here we go over these myths in order to bust them.
1) Investing in stocks is just like gambling.
This reasoning causes many people to shy away from the stock market....by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 156
- 20091115It can be said that to trade effectively, one has to understand that markets are filled with an extremely large number of market participants, along with their hopes, fears and thoughts - both rational and irrational. As traders, we are ultimately trading people and not stocks. It is people and their thoughts and expectations that push a stock to support and resistance. Fundamentals don't move stocks in the near term, it is people's expectations that do. A stock can have a 3% move in a day without any change in the underlying fundamentals. Money, and the thought of making or losing it, has a way...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 106
- 20091115One of the most confusing aspects of the trading profession is there is no single definition of "trader". Traders come in many different shapes and sizes, colors and varieties.
Traders generally focus on a specific class of security, mostly common stocks, but they may also trade equity options, commodity futures, financial futures, futures options, bonds, foreign markets, and so forth. The security of choice also dictates the specific market(s) on which they trade: NYSE or Nasdaq, Chicago Board Options Exchange,...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 128
- 20091115Day trading is defined as the buying and selling of a security within a single trading day. This can occur in any marketplace but is most common in the foreign-exchange (forex) market and stock market. Typically, day traders are well educated and well funded. They utilize high amounts of leverage and short-term trading strategies to capitalize on small price movements in highly liquid stocks or currencies. Day traders serve two critical functions in the marketplace - they keep the markets running efficiently via arbitrage and they...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 111
- 20091115When people use the term "day trading", they mean the act of buying and selling a stock within the same day. Day traders seek to make profits by leveraging large amounts of capital to take advantage of small price movements in highly liquid stocks or indexes. Here we look at some common day trading strategies that can be used by retail traders.
Entry Strategies
Certain stocks are ideal candidates for day trading. A typical day trader looks for two things in a stock: liquidity and volatility. Liquidity...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 166
- 20091115The first rule of investing is buy low and sell high. After all, that's the only way you can actually make any money in the market. Nearly all investors would agree with that idea. But there's another group of market participants that are trying to do the exact same thing - they're just trying to do it in a different time frame and with a different methodology. They're called traders. Generally speaking, investors tend to scoff at traders. However, wise investors may want to take a closer look at some things that traders do well. In this article, we'll give you a rundown...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 92
- 20091115Trading is often viewed as a high barrier-to-entry field, but this is simply not the case in today's market. Now, anyone with ambition and patience can trade, and do it for a living, even with little to no money. Sound fantastic? It is, and there are so many options available to people with the desire to put in the time to learn.
The New Era of Trading
Changes in technology and increasing volumes on the exchanges have brought about a number of very low barriers-to-entry trading-careers. In some cases no personal capital is required,...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 124
- 20091115Market timing attempts to predict the direction of future market movements in order to buy low and sell high. It is a strategy that most professional investors rely on and most other investors hope to replicate. Interestingly, it's also a strategy that has negative connotations for many investors. Have you ever wondered whether you could make money as a day trader? Read on as we cover the controversy behind this strategy.
The Controversy
At the academic level, the very concept of market timing is called into question by those who believe...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 125
- 20091115Double tops and double bottoms are some of the most common price reversal patterns in the currency market. The familiar M- or W-shaped patterns appear regularly on anything from 15-minute charts to weekly studies. Here we look at how you can identify these patterns and use them to make reasoned, profitable trades in forex.
Identifying Double Tops
In the interest of clarity, we'll focus on double tops, but be aware that the rules are simply reversed for double bottoms. The basic double top price pattern...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 128
- 20091115Short-term trading can be very lucrative, but also risky. It can last for as little as a few minutes to as long as several days. To succeed at this strategy, traders must understand the risks and the rewards of each trade. They must not only know how to spot good short-term opportunities, but also must be able to protect themselves from unforeseen events. In this article, we'll examine the basics of spotting good short-term trades and show you how to profit from them.
The Fundamentals of Short-Term Trading
Several basic concepts must be understood and mastered for...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 235
- 20091115With the strong trends exhibited by stocks, swing trading has become increasingly popular amongst traders. In fact, the swing chart is the most common technique used to identify trends. Here we look at how to draw swing charts, and, more importantly, how to use them to profit.
Why Use Swing Charts?
Swing charts are extremely useful tools for technical analysis, and here are some reasons why this technique is so popular:
• Swing charts show nothing but trends, greatly...by Guest - Comments: 0 - Views: 170
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