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Best Investment You'll Ever Make - And It Costs You Nothing
When you write for an investing site, you see them all the time. You hear from the subscribers who are looking for that one stock pick they can invest their $500 in that is going to make them rich. Or ones who say they have a foolproof investing system, only to find that their method only works when the market is bullish.Read more…Bullish Intermediate-Term Indicators
The price chart below shows daily SPX (green line and right scale), daily NYSE Summation Index (NYSI; red line and left scale), and the NYSE Oscillator (NYMO) 50-day MA (blue line). Normally, when both NYSI and the NYMO 50-day MA rise, SPX also rises. Moreover, both NYSI and the NYMO 50-day MA fell to low enough levels recently to create an SPX intermediate-term bottom.Read more…How Do You Maximise Your Profits in Any Trade?
In trading the stock market, no-one has a crystal ball. The price of stocks can go down, as well as up. What is needed is an exit strategy that will enable you to survive the bad stocks, and make a good profit on the good stocks.Read more…The Fascination in the Stock Market
The stock market has fascinated people all through the years. Many have made fortunes, others have lost them investing and trading on the stock market. But what constitutes the stock market and how does it work?Read more…Why You Should Buy No-Load Funds!
Load is defined as the fee or the commission that an investor pays to a mutual fund at the time of purchasing or redeeming the shares of the mutual fund.If the commission is charged when the investor buys the shares, it is known as a front-end load. On the other hand if the commission is charged when the investors redeems his shares, it is known as a back-end load.Read more…The Butterfly Spread
The butterfly spread is a conservative strategy with both limited profit potential and limited risk. It is actually a combination of a bull spread and a bear spread. It can be constructed using all calls, all puts, or a combination of each.Read more…Variations of the Butterfly Spread
The Iron Butterfly spread, as the name implies, is a variation of the butterfly spread. The "iron" terminology part of all spread strategies means to widen the range of the protective strangle purchased.By purchasing the protective "wings" of the spread further out-of-the-money, the overall net credit received for selling the spread (that is to say, the potential profit) is increased, although with correspondingly increased risk of the overall position.Read more…Diagonal Spreads
A diagonal spread involves different strike prices and different expiration dates in which the options held long have a later maturity than the options held short.It is a conservative strategy with limited risk and considerable profit potential.If the spread is put on for a debit, that is the maximum risk and the possibility exists for writing options more than once against the same long leg.Read more…Market Sentiment Remains Weak
Markets are trading with little sense of direction at this time as we wait for the second quarter earnings that will begin with General Electric (GE) next Friday.After showing some recent improvement in market breadth, the bias remains neutral. Trading volume continues to be lackluster due to the summer and apprehension to take new positions.Read more…When to Sell
When to sell? There is no hard and fast rule, except one: Sell long positions immediately if the reasons for purchase prove themselves to be wrong by declining in price.Good "buyers", that is to say, those who know how to recognize real bargains, are often weak "sellers" because they tend to sell too early or hold on too long.Read more…Smart Tax Strategy for Investors
Although tax strategy considerations should not be the dominant factor in the investment decision making process, neither should they be ignored.Every investment decision has tax consequences so why not make the most of them? After all, we don't make the rules, but we do have to play by them.Read more…Learn to Trade
The only way to learn to trade is by doing. Imaginary "paper trading" won't cut it.There is nothing like having real money on the line to test ones' psychological reactions to fear and greed.Read more…Penny Stock Research Guide
Penny stocks also referred to as small caps, micro caps and nano caps are low-priced issues, often highly speculative and selling less than $1 a share. Initially penny stocks were mostly a matter of derision but gradually over the years some of them have developed into investment caliber issues. “Penny stock is a high-risk stock that has a short or erratic history of revenues and earnings.Read more…Stock Markets Crash of 2006
A Mid-May meltdown in emerging markets and commodities has pressed the panic button of fund managers globally. In the past month mayhem nearly 2 trillion of wealth has been wiped out. What markets had gained in last 6 months is wiped out in one month and this knee jerk reaction is attributed to hike of interest rates by Federal Reserve to control inflation.Read more…The Good & The Bad of Online Stock Trading
In order to get consistently positive results from the online stock trading system, you have to have a system of your own. You wont consistently pull positive returns from online stocks if you follow a rag tag system. To help with your investing, here are a couple methods that will give you some direction as to where to start with your online stock trading system.Read more…Potential SPX Overshoot
The most recent article "Lower Volume Trading Range" showed SPX held the cyclical bull market low, intermediate-term technical indicators may have bottomed, and an SPX 1,246 to 1,290 range may take place in July. However, the possibility of a rise above 1,290 should be taken into account.The two charts below show daily SPX (right scales and candlesticks) and daily NYSE Oscillator (NYMO; left scales and green lines) in 2004 and currently with SPX 50 and 200-day MAs.Read more…SPX: Lower Volume Trading Range
The monthly chart below shows SPX managed to close the month above the middle Bollinger Band, maintained the bullish MACD, and held Money Flow steady. So, the cyclical bull market remains intact. Also, intermediate-term technical indicators, e.Read more…Stock Market Quotes 1
“ Most investors don’t even stop to consider how much business a company does. All they look at are earnings per share and net assets per share.” -Kenneth L Fisher, stock market guru.Read more…Trading Vehicles
The best Trading Vehicles have two characteristics that are paramount: Price and Liquidity.If you're trading stocks, look for good liquid trading markets that are tight and fluid.Bid and Ask quotes are narrow and close to the last trade.Read more…Are Hedge Funds Heading Into the Perfect Storm
You are going to be seeing and reading a lot more about hedge funds in the coming weeks and months. Two loosely related disturbed fronts are moving towards each other that may yet converge into the perfect storm.The S&P 500 Index, the proxy for the US stock market, is up only 1.97 percent for the year, and down 1.7 percent for the quarter.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Stocks Mutual Funds category
- Using Technical Analysis To Manage Risk And Maintain Top Quartile Performance - By: Dwayne Strocen
To manage an effective risk management solution requires more than the calculation of VaR. Ultimately a successful risk management program requires the execution of an effective hedge. Technical analysis is a vital element of this strategy. - To Sell a Stock or Hold--When Is it Time? - By: Dr. Winton Felt
Should you use the strategy of the long-term buy-and-hold investor or the short-term sell tactics of the trader in order to lock in small gains? Let us look at a few alternatives and possibly a strategy. - The Probability of a Stop Loss Being Triggered - By: Dr. Winton Felt
Sometimes there are no obvious regions of price support that can be used as a reference for placing a stop loss. However, by using a volatility-based stop loss, you can set your stop so that it is statistically improbable that it will be triggered by a stock's normal fluctuation within a given holding period. This can give a stock enough "wiggle room" to continue its climb without a high risk of a premature sale because of a non-significant lurch of the stock. - Trading Veteran Reveals Must Have Hints and Tips on Trading that Every Trader Should Know - By: Philip Birchley
Your trading system is a set of rules that you have built up that should be met before you enter a trade. The more ways that a trade is confirmed- the better and the more money you're likely to make.You might wait for a certain pattern to emerge on the charts that indicates that you should trade- so you might find a buy signal for example. - Should You Step into Foot Locker? - By: Dennis Biray
With the NBA and other sport seasons flaring up this autumn, you may be wondering if now is the perfect opportunity to purchase shares of Foot Locker (FL), especially since they will be releasing earnings shortly (November 19, 2006). While such may be said as a good deduction, there are other, more profound reasons and answers to this question which, may, unfortunately, delay or even abort your decision to carry on your purchasing intentions. While all the economic and fundamental analysis may signal a strong run for this company, the technical analysis side of these indicators weighs much more heavily in a stock like Foot Locker. - 7 Stock Market Tips You Can't Live Without - By: Joseph Harris
Every day there are a dozen new HOT stock market tips that guarantee your financial success. Every day there are hundreds if not thousands of people that jump on the bandwagon, and every day, each of those people are disappointed.When it comes to popular stock market tips, there is no golden ticket to striking it rich. - The Basics of Investing in Stocks and Shares - By: Joseph Kenny
Stocks can be considered a tool for building wealth, as they are a part of almost every investment portfolio. They represent the ownership of a company and are bought in the form of shares. Shares refer to the stock of a particular company. - The Beauty of Stocks - By: Y. Ng
Stock markets are wonderful. Stocks markets are nightmares. Should we love them or hate them? - Ideas on Telecommunications Stocks - Still a Good Investment? - By: Y. Ng
Having been a finance person in the telecommunications industry for seven years, I would like to share my thoughts on this very dynamic industry. Are they a good buy now? If not, when, if at all? - Stock Investing: Why the Individual Often Has an Advantage Over the "Pros" - By: David Van Knapp
Famed investor Peter Lynch said, “...the amateur investor has numerous built-in advantages that, if exploited, should result in his or her outperforming the experts, and also the market in general.”Many people believe that an individual cannot beat the market.