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Stock Market Research

There is a very large amount of stock market research conducted by stock market analysts, traders and other participants in the stock market. There are two main types of stock market research: Fundamental Analysis and Technical Analysis. This article examines the differences between the two.

What Is Short Selling?

By trading both the long and short side of the market you can obtain much better consistency in your trading. When the market is generally bullish, your long trading system will perform well and when the market is generally bearish, your short trading system will perform well. The end result is consistent returns, regardless of market conditions.

Trading Market Extremes

If a company reports some type of great news, chances are pretty good that the morning will bring an open that is considerably higher than where the stock closed.

Stock Brokerage Firms

Stock brokers play a crucial role in trading of shares at exchanges. Not only can they themselves buy and sell shares on a day-to-day basis; they are also allowed to let others use their accounts for undertaking similar transactions. This facility provided by stock brokers is used by both sub-brokers and small investors. Web-based share trading has further helped multiply transaction volumes at exchanges, in turn pushing their capitalization to stratospheric levels. The growing depth in the stock markets has attracted more capital, helping maintain liquidity in the markets.

Chasing The High Flyer Of The Day – Don’t Do It!

I am not a big fan of chasing the “hottest” play of the day. Too many traders feel they have to be in the “big one”, the one that went to the moon, etc., etc. I never felt that way when I was trading and still don’t. If you look at recent history, we have seen some, if not all, of the biggest loses reported on those “hotties”.

SPX & Nasdaq Rising Wedges

Major support and resistance levels.

5 Tips for Investing in Penny Stocks

Investing in penny stocks provides traders with the opportunity to dramatically increase their profits, however, it also provides an equal opportunity to lose your trading capital quickly. These 5 tips will help you lower the risk of one of the riskiest investment vehicles.

Discover Best Trailing Stop Loss Secrets

A trailing stop loss is very similar to a stop loss, but where the one kept your losses small, the trailing stop loss will enable your profit growth.

What Is Indexing?

The daily trading of just one popular stock is often a significant percentage of the entire daily GDP in dollar terms. It’s huge and with more than half of our population investing in the market through 401K’s, or even your insurance company investing behind the scenes, you are indeed involved.

Buy Your Company’s Stock?

This is a good time to find out what is available at your company. ESPPs are usually available to all employees, unlike stock options that tend to be handed out to upper management. Handling options is another story entirely.