Posts Tagged ‘Stock Market’
Stock Portfolio Diversification
When it comes to investing in stocks, one of the ways to reduce risk is through a diversified stock portfolio. Diversification is essentially a method of stock investing wherein investments are allocated in various sectors, industries and stock categories. Through diversification, a stock investor may be able to reduce the risk against possible losses on a certain sector or industry and also maximize returns. Altho
Looking Out For Stocks With Value Traps
Investors usually try to find stocks that they may be able to buy at low value and with the promise of selling high in the future. After all, that is the basic principle of success in the stock market. But hunting for stocks with values lower than their expected worth is not always that easy. There are also those so-called value traps that investors may have to consider as well. Here are just some of them:
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Market Opening Indicators
Trying to get early data on how a market reacts or responds to certain indicators is important for traders and investors. It might help gauge what the the market may be heading. Getting it as early as possible may help traders and investors decide well on what their next move will be. What can be earlier than analyzing market action during its opening?
A market opening can help provide the trader with the informati
Possible Consequences Of A US Debt Default
The US came disastrously close to a debt default if it were not for the US Congress agreeing to increase the country’s debt ceiling of $14.3 trillion. But even then, the country may not yet be out of trouble. But for the meantime, increasing the debt ceiling may have averted what could have been a very painful blow to an already struggling US economy that has not yet risen from the beating it took several yea
Misconceptions About The Stock Market
Investing in the stock market has become more popular as the doors are being opened to small scale investors, largely as a result of trading on the market being accessible online. But still, there are many investors who dabble into the stock market and yet believe in many of the misconceptions surrounding the said market in general. Here are just some of them.
The stock market is reserved for big players.
This mis
Understanding The Traders’ Index or TRIN
Traders usually make use of charts and other data in order to determine the current market movement and to predict its possible direction in the future. This will help traders in making trading and financial decisions based on the data and indicators provided, reducing some of the risks in the process. When it comes to price reversals in the market, one of the indicators being looked into is the Traders’ Inde
Understanding The Averaging Down Strategy
When it comes to trading and investing, different strategies are employed to get some amount of success. Different strategies may work or they may not depending on certain situations concerning the market. One of the more intriguing of strategies that some traders and investors use is the averaging down strategy.
How Averaging Down Works
Averaging down is quite simple to understand, actually. But it is how and when
Importance Of Timing In Trading
Successful trading may be basically characterized by timing. The way a trader is able to time buying or selling stocks or securities may determine whether he or she gains or loses. A trader who buys a stock as a low and then sells it just as it reaches a high and before settling to new lows is said to have great timing. Such an instance can mean huge profits for the experienced trader.
Difficult To Master
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Value Investing Basics
There are many different strategies being employed by many people when it comes to trading and investing. In the stock market, investors employ many different means in order to pick stocks that offer some potential gains in the future, or even in the immediate present. One of those strategies that some may employ is value investing.
What is it?
Value investing is a common stock picking strategy that may probably ha
Common Market Anomalies
The stock market is generally known as an unpredictable market. Even the most experienced analysts can also get it wrong in making market predictions. Traders and investors both try to squeeze out even the smallest percentage of gains they can. One other unique occurrence in stock markets is the presence of common market anomalies.
Market anomalies are certain occurrences that seem to confound the stock market pla