How often you have felt tired of going to your place of work almost daily, rain or sunshine? Invest in stocks and you could be in a position to sit back at your home with your kids and earn more than your business! Further, imagine the money automatically coming into your bank account as often as you wished! This is neither is hypothetical situation nor a pipe dream. Millions of people across the world are making money sitting at their homes, playing with their kids or vacationing on a cruise. This is a very practical scenario.
You can become an owner of a huge transcontinental company just by investing a few dollars. You can also leave it if you are not satisfied with its performance and buy the stock of some other company. You can make as much money as you wish by trading in stocks.
A stock is a fabulous financial instrument. It is one of the greatest tools ever invented to build the wealth of your dreams. Stock trading provides you the financial freedom that you can never imagine.
If you want to grow rich without the hassles that are an inevitable part of any business, you must start trading in stocks. Trading in stocks was considered a game of gambling only a few decades ago. To some extant, perhaps, it was. But it is no more a gamble now. It is not a game of blind man′s buff or hit and trial. It is almost a logical and scientific way of earning money. It is based on intelligent research, analysis and simple mathematical calculations. What was once considered only a domain of the filthy rich has become a vehicle for a common man to become a millionaire with patience and perseverance. Building wealth was never so easy.
When you launch your journey to economic freedom by trading in stocks, you must have a thorough understanding of stocks and how they trade on the stock market. Although trading technology has advanced with the growth of stock market, most of the stock traders still do not fully understand how to trade stocks. They glean their knowledge from the casual conversation among the chatting groups where most of the people themselves do not know what they are talking about.
There are two ways the stock trading is talked about in the discussion groups around the street corners. One is that Jack has made a fortune by trading in such and such stock because he knows the tricks and tips of the trade. The second comment may touch the other extreme: Bill has lost his shirt in stock market trading in a matter of days. Most of this misinformation stems from the urge to sensationalize the things. There is no doubt that stock trading is risky and can make and mar the fortunes, there are ways to make money and protect you against risks. This can be done through education about the stock market.
The stock education builds the foundation for taking the informed personal decisions. You do not have to depend upon the tricks and tips that float around the stock market all the time. Here is some basic information:
The best way to acquire knowledge in trading is to open an account with a brokerage firm. But before you do that it would be advisable to log on to Internet and do a comparison-shopping for the best brokerage firm. Check the website of each broker that you come across. Settle for the firm that charges minimum brokerage and offers maximum trading facilities.
The website of a good brokerage firm provides many options for novices to trade with minimum risks of losses. You can earn while you learn and grow gradually. The website should provide you all the education required to make you a successful professional stock trader
Browse through the website of the brokerage firm that appeals to you. Contact their customer support service and ask questions about why they should be preferred over their competitors.
Stock trading technology has made tremendous advances. Good stock brokerage firms offer cutting edge technologies for trading and research through charts, real time quotes, news flashes, streaming quotes and much more. They allow you to work at your own pace and budget.
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It may not be the NBA Finals, but as Dallas Mavericks billionaire owner Mark Cuban once quipped, “If you don’t follow the stock market, you are missing some amazing drama.”
As the stock market continues to reach record highs this year, a majority of Americans feel confident about their portfolios and their equity investments. According to a March poll by business channel CNBC, 60 percent of Americans feel confident that their stocks will trade higher this year, even after the survey was completed during a downturn in the market.
The market has seen an extraordinary run since last summer, going from the 10,000s to the high-13,000. Americans are becoming more secure with their financial aptitude nowadays, and realize that regular stock investing over time can result in tremendous returns.
The stock market isn’t without its defects, but a practical, easy-to-understand advice follows the logic that stocks have historically outperformed all other investments, averaging a 10 percent gain in the S&P 500 since 1926.
It’s no real secret that a diversified portfolio over the long run is part of a smart financial strategy. But there are rules to investing, and I believe the new book “How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I′m Not.” offers up some common-sense solutions for everyone who wants to invest in stocks and mutual funds.
Trying to outwit the experts is fruitless. People [who go to Vegas] always tell you about the time they went and won, but they never tell them about the other eight trips where they lost. If you’re a hobbyist picking stocks part time thinking you’re going to outsmart Wall Street, you’re out of your mind.
Robert Shemin, JD, MBA, and Wall Street Journal bestseller, who was once considered the “least likely to succeed,” is a multi-millionaire who speaks to hundreds of thousands yearly, regularly sharing the podium with such financial luminaries as Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, David Bach, Suze Orman and Tony Robbins. Shemin has worked with high-net-worth individuals for Goldman Sachs, helped create four companies, and been involved in over l,000 real-estate transactions. Find out more about Robert at http://www.claimmybonus.com
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January 16th, 2008 by admin
This article deals with establishing rules that will provide a disciplined approach to successful stock trading.
Before we start playing the “game” of stock trading, we need to establish some game rules. Without a strict set of rules to follow, we will let our emotions guide us and, especially where money is involved, that will virtually guarantee failure.
Although we may want to occasionally short stocks (sell a stock we do not own, for which we receive immediate cash, in the hopes of buying it back later at a cheaper price, thus pocketing the difference between the sales price and the eventual purchase price), here we will only be concerned with buying stocks in the hopes that the price will rise and we can sell them later for a profit.
Rule 1: only buy stocks (go “long”), not sell stock you do not own (go “short”).
Next we must determine how much money to put at risk, our initial account balance. It needs to be large enough to suffer some (even large) initial losses and not get wiped out. Too many traders have the right strategy, but lose everything before they even get started because they are underfunded. Had they started with enough cash, they could have survived the down draft and eventually made their fortune. Frankly, if you have less than $25,000 to invest, put it in four or five mutual funds or sector ETFs (exchange-traded funds). ETFs can be bought like any other stock, but they are a basket of stocks for a given industry sector and protect you from any one stock going under. Trading individual stocks is very risky in small accounts.
Rule 2: have a starting trading account of at least $25,000.
Stock trading can be a risky business (and it is a business, not a hobby, which is why our business needs operating rules). We should only trade money we are able to lose and not have it change our lifestyle or our relationships with our family and friends.
Rule 3: only trade money you can afford to lose.
Money management is critical, so we will never take an initial trading position with more than 5% of our trading cash. If the trade proves to be successful, we can double up on our position one time. By limiting the amount of cash we put into any one trade, we avoid the possibility of getting wiped out if one stock goes bad.
Rule 4: never put more than 5% of your trading cash into an initial stock position and never double your position more than one time.
We should only buy stocks that are in an up trend or reversing from a down trend to an up trend. We do not want to “catch a falling knife.” Stocks can go much lower (and higher) than we ever think possible, so we need a clear indication of direction (or a pretty sure sign of a reversal) before we make a buy.
Rule 5: only buy stocks that are in an up trend.
In “Profitable Stock Trading - 5 More Rules To Trade By″ we will discuss the final five rules that will help propel us to stock market trading success. Stay tuned!
Erv Mrotek is a retired Information Technology consultant. Part-time stock trading allowed him to retire at age 57. Mr. Mrotek has successfully traded stocks, stock options, commodities and futures. He lives in the northern Arizona mountains where he still passionately trades stocks and runs the Stock Trading Techniques blog, which is dedicated to educating investors how to be profitable stock traders. The blog may be viewed at http://www.stocktradingtechniques.com/
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January 15th, 2008 by admin
I’ve always been skeptical of “stock trading systems″. While I believe that the markets can leave footsteps, and they can leave tips on the direction of the market, there was no way that any stock trading system could generate results consistently. I came across Market Club, and decided to check out one of their videos.
The first thing that struck me was that the quality of the videos. They didnt look like many of the other smooth videos I have seen. What I mean is, so many of these free videos are created by marketers. They talk about all the right things, they show you all the right charts, they show you everything that you want to hear. The first video I watched gave me the feel that it was a friend who was blown away by the results, and wanted to share them with me.
Sure enough, the video showed me a really easy method of buying and selling stocks. Trade the triangles is the methodology they use to determine the trend of the market. First, they determine the trend based on the monthly chart. A green arrow gives the thumbs up that the trend is up, while a red arrow notes that the trend is down. This also indicates where you should jump in either long or short. Then they switch to a weekly chart. This indicates when to get out, and when to get back in.
Unlike other videos, they actually showed a trade that didnt work out initially. That alone suggested to me that they are being honest. Bonus points there.
They showed how they traded Amazon (AMZN). Based on the monthly chart, they went long at $38.59 in November 2006. Using the weekly to indicate when to get out, a red triangle was noted on December 4/06 at $39.09 for a $0.50 gain. They reentered the trade on February 1/2007 at $39.00. A red triangle appeared on the weekly at $37.71 on March 5th, 2007 for a loss of $1.29. What surprised me is that every stock trading video I have ever watched, always shows winning trades. MarketClub was not afraid to show that some trades will result in losses.
However, on March 29, 2007, that was all about to change. A buy signal was given at $39.80 on the weekly chart. The next sell triangle? June 26 at $67.65. A $27.85 profit. Huge! As long as the monthly was showing a green triangle, they were in the trade, racking up the wins.
Seems too simple doesn′t it.
I checked out every one of the videos they have on their site, many of which provided great opportunities to learn about the markets. Adam Hewison′s comments about oil were bang on what I have been saying for awhile.
So I signed up just to see if this was true. Is it that simple.
As you are no doubt predicting, yes, I was impressed, and yes I made money. Lots of it actually.
The only downside to their methodology is that you′re in trades later than you might want to be (their sell signal recently on AAPL was about $30 from the 52 week high. Of course, if you were in AAPL when they said to first buy, you′re not complaining!). That said, how many times have you wished that you stayed in a trade a little longer and not shaken out at the first wave of selling pressure? MarketClub helps those like me who are tempted to sell at the first push of profit taking, only to watch it push up even higher.
The only downside is that the charting platform is java based, and is rather resource intensive. There is an automatic Fibonacci tool which is very handy, and its easy to move between the weekly and monthly charts.
The biggest benefit to this type of trading system is that you don′t have to watch the markets on a daily basis. I no longer am glued to my computer throughout the day worried about where my stocks are trading at.
They offer a 30 day trial at which time, you can cancel your membership, and get a full refund. I know that in my first MarketClub trade, I made more than the cost of membership. If you follow the “Trade the Triangle” system, I’m confident you wont be contacting them asking for a refund.
Do yourself a favor. Watch the stock market videos they offer, including the Trade Stocks In 90 Seconds, just to see how easy it is. 90 second can make a huge difference in your trading results.
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January 12th, 2008 by admin
The average person who begins trading in the share market often has little idea or knowledge as to what is required to become a profitable successful share trader. Due to this lack of knowledge they have unreal expectations of how much money can be made or lost depending which way the share market is currently heading.
Invariably they join in when the share market is in the middle of a bull run. (A Rising market.) They are spurred on by the media hype of rising share prices, the rumours of takeovers and rising company profits.
They experience early success and knowing no better assume that money is easily made. They are not prepared for the sudden downturn in the share market which inevitably happens. Only to see their profits suddenly evaporate and become large losses. Some become disillusioned and leave the share market never to return. While others hang on hoping for a return to the good times to return which sometimes can take moths and in some cases years.
The disciplined share trader realises that losses are perennial and are part and parcel of the behaviour of the stock market and have learnt, sometimes by bitter experience, to take the necessary steps to keep their losses to an acceptable level.
One of the first disciplines they have learned is patience. Because they have experienced first hand that impatience invariably loses them money, either in paying too much for a stock or a loss in profit because they sold too early.
They have learnt the difference between being a “day trader” and other types of investors. They have found which sort of time factor suits their own personal trading pattern whether it is short or medium trading or when it is necessary to take a longer time frame. The patient trader realises that “Time” can be his friend or his worst enemy depending on the type of trade they have decided upon.
The second discipline is the setting up of a “Trading Plan” then once it is completed they stick to it religiously. The factors involved in their trading plan comprise of knowing in advance the amount they have to invest, the time frame involved and the amount they are prepared to lose if things do not go accordingly to plan.
They always employ stop losses (conditional orders) to either lock in their profits and to minimise any losses that might occur.
The percentage profit they expect to make is also worked out prior to the purchase of the stock.
They have already established a preset criterion of guidelines which their future prospect must pass before they will invest their time and money in them. These criteria will vary depending on what the guidelines the trader deems as important.
They have a ready made list of prospects usually around the 20 to 30 in number. This is updated regularly as names will always be deleted as they become unacceptable trades as they do not meet the preset criteria already formulated in their trading plan.
The disciplined trader realises that if nothing meets their criteria then it is not imperative to trade and they will patiently wait until an acceptable prospect shows itself before entering the market again.
They have the discipline of doing their own research and not relying on others for this. They invariably do “Fundamental Analysis” first then followed by “”Technical Analysis” if further research is needed.
Once the choice is made and the preset criteria’s have been met then and only then will the trader enter the market.
Even though the choice of stock has been made the disciplined trader still will not buy if the price has risen above the price they wanted to pay. They have learned the folly of chasing prices only to see a reduction occur in the next couple of days.
Again they have learnt when to exit a trade once their preset exit price has been achieved. Even though the share price looks like that it might go higher yet. From past experience they have learnt not to be too greedy.
One of the most important disciplines is that they have realised that they “Don’t Know it all!) And they have become aware of the importance of learning from their own mistakes and learning from the experiences of others.They have developed the mindset of always being on the lookout out for ways to improve their trading performance.
The disciplined trader has a definite edge over the average trader as they have become aware of the devastating effects of “Fear and Greed” and in doing so have guaranteed themselves a better than average chance of being successful and surviving the many traps and pitfalls that await the unwary trader.
Christopher Strudwick is a keen amateur investor on the Australian Stock Market. Visit his weblog for more free articles and useful information at http://www.asxnewbie.com
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