Stock Trading System First we'll start off with what a system is. According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary a system is "an organized or established procedure". It follows then that a stock trading system can be defined as "an organized or established procedure for trading stock". … [Read more...]
Short Term Trading – Part 2
Peter's Short Term Trading Story Continued The Index fell for two days from there, then had another weak one day rally. I placed another sell order below the low of that day, and the order was filled the next day as the down trend resumed. "You had certainly built a large position by then," … [Read more...]
Stock Day Trading
Stock Day Trading Stock day Trading is simply trading that is done within the daytime market hours of a particular stock. Day trading starts at the open at the earliest and ends at the close at the latest. A day trade can be only 5 minutes long or it may take the entire day. Day trading … [Read more...]
Online Stock Trading
Online Stock Trading Online stock trading has rapidly become the method of choice for many traders. Trader's like the control they have when trading online. Today's best online stock trading platforms give traders "information at their fingertips". Many will include quotes, charting, and … [Read more...]
Stock Chart Analysis
Stock chart analysis is used by many as one of the first steps in the technical analysis of a stock. The visual nature of stock charts gives you an instant feel for stock's trend. Let's take a look at how stock chart analysis can be used to analyze virtually any stock. A stock chart contains so … [Read more...]
Short Term Trading – Part 1
Short Term Trading Using WD Gann's Swing Trading Strategies "Would you like to see my short term trading strategy in action in more detail with a trade by trade description of the positions I took as I traded the S&P 500 Index down into the low two weeks ago?" Peter asked Paul one … [Read more...]
Stock Trading Diversification
Stock Trading Diversification In discussing the different attitudes of our two hypothetical traders, Peter and Paul, I have tried to share with you the thought processes that make a successful trader. If you read any of the marketing material from the Financial Planning community or the Mutual … [Read more...]
Stock Analysis Tools
Although you can perform excellent stock analysis manually, the use of stock analysis tools can make your job so much easier as well as much more efficient. One of the most effective stock analysis tools whether you are using fundamental or technical analysis is a stock chart. Of all the stock … [Read more...]
Stock Trading Rich
Daddy, Why Aren't We Rich? One Saturday morning, while he was sitting at his computer studying the market, David's 7 year old daughter came up, tugged at his shirt sleeve, and said, "Daddy, why aren't we rich?" He looked his child in the eye, and thought to himself, what a great question - why … [Read more...]
Stock Analysis
Finding out how to get a good return on your investment does not have to be nearly as complicated as you might think. In fact, anyone can learn how to properly analyze stock in order to build equity Stock analysis is also referred to as stock research or stock market research. The purpose of … [Read more...]