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Trading Lesson The stock market is constantly evolving and every day I work to improve how I trade it. Year after year I use the same basic principles and methods, just apply them in different ways to suit the current market conditions. One of the constants that never seems to change is human nature- how…
The Trade War The stock market is a forum for debate between buyers and sellers on the values of companies. That is the nice explanation. To frame it in a another light – the stock market is a war between buyers and sellers, who each want to take the others money. The stock market is…
This week, I share some basic thoughts and rules on trading: 1. Don’t apply logic to the stock market. So often I see people make decisions in the market on what makes sense to them. It makes sense to buy stocks when the company insiders are buying. It makes sense to buy stocks that are…
The Perception of Fundamentals Matter What moves a stock’s price? At the most basic level it is Information. Unfortunately, life is not that simple. Arguably, one of the most important market moving components is not the actual data but the perception of the data that matters. It is the perception of fundamentals that determines stock…
This Week’s Trading Lesson Sound Systems Yield Success: When you think of the best run companies in the world, what names come to mind? Wal-Mart? Proctor and Gamble? Perhaps Apple? Think of the worst run companies and you might think of a company like Enron, which is now out of business because it was run…
This Week’s Trading Lesson It is sometimes difficult to know where to begin when deciding whether a stock is worth purchasing or not. Here are 7 questions that I think everyone should ask before buying a stock, as well as what I look for when answering the questions in the most basic form. 1. Is…
This week’s Trading Lesson Few Make Money; Most Lose: People frequently ask me, “How much money can you make trading stocks?” I understand why people ask the question but it is a question that does not have one easy answer because there are so many variables. It is like asking, “How much money can you…
This Week’s Trading Lesson “Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.” – Gordon Gecko, Wall Street Does Money Motivate? Depends on The Task It is generally accepted that money is a motivator; if you link pay to performance, performance will improve. For that reason, many people’s salaries vary with their performance. This is most…
Maintain a High Trading Standard 06.03.13 There are approximately 15,000 actively traded stocks on the major North American stock markets. That gives investors looking for a stock to trade a lot of choices. Good traders respond to these varied alternatives by being selective and taking the best of the best. Struggling traders end up taking…