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By Shaun RosenbergDec 7, 20081 topic

Holding Cash When Trading

Holding cash when trading, those are the words the majority of traders fear. No one wants to do it, but it can actually be a benefit to you.nnTwo of the biggest stock market geniuses of all time, Warren Buffet and Jessie Livermore have always gone through long periods of holding cash. They only buy when there are positions out there worth buying, and when everything seems to be going in the right direction.nnThis is directly opposite to what most new traders will do. They fee

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergDec 5, 20081 topic

Readjusting Trend Lines

Drawing a trend line is just like connecting the dots. By drawing a line at the highs of a stock you get a resistance level. By drawing a line at the lows of a stock you get a support level.nnThe theory is that stocks will bounce up from support and bounce down from resistance. Also when a stock breaks a trend line is it likely to stock will have a big run in the same direction it broke. nnDrawing a trend line and using them to trade is much more of an art then a science. As

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergDec 3, 20081 topic

Why the Stock Market Was Born

I thought it might be fun to talk about how the stock market was born. Many people do not realize the importance of the stock market.nn The stock market was born out of necessity. It helps companies grow as well as helps the average citizen fight against inflation. nn Imagine you are a business owner. You own a restaurant that is making $100,000 a year in net profit. It works out great but you want it to grow, you canât afford the $500,000 it cost to open up another restaur

Primary topic: Stock Trading

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 30, 20081 topic

Buying Long-term Stocks When the Markets are Down

History has proven time and time again that buying long term stocks when the markets are down has been a wonderful strategy. In fact the best times to buy have always been close to the market bottoms. nnThat is because when the markets crash they tend to take all stocks with them. This includes the stocks that really should have good long term value. This creates buying opportunities on almost every stock in the markets.nnThe problem is not all of these stocks are great buys.

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 18, 20081 topic

Your Trading Hour

Setting up a trading hour is easy and is a necessity. You do not want to be involved in the market 24/7 so setting up an hour where you review your trades is a must. nnThere are a number of reasons why having a trading hour is a must.nn1. Your body gets used to it. If you are always reviewing your trades during the same scheduled time your body will get accustomed to it. Your mind will get used to think about trading during that time and hopefully it will do a better job than

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 17, 20081 topic

Why Price is King

Price is King when it comes to the market. Sure there are many different ways to evaluate a company and the different methods all have their advantages but the price patterns of a company still gives you the most accurate buy and sell signals.nnMore than any oscillator, any fundamental ratio, or any probability graph price is still the king of the stock market world. An up trending stock will still continue to trend upward until people panic and start to sell. A down trending

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 16, 20081 topic

Being Positive and Dodging Denial When Trading

Being positive is always a good thing in any aspect of life. In the trading world it is almost impossible to make money without having positive thinking.nnWithout a positive attitude it becomes harder to pull the trigger. You are unable to place the trade because you are unsure if it is going to work out or not. nnHaving confidence means you have done your homework, found the perfect set up in the perfect market environment and are ready to pull the trigger. You are also will

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 11, 20081 topic

Keeping long and short term trades

Keeping both long and short term trades can benefit you in many ways. It can give you all the benefits of short term trading with some of the safety from long term trading.nnMany experienced traders will keep both long term investments and short term trades out at the same time. This allows them to play it safe with the longer term trades and buy strong long term companies while at the same time it allows a trader to attempt to make huge returns by trading the short term move

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 9, 20081 topic

The Magical Trading system

There is no such thing as the magical trading system. All trading systems have their strengths and weaknesses. nnMany Gurusâ out there will talk about a secret trading system that cannot fail. It supposable is the insider trading system that only a few people know about, and the professionals donât want you to know. Actually what these systems are, are just different versions of the same trading ideas that you can find all over the internet.nnThere is no secret out there

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 8, 20081 topic

What All Successful Trading Systems Need

Successful trading systems provide the best way to make money in the stock market. In order for a trading system to work it needs a few things.nnThe first thing you need in a trading system is specific buy signals, when X happens you do Y. This seems pretty obvious and most new traders stop there. They believe that the point in which you buy is the most important part of trading. nnActually it is not. The most important part is when sell your stock. You could probably make mo

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 7, 20081 topic

Thinks To look At When Trading

When trading, especially short term trading, there are a number of things that are important to look at. Each individual chart should have these things before you decide to trade them. nn1. Do they follow your trading rules? You should have a set trading system in place every time you place a trade. Obvious the first thing you should look at before placing a trade is, is the stock giving me a buy, or sell signal based on my rules.nn2. Do they have earnings coming up? Earnings

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 31, 20081 topic

Leadership Stocks And Lagging Stocks

Leadership stocks and lagging stocks are two things you can look at when trading the market. These are stocks that are performing above average and below average.nnA leadership stock is a stock that has done better then the market average for a set period of time. This period depends on your time frame. If you are long term you might look at a year or longer, if you are a short term trader you might only look at the day.nnThe lagging stocks are stocks that have done worse tha

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 29, 20081 topic

Market Turning Point

In this market everyone is looking for the market turning point. The point where investors come in and say, stocks have been crushed enough, everything is on sale, it is time to buy. But how can you tell when that time has come? Is there some magical device that will give you the exact bottom or top?nnThe Japanese like to think so. The candlestick patterns that were first discovered in Japan are widely used today to find the tops and bottoms. They do have success and have bee

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 28, 20081 topic

Line Chart, Bar Chart, Or Candlesticks

With all the different ways to view stock charts today it can get kind of confusing. Figuring out whether to use a line chart, bar chart, or candlestick chart is the first step.nnLetâs compare them. Bar charts and candlesticks give you much more information than the simple line chart. They tell you the open and closing price along with the high and low of the day. nnEven though they both give off the same information I prefer the candlestick because it is much easier to rea

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 27, 20081 topic

Never Move Your Stops Down

It is very tempting to move your stops down during times of panic. It becomes even harder when you believe the market is overreacting to bad news. But holding your ground is absolutely critical when trading. nnWhen you buy a stock you need to have a stop level. This is a level that is the most you are willing to lose on that one trade. It is the point where you say if the stock reaches this level I am pulling the plug and getting out with my losses. nnFollowing through with t

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 25, 20081 topic

Exiting Short Term Trades

Exiting short term trades at the best possible time is always the goal if you are trying to catch the little up and downs of a stock. It is something everyone needs to work at and can greatly improve your profits. nnThe first step to always exiting your trades at the best possible time is to set targets. Setting target can give you an idea of where to exit a trade and also how much you expect to make. Remember these targets should be reasonable and based on technical indicato

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 23, 20081 topic

Trading With the Trend

No matter how many times you have heard it, it is worth hearing it again. You must trade with the trend and not against it if you ever plan on being successful in the stock market. nnIt can be difficult to trade in the same direction as the market especially when prices have fallen so much. You will find times when the average stock is trading at 70 or 60% of what they were a year ago. That makes it extremely hard to assume they will keep falling.nnIt builds up the urge to go

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 22, 20081 topic

The Holy Grail Of Stock Trading

Everyone always searches for the infamous holy grail of stock trading. The magical trading system that will make them rich and allow them to never lose money again.nnSo does it exist? Is there a trading system or oscillator that will allow them to never lose money again? No, there is no magical system out there that will make you an instant stock market millionaire.nnYet so many people pay thousands of dollars looking for that one special system. They go to seminars after sem

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 21, 20081 topic

Reacting to the Market

Reacting to the market is a lesson every trader should learn. It is much simpler and much more profitable then to just react to the market then to try to understand it. nnToo many traders try to explain a big move. For instance most people will say that stocks fell because of the unemployment numbers that just came out, or the interest rates that were announced or some other important news factor that came out today. nn And they may be right, there could be hundreds of reason

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 26, 20081 topic

Capitol Preservation, The Most Important Part Of Trading

Capital preservation probably the most important things you need to consider when you are trading in the stock market. You may have a system that works well, but if you lost all your money on 1 trade you will not be able to make money with your system. It is one of the most overlooked aspects of trading.nn The market can be very volatile during times. No matter how good of a trader you are the market will always give you surprises now and then. A 100 point down day in the S&P

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 24, 20081 topic

How To Use Protective Puts To Save Yourself From Stock Losses

Buying protective puts can be a very useful strategy when you are trading in the stock market. When the markets start to get volatile many traders will buy puts to protect themselves from the downside. It is actually a very simple strategy to learn and use. nn If you want to understand how a protective put works the first thing you must understand is what a put option is. A put gives the holder the right to sell a stock at a given price on or before a given day. To get this r

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 23, 20081 topic

Keep It Simple When Trading

The best way to make a lot of money in the stock market is to keep it simple when trading. To be a successful trader you do not need to know everything about a company or anything if you want to be real simple. Let us take a look at how Tommy learned that the hard way.nn Tommy is an average man. He has a secure job, a nice house and a great family. When it comes to investing, he is inexperienced. All of his friends are investing and doing really well. But Tommy doesnât want

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 21, 20081 topic

Buying On Margin To Increase Your Profits

Buying on margin can be a very powerful way to leverage your money in the stock market. Here is a question. Say you wanted to make $100 in the stock market. Would it be easier to make $100 from $500 or $1000? $1000 of course. nn If you make $100 from $500 that would be a 20% increase. That can be a little hard to pull off in just a month. But if you make $100 from $1000 that is only a 10% increase in a month. Now Iâm sure you all realize that the more money you have to inve

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 20, 20081 topic

Make Long Term Profits With Leaps

Buying leaps can be a very effective long term way to leverage your money in the stock market. Buying a leap can produce greater gains than just buying the stock and holing it. nn Let us look at an example of how it works. We find that stock XYZ is currently trading at $45. It is a strong stock and should go up. So we buy the stock at $45. Then we wait as the stock steadily goes up. Finally after 2 years the stock is trading at $90. We just made a 100% increase in 2 years. Aw

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 19, 20081 topic

Option Selling

Option selling can be one of the most consistent ways to pull money out of the stock market. It can bring cash flow every. Iâll show you how powerful option selling can be.nn First you have to understand what an option is. When you buy a put option you buy the right to sell a given stock, at a set strike price, on or before a given day. For example if you buy the DEC $45 put for stock XYZ for $3, you would have the right to sell XYZ at $45 by the 3rd Friday of December. If

Primary topic: Financial Freedom

Financial Freedom

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 18, 20081 topic

5 Bullis Strategies

There are 5 bullish strategies that can make you a lot of money in the stock market. These strategies all have the power to turn a small portfolio of only a few thousand into a large portfolio consisting of hundreds of thousands to millions in time. If you are already making money in the stock market these can help you out. What are they? Below is a list of 5 bullish strategies.nn1. Buying a stock. This is the simplest way to make money in a bulls market. Say you like stock X

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 15, 20081 topic

Stock Market Mistakes, What To Avoid

There are 6 critical mistakes that all traders in the stock market make. These mistakes are made by amateurs and experienced traders alike. They can be devastating and make one lose all of their money in the stock market. These are mistakes you definitely want to avoid. That is why I have put together a list of what to do and what not to do, when trading.n nn What not to do.nn1. Do not buy what the news media tells you to. Too many people will buy stocks based on what they he

Primary topic: Investing

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