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Learning CenterStock Market TrendsSo where will the market go next? And, more importantly, what do I do now? Each month I present a view of the S&P 500's trends. Here is the one for December 2008. (new) Sell in May and Go Away There is a theory that the stock market goes into hibernation for six months from May to November. (new) Covered Call Stock Option Strategies. Covered calls can improve the performance of your portfolio and reduce risk. Check out the four part series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
Protective Put Strategies
Stock Sell Strategies - Setting your Exit Target.
Trailing Stop. Rules to Trade Stocks is based on the combined experience of many successful traders of stocks, commodities, options and futures. Follow these rules and you greatly increase your odds for success. Where Fundamentals and Technicals MeetOur investing philosophy is rooted in finding value, ala Warren Buffett, which is joined at the hip with growth at a reasonable price. Then we add technical analysis to identify stock market trends and key stock picks. This is where value, growth and technical analysis meet. |
Suggested ReadingFeatured Book of the Month
Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians The Investing Library has a number of good books to help you learn to invest including:
Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range-Bound Markets (Wiley
Finance)
Barron's
Ahead of the Curve: A Commonsense Guide to Forecasting Business
and Market Cycles Career Development
Don't Blow the Interview : How to Prepare, What to Expect, and How
to React
Right from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership Role |
Practice makes PerfectOnce you have developed your investing or trading strategy and your trading discipline you are ready to practice investing or trading. Often called paper trading this gives you an opportunity to practice what you have learned. We highly recommend you practice and test out your strategies before committing your hard earned capital. To facilitate your practice below are three trading simulation sites that are easy to use. Give them a try. These two are free: Virtual Stock Exchange - HOME and Investopedia Simulator This one charges a small, one time fee: Stock-Trak :: Portfolio Simulations |
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by Charles D. Kirkpatrick and Julie R. Dahlquist.
Superb job explaining technical analysis for those new to technical analysis as well experienced practitioners.
by Vitaliy Katsenelson. The core of Katsenelson's strategy is to
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analyzing a company: Quality, Valuation,
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A weekly magazine for investors that contains some of the best
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by Joe Ellis is an excellent book on how to predict macro moves
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