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June 27, 2008
- Bear Stock Market Strategies: Shorts, Gold, Bonds, Tips & Other "Options"
The following post is provided exclusively to readers of SelfInvestors, courtesy of TheCorrectCall.com. Some great ideas for safer investing strategies in a bear stock market. Previously, they recommended a gold trade which I agree with 100%.. I recently added a gold play in the Self Investors Model Portfolio which did quite well yesterday.
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"RBS issues [...]More on this topic (What's this?)Gold: The Next 6 Months (Expected Returns, 8/9/10)How to Buy Gold for $100… And Get $200 Back (Investment U, 7/6/10)Why The Gold Bears are Wrong (Wealth Daily, 8/9/10)The Primary Reason Gold May Skyrocket (Learn Mining News, 7/30/10)
November 21, 2007
- Future Profits Through Lessons of History
2DIME’S INVESTOR NOTES
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
“On Average, History Will Repeat Itself”.
Wow! What do you think about the recent moves in the Markets? Truly, the only constant is change. As for my personal efforts to stay ahead of the crowd, I’m about even with my trades for the past two weeks. Gains off setting give backs. The [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)Dividends Value Privacy Policy (Dividends Value, 10/31/07)Google Advertising Model Under Threat? (naked capitalism, 10/12/07)"The Next Google" … Again! (Stock Gumshoe, 9/26/07)Love It: Google Stock Tops $700 (Fully Stocked, 10/31/07)
October 9, 2007
- Case Study: Trading Cardica (CRDC) For a 45% Profit
Extraordinary profits can be had in low priced momentum stocks and they aren’t too much riskier than any other stock if you’re sure to keep your losses small by dumping the position on any sign of weakness. Any increase in risk is certainly more than made up by the increase in profit potential. [...]
September 24, 2007
- Swing Trade Case Study – China Precision Steel (CPSL)
As you know, all of the top Chinese stocks have been on fire. You can start with Baidu.com (BIDU) (which I featured as Stock of the Day after breaking out a few weeks ago) and go on down the list. At this point, I’d say the space is getting a bit too frothy with the [...]
September 21, 2007
- Secondary Offerings & Valuation Downgrades May Offer Opportunity
Beating the market and making money trading stocks year after year is no easy task despite what many will have you believe. It requires hard work, discipline, emotional control and organization. It requires an edge. There are thousands of strategies, chart patterns and tools out there to help you reach your investing goals and there [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)Smart Investing: How to Invest Like Albert Einstein (Investment U, 9/14/07)Interesting Sites Blogroll (Dividends Value, 10/31/07)Another Contest … Another Gumshoe Vacation (Stock Gumshoe, 7/20/07)The One Question Your Broker is Terrified to Hear (the Underground Investor, 7/7/10)
September 16, 2007
- Short Guide to Shorting Stocks
So how does shorting work? Basically what you are doing is borrowing shares from your broker and selling them at current market price to another buyer in hopes of buying them back [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)The One Question Your Broker is Terrified to Hear (the Underground Investor, 7/7/10)The Wolf of Wall Street (World Beta - Engineering Targete..., 8/28/07)How To Reinvest Your Dividends From a Stock Dividend Payment (Learn Mining News, 8/18/10)The Scam Behind Mutual Fund Loads (Stock Trading To Go, 9/7/07)
May 17, 2007
- Getting A Better Entry In the Cup With Handle Base – NVE Corp (NVEC)
Earlier today, I notified premium members that I was watching NVE Corp (NVEC) for an entry. The stock has carved out a deep base over the last several months, but is moving again in the right side with volume following their last earnings report. The formation is what is often referred to as a cup [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)Dissecting MarketClub's World Cup Portfolio (Scott's Investments, 8/11/10)2010 Stock Picks: World Cup Special!!!! (Intelligent Speculator, 6/10/10)World Cup – the ultimate winner is South Africa (Investment Postcards from Cape Town, 7/19/10)Nike “Just Does It” at the World Cup (Investment U, 6/16/10)
May 11, 2007
- Live Trading Room Case Study: Day Trade in Force Protection (FRPT)
With the launch of the new site here at SelfInvestors.com came some new features and membership options, including the option to join me in a private live trading room via Worden’s Telechart service. One thing I’m going to try and do more often is case studies of actual trades that I discuss with Platinum members [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)The Force Is No Longer With This One… As a Matter of Fact, They May Be Seeking Protection… (Phil’s Stock World - Members S..., 5/28/10)Force Protection Blasts It’s Way Past Estimates (Wall St. Cheat Sheet, 3/8/10)Enormous contract win for Oshkosh(OSK) (AlphaNinja, 6/30/09)(FRPT) Force Protection – forward P/E multiple of just over 11X, in line with the overall market (Stock Blog Hub, 1/15/09)
February 24, 2007
- Innovative Ways to Navigate the Maze of Stock Trading Info
I recently came across 2 interesting and innovative tools that help (..or maybe not) wade through the massive sea of investing/trading information out there. The first site I came across which my brother mentioned to me is www.chacha.com. I was intrigued by the idea of speaking to a person through instant messenger and wanted to [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)The Five-Step Market-Beating Formula for Successful Investing (Investment U, 7/29/10)The Second Stupidest Thing I've Read This Year (Random Roger's Big Picture, 8/4/10)A System Without a System: Micro-Quake Alert (Guest Article) (Stock Gumshoe, 8/19/10)Silver Coin Investing: How to Turn “Junk” Silver into Your Treasure (Investment U, 7/21/10)
February 18, 2005
- Buying Stocks: A Look at Intraday Action (Gap Ups & Downs & All Around)
How’s that for a confusing, convoluted title… hopefully this post will make more sense!
Much of the discussion here has revolved around price and volume action on a daily or weekly basis, but what about when it comes to actually pulling the trigger on a buy or sell. In other words, what are some of the [...]
July 28, 2004
- Characteristics of a Well Formed Base
**A stock that sinks less severely during a market correction is outperforming its peers and is a sign of strength. It may be one of the first out of the gate as the market begins to rally.
**An upward price reversal at the bottom of the base with heavy volume indicating major support by institutions [...]More on this topic (What's this?)Deep Thoughts on the Market “Melt Up” and Lack of Volume (Wall St. Cheat Sheet, 8/2/10)Is Today’s Stock Pullback the Start of a Larger Decline? (The Contrary Investing Report, 6/22/10)INTERMODAL RAIL VOLUME HITS 2010 HIGH (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 8/19/10)THE TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 6/20/10)
July 20, 2004
- Gauging the Herd Mentality
Gauging the feelings of investors about the market is also important in determining the health of the market. The reason for this is fairly simple. If the majority of investors are bullish, there are few buyers left to power the market higher. There is only one place for the market to go… [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)Protecting Yourself from Interest Rate Increases (Michael James on Money, 7/20/10)Why Aren’t Long Term Interest Rates Skyrocketing? A Look At “The Cursed Trade” (The Contrary Investing Report, 8/5/10)The low-interest-rate trap (naked capitalism, 7/19/10)Sentiment Swings From Bullish To Bearish (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 7/22/10)
June 3, 2004
- A Word About Overhead Resistance
With each new bull market, new leaders emerge to lead the market. These companies are often found in technology, biotech, leisure and retail. When making your final purchase decision try and focus on stocks breaking out to all time highs. Former leaders will rarely be the biggest winner in the next round [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)The “Biotech Super Bowl” Starts Tomorrow… Are You Ready? (Investment U, 6/3/10)How to Make 338% in 13 Days (Wealth Daily, 8/3/10)The American Biotech Revolution: How to Invest in The Biotechnology Sector (Investment U, 5/14/10)“Bio Seeds — California Biotech Cleared to Bypass FDA – Next Month – for 22,627% Gains” (Stock Gumshoe, 6/17/10)
May 24, 2004
- Support & Resistance
A key ingredient to being a successful investor is knowing at all times where levels of support and resistance are.
Resistance is the area at which price progress has halted due to a decrease in buying and an increase in selling. It often occurs at levels where investors feel the stock is overpriced, but [...]More on this topic (What's this?)Using Two-Tiered Canvassing to Generate Support Where There Previously Was None (The Sane Investor, 7/26/10)VXX Chart – Solid Support (My Trader's Journal, 7/21/10)Mom sues adult children for support (Canadian Business Blog, 7/29/10)VXX update (All Allan, 6/14/10)
May 10, 2004
- Why It’s a Good Idea to Sell Before an Earnings Report
The greater the degree of uncertainty, the greater your risk in holding a position in a stock. All stocks are uncertainties, but there is no moment of greater uncertainty than that of an earnings report. It’s the time when the company reports on how well it is doing now and how well it [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)Earnings Better Than Expectations and Revenues In Line (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 7/31/10)Earnings In Second Quarter 2010 Better Than Expected (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 7/17/10)Home Depot (HD) Earnings: Short of a Home Run, but a Solid Hit (Wall St. Cheat Sheet, 8/17/10)Using the Post-Earnings Drift: How to Find Stocks Set to Surge in Two Easy Steps (Investment U, 5/11/10)
May 3, 2004
- Preservation of Capital
The #1 rule of investment success? Keeping losses small (8-10%). When you are wrong about a trade, admit you are wrong and move on. It’s as simple as that. Get over your need to be right, or it will devastate your portfolio. In fact, by keeping losses small, you only [...]
April 29, 2004
- Intro: A multi-faceted approach to successful investing
Before getting into my first post, I’d like to say I’m looking forward to what I hope will be an informative and educational running dialogue for investors interested in the CANSLIM (CANSLIM is an acronym describing elements of the investing strategy)approach to investing. While I do run a website for CANSLIM investors, I like the [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)The Five-Step Market-Beating Formula for Successful Investing (Investment U, 7/29/10)The Second Stupidest Thing I've Read This Year (Random Roger's Big Picture, 8/4/10)A System Without a System: Micro-Quake Alert (Guest Article) (Stock Gumshoe, 8/19/10)Silver Coin Investing: How to Turn “Junk” Silver into Your Treasure (Investment U, 7/21/10)
