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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?)Bloomberg Gold Buy Signal (Gold Versus Paper, 3/9/10)Inching Closer to the Gold Explosion (Gold Versus Paper, 3/13/10)Like oil for gold? Oil pushing new highs while gold languishes (CHARTLINES (tm), 3/9/10)TIM BOND: EQUITY INVESTORS ARE DANCING ON THE EDGE OF THE VOLCANO (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 2/10/10)
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?)Apple Goes “Island-Hopping” in its War Against Google (Money Morning, 3/4/10)Apple Inc (AAPL) Prints a 52-Week High (Short-Term Trading, 3/11/10)The Number One Reason Why Google Failed In China… And It’s A Big One (Investment U, 1/28/10)Google Inc (GOOG) And Social Networking (Short-Term Trading, 2/9/10)
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 [...]
More on this topic (What's this?)Capitalize on China’s Growth with these dividend stocks (Dividend Growth Investor, 3/10/10)Jim Chanos Is Wrong About Investing in China (Investment U, 3/3/10)Thinking the Unthinkable: What if China Devalues the Renminbi? (naked capitalism, 2/18/10)CHART OF THE DAY: US INSIDERS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES DUMPING SHARES (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 2/22/10)
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?)Interesting Dividend and Investing Sites to Consider (Dividend Growth Investor, 1/16/10)A CLOSER LOOK AT MAGIC FORMULA INVESTING (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 3/13/10)Dividend Stocks: Three Keys For Successful Investing (Dividends Value, 2/3/10)Three Key Ratios For Investors (Buying Value, 2/26/10)
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?)6 William O’Neil Rules For Short Selling (Stock Trading To Go, 9/13/07)13 Symptoms Of A Bad Stock Trader (The Wild Investor, 2/19/10)Guest Post: 6 Theories On Why the Stock Market Has Rallied (naked capitalism, 3/10/10)How To Start Trading Stocks With A Small Starter Account (The Wild Investor, 3/5/10)
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?)Watch NVEC at Open (Stock Trading To Go, 12/12/06)Oversold Stocks Turn Great Profits (Stock Trading To Go, 12/19/06)Nanotech Stocks: Profiting From Spintronics With NVE Corp. (NVEC) (Investment U, 5/5/09)Nanotech Stocks: Profiting From Spintronics With NVE Corp. (NVEC) (Contrarian Profits, 5/5/09)
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?)Stock Gumshoe — Monthly Review (Stock Gumshoe, 5/1/07)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?)Interesting Dividend and Investing Sites to Consider (Dividend Growth Investor, 1/16/10)A CLOSER LOOK AT MAGIC FORMULA INVESTING (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 3/13/10)Dividend Stocks: Three Keys For Successful Investing (Dividends Value, 2/3/10)Three Key Ratios For Investors (Buying Value, 2/26/10)
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?)Hallmark of the 11 Month Rally Returns - Weak Volume on Strong Upward Days (Fund my Mutual Fund, 2/17/10)Low Volume and Little Interest On Stocks (Short-Term Trading, 2/2/10)WHERE’S THE VOLUME? (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 3/1/10)Correction Over (Fund my Mutual Fund, 2/18/10)
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?)A Figment of the Bulls' Imagination (Financial Armageddon, 3/5/10)Bullish Investor Sentiment Rises, But... (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 3/12/10)BULLISH SENTIMENT SURGES NEAR JANUARY HIGH (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 3/11/10)The Impact Of Rising Interest Rates On Stocks And Bonds (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 2/26/10)
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?)These Biotech Stocks Are Just What the Doctor Ordered (Investment U, 1/28/10)Small-Cap Biotech Stocks: Why This Sector Is Set for a Huge Year (Investment U, 1/6/10)“Make 66% On This Biotech Stock By May 1″ Steve Christ (Stock Gumshoe, 12/18/09)Biotech Update: Astellas Targets OSI Pharmaceuticals (Wealth Daily, 3/1/10)
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 [...]
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?)Manipulating earnings (Canadian Business Blog, 2/24/10)CHART OF THE DAY: THE HUGE EARNINGS REBOUND (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 2/21/10)EARNINGS CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 1/28/10)An Inside Look at Earnings Season (The Rhino Stock Blog, 1/28/10)
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?)Interesting Dividend and Investing Sites to Consider (Dividend Growth Investor, 1/16/10)A CLOSER LOOK AT MAGIC FORMULA INVESTING (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 3/13/10)Dividend Stocks: Three Keys For Successful Investing (Dividends Value, 2/3/10)Three Key Ratios For Investors (Buying Value, 2/26/10)
