Bear Market
A long term downtrend (a downtrend lasting months to years) in any market, especially the stock market, characterized by lower intermediate lows (those established in a time frame of weeks to months) interrupted by lower intermediate highs. From Trader Vic- Methods of a Wall Street Master, by Victor Sperandeo.
A bear market is a […]
There are some advantages to buying round lots of shares (multiples of 100 shares), but they don’t apply to everyone. There could be limitations on odd lots (lots that are not multiples of 100)however. The broker might add 1/8 of a point to the price. Some limit orders might not be accepted for odd […]
We’ve said on a number of occasions that it’s important to do your homework before making any trading decisions… including what type of system you might use, what company you might go with, etc. I found this web site that monitors more than 1,000 trading systems, newsletters and stock pickers and they track the […]
Companies that sell for less than they’re worth are Value Stocks. Bargain hunters like Warren Buffett and Bill Miller prefer this investment style. Those companies expected to make substantial gains in revenue and profit relative to their peers are growth stocks. Share prices of growth stocks usually represent what might happen in the future […]
A new stock exchange was launched today in Dubai, a growing trade hub of the United Arab Emirates. Operating under the symbol DIFX, the exchange will be the center point of the Dubai International Financial Center. “The DIFX promises world-class regulation and products such as futures and options that are unique in the […]
On Tuesday Alan Greenspan announced yet another hike in interest rates. The quarter-point rate seems to indicate that there is growing concern about inflation. “Higher energy and other costs have the potential to add to inflation pressures,” Fed officials said in a statement explaining their latest move. Raising interest rates leads many […]
It might not be too late to get in on Google’s latest stock offering, the first since their IPO over a year ago. Late today they “priced a follow-up stock offering of 14.16 million shares at $295.” This offering gives investors a small discount from their recent market value. For more […]
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS from Joe Ross
35. When you make a mistake of discipline, whine like a fool to anyone that will listen. Errors in discipline are mistakes you will keep on making for many years. Wearing ashes and sack cloth may help extend the time before you do it again.
36. If you squirmed and […]
On Tuesday the NASD issued an alert regarding financial scams to all non-U.S. investors. These “sophisticated investment scams use phony “regulator” Web sites and fake broker identities to prey on investors unfamiliar with U.S. securities products, markets and regulations. These scams target individuals in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and elsewhere, […]
MARKET OPINIONS
30. If you look for market secrets you will only find things that no one cares about. Use the conventional tools.
31. Never ask for someone else’s opinion, they probably did not do as much homework as you.
32. When the market is going up, say “the market is going up.” When the market […]