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		<title>Best Penny Stock investing &#8211; investing in stocks right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You should be looking for some recommendations for what the best penny stocks to invest, which allow you to add your portfolio? This modern wonder of the personal computer is available at your fingertips. This is an outstanding online newsletter, entitled &#34;Day Trading Robot&#34; this week, Penny Stock Pick any hot topics. Since the traffic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> You should be looking for some recommendations for what the best penny stocks to invest, which allow you to add your portfolio? This modern wonder of the personal computer is available at your fingertips. </p>
<p> This is an outstanding online newsletter, entitled &quot;Day Trading Robot&quot; this week, Penny <b >Stock</b> Pick any hot topics. </p>
<p> Since the traffic in the newsletter is gone, <b >stocks</b> have consistently <b >selects</b> its winners, and may be avaluable resource to identify what are the best to invest in penny stock <b >recommendations stock</b> computer program on the basis of recommendations by a <b >stock</b> of <b >properties.</b> </p>
<p> Subscribe to the newsletter can be an extremely cost effective alternative to <b >stock analysis</b> software programs the money to buy one of these <b >heavy stock analysis.</b> </p>
<p> Another advantage of signing a <b >stock analysis newsletter,</b> isBenefits of reading a recommendation report that <b >stock</b> has been completely studied and analyzed for you, saving you time and effort to research stocks. </p>
<p> It may invest the trust of a computer program for penny stocks better to say? Not the <b >stock market</b> a gamble? The simple answer is that yes, you can trust a program. And no, the <b >stock market</b> is not a game of chance. No one can predict the future of the house. Buta computer is very good at analyzing data and make projections on the sole basis of these data. </p>
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		<title>Stock Valuation &#8211; The first step in Intelligent Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[stock valuation may be round is considered a valuable tool for stock picking that. Imagine buying a car without knowing its value, or investing thousands of dollars in property with no potential. Sounds scary? But that is exactly what cash amounts if the deals without assessing their value. Smart investment requires much effort. If you [...]]]></description>
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<p> <b >stock valuation</b> may be round is considered a valuable tool for stock picking that. Imagine buying a car without knowing its value, or investing thousands of dollars in property with no potential. Sounds scary? But that is exactly what cash amounts if the deals without assessing their value. </p>
<p> Smart investment requires much effort. If you want to invest in shares, the first thing to look out for is his assessment. Evaluation of a<html> &gt; Stock price or value is the &#39;real&#39; in it. If <b >you need</b> to do the evaluation you do not need to study <b >the stock chart</b> every time or worry about market development in interest rates or stocks. Do not invest in stocks without knowing the value, because this is like putting a dead end where you have no idea what you end up with. </p>
<p> Investment in shares is worthless as risking your money conscious. While fluctuations&gt; Exchange can not <b >be avoided</b> with the precise evaluation of one, you can minimize the risk factor. This will ensure that you do not shoot in the dark, and do significant investments. Use the measurement of inventories serve as a guide for buying and selling shares. </p>
<p> Instead of paying your hard earned money into shares worthless, it is better to be patient and in-depth research to determine the value of the stock before buying. Did not become a mathematicianGenius or not a <b >stock market guru.</b> All you need is a basic mathematical skills and strength to search for all evaluation information available. </p>
<p> You can not take advantage of the market valuation, if you do not understand or appreciate its importance in the <b >share.</b> Spend a great deal in purchase of shares on what others say, can also lead to losses. Nor should we buy on the basis of media hype, as can be deceiving, and you may end up losing every pennyinvested. Owning shares in a company as actions can be an excellent tool for building wealth for you as it grants you the right to everything the company owns. Therefore, the valuation of the company, the profit is generated and how beneficial it is to prove to you a profitable company. The assessment may be especially beneficial for middle-class investors, the <b >stock</b> market due to limited resources only to overcome losses </p>
<p> Thus, the assessmentwould be to buy shares, as the deciding factor. As you can appreciate the value of something you buy on the basis of an established standard, the stocks must be evaluated to determine whether the investment will bring you back or not. Be aware there are companies that make huge profits <b >on the Stock Exchange,</b> but their stocks are worthless. So a lot of time to carry out its own research to help you choose the <b >right</b> stocks for your portfolio. </p>
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		<title>5 Tips for investing in stocks Penny</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 09:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in penny stocks provides traders the opportunity to dramatically increase their profits, but also offers the same chance of losing their trading capital quickly. These 5 tips will help you reduce the risk of one of the riskiest forms of investment. 1. Penny stocks are a penny for a reason. While we all dream [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Investing in penny stocks provides traders the opportunity to dramatically increase their profits, but also offers the same chance of losing their trading capital quickly. These 5 tips will help you reduce the risk of one of the riskiest forms of investment. </p>
<p> 1. Penny stocks are a penny for a reason. </p>
<p> While we all dream of investing in the next Microsoft or the nearest Home Depot, the truth is, the probability that you will find that once again are slim in a decade of success.These businesses are starting and bought an empty box because it was cheaper than an IPO, or simply do not have a business plan convincing enough to justify an investment banker for the money for an IPO. This does not make a bad investment, but should be realistic about the kind of society that relate to investment </p>
<p> 2. Trading volume </p>
<p> Find a consistent high volume of shares traded. Given the volume average can be misleading. If ABC trades 1million shares today, and not the rest of the week&#39;s trading, which appear daily average of 200 000 shares. To access and egress at a rate of return, it must be consistent volume. Also look at the number of transactions per day. E &#39;for sale or an insider? Liquidity should be the first thing to see. If there is no volume, you will end up holding &quot;dead money&quot; to put the only way to sell shares to the bid, sell more to the discharge pressurewhat to sell at a lower price. </p>
<p> 3. The company&#39;s know-how to make a profit? </p>
<p> While it is not uncommon to see a start-up in a loss, it is important to run, why do they look to lose money. E &#39;feasible? Will they also financed (with the consequent dilution of the shares) to search or have a partnership that encourages companies to look for? </p>
<p> If your company knows how to make a profit, the company can grow money for their business,greater value for shareholders. Need some research to find these companies, but if you want to reduce the risk of loss of your capital and increase the chances of a return much higher. </p>
<p> 4. If you are planning an entry and exit &#8211; and stick to it. </p>
<p> Penny stocks are volitile. Will move rapidly up and down faster. Remember, if you buy <b >shares</b> at $ 0.10 and $ 0.12 in a sale, the investment represents a 20% return on. A drop of 2 cents leaves you with a 20%Loss. Many stocks trade in this sector on a daily basis. If capital investment is $ 10 000, 20% loss is a loss of $ 2000. Do this 5 times and you&#39;re out of money. Keep your stops close by. If you get stopped out, go to the next opportunity. The market tells you something, and if you admit it or not, his hearing is usually better. </p>
<p> If the plan was to sell at $ 0.12, and jumps to $ 0.13, or 30% win, or better yet, place your stop at $ 0.12. Lock theProfit, not limiting the upside potential. </p>
<p> 5. How have you <b >held?</b> </p>
<p> Most people find penny stocks through a mailing list. There are many good penny <b >stock newsletter,</b> but there are as many pumps and dumping. They, along with insiders, load stocks, companies are starting to pump unsuspecting subscribers to the newsletter. Purchase of these securities, while the sale of sensitive information. Guess who wins here. </p>
<p> Not allNewsletter are bad. After processing in the industry for the last 8 years I have seen my share of unscrupulous companies and promoters. Some are paid in shares, sometimes in restricted shares (an agreement under which the shares can not be sold for a predetermined time), others in cash. </p>
<p> As the good from the bad company website? Simply subscribe to and track investments. There was a legitimate way to earn money? They have a track record of its subscribersgreat opportunity? You start to notice quickly if you subscribe to a good newsletter or not. </p>
<p> Another suggestion I would offer is not more than 20% of the total portfolio to invest in penny stocks. It invests to make money and preserve capital to fight another battle. If you have too much risk of losing capital increase of the opportunity cost of capital. While 20% growth, it must do more than enough money to make a healthy return. Penny stocks are riskybeginning, because your money at risk? </p>
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		<title>Investing in shares Penny &#8211; How to Buy Penny Stocks Online?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask what investor stock trading below $ 5 is and I tell you that it is a penny stock, stock, or nano MicroCap stock. These three terms are interchangeable in most cases. But the broader definition of a penny stock refers to a business&#39;s total value of common shares outstanding are often known as the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Ask what investor <b >stock trading</b> below $ 5 is and I tell you that it is a penny <b >stock, stock,</b> or nano <b >MicroCap stock.</b> These three terms are interchangeable in most cases. But the broader definition of a penny <b >stock</b> refers to a business&#39;s total value of common shares outstanding are often known as the price of the <b >stock market capitalization.</b> However, there is no fixed term that definitely a penny<html> <b >Stock.</b> </p>
<p> To calculate the market capitalization of a company (market capitalization), it is necessary to multiply limited company is <b >the</b> price for the amount of outstanding shares. By doing this calculation you can find out what the total dollar value of all shares of the Company at any time. Penny stocks are shares traded <b >outside</b> the stock market like the others, but the market traded in the over-the-counter (OTC). For trade in mostPiano&gt; an agent acting on behalf of investors, and is a direct transaction between the investor and third. The broker receives a commission for facilitating trade. </p>
<p> A majority of all transactions charged by brokers as principle transactions Penny. This means the broker to pay any commission, but makes its money on the spread and buying and selling in a reasonable time. There is no single price at which penny stocks to buyand sold, but there are a number of different prices. The difference between the bid and ask price is called the &quot;spread. The spread of many penny stocks are usually around 25-33%, but can often 50-100% or even more. There are always two and two prices tender offer, these are known as internal and external supply and demand. Note that it is provided outside and I ask that is of great interest in general. Penny stocks are also subject to mark the prices. Here, a broker heldthe penny <b >stocks</b> on his behalf and was therefore given the volatility of the price risk associated with some of the markets. </p>
<p> While penny stocks is linked to rather complicated and there are many problems with penny stocks trade, and millions of dollars in losses, many companies still trade in them because they contribute, for example, struggling companies just starting phase. The best way to find a good investment is to talk with your broker. But in penny <b >stocks</b>Market intermediaries to be very careful, the only attempt to sell, and maybe not your best interests in mind. </p>
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		<title>Investing Tips &#8211; Determine volatility</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<p> If you are interested in long-term investments, trade, and it is important to know <b >the volatility.</b> There are several tips that volatility may refer the application <b >should be utilized.</b> If investors are looking for a bit &#39;of money with the possibility of, is usually believed in the intrinsic value of the <b >share</b> and the margin of safety. This provides a guide for them to buy shares. If the margin of safety and value of&gt; Dissapper Stock, is a good time to sell the <b >shares</b> before the price drop. </p>
<p> It &#39;s always better to buy <b >shares</b> at a lower price, the profit gain. If you know the volatility <b >in stock,</b> you will be able to get prices for stocks are the lowest. </p>
<p> In determining the volatility of <b >a</b> security is necessary to select a specific time and write down the value of the <b >field</b> for several days. Note the depths, heights, close, openPrices and average values. All these values must be recorded at the same time each day. Add to all these values and divide by the number of days. These will give you an average price. Once you have the median, you should add or subtract prices daily and write it. Multiply the number obtained with themselves, for the variance. Add all the numbers, the square and find the square root of the figure. The square root is obtained, the <b >volatility of</b> your baseInvestment decision on. This number is usually represented as a percentage. </p>
<p> If you are looking for investments, you should think of the volatility. This will avoid dangerous from an investment in shares. This investment advice, but also helps you get the <b >shares</b> at a good price and sell them at a profit. </p>
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		<title>Investing 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The meaning and purpose of the investment in shares after a stock to give the time that you can increase prices in some months. You are not looking for a stock is priced at only $ 5, but want to go up months ago to $ 500 over the next three? Is not it? So [...]]]></description>
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<p> The meaning and purpose of the investment in shares after <b >a</b> stock to give the time that you can increase prices in some months. You are not looking for a <b >stock</b> is priced at only $ 5, but want to go up months ago to $ 500 over the next three? Is not it? </p>
<p> So how do you go for an <b >election</b> campaign? What are the factors, the months <b >of</b> stock price to rise in a few short? In this article we will be on the basis of discussion&gt; Equity investing. If you buy a <b >stock</b> are actually buying a small piece of property of the company. </p>
<p> If the company does well, <b >will have</b> its rise, and the company does badly, the <b >share</b> price <b >decline. Investing</b> is so easy. Well, wait, the devil is in the details. How do you know which company is good and a good performance in the future? </p>
<p> Assuming that the company is developing very well, <b >but</b>Price goes down instead of up. What do you think? <b >Stock prices</b> are determined by markets. Markets are places where buyers and sellers, what you buy to satisfy investors or sell shares call. Now the stock <b >price</b> depends on what investors expect the company&#39;s future performance is not close to its current performance. In the short <b >term,</b> stock prices can be irrational and try to understand the reason behind the price volatility maycrazy. But at <b >the price of stocks</b> in companies has long linked to performance des </p>
<p> So <b >the</b> stock price depends on market expectations about future company performance. This point is very important to understand. Think of the initial public offering of Google. The <b >stock</b> price shot in a week, as the expectation of the audience was very high. cooled below the price a bit &#39;. So if people expect a companyvery good performance in the future, although not good at this time, its <b >stock price.</b> </p>
<p> Well, if you look at a company, you look at the results there is a profit, management, IT products, markets, the IT industry and so on, before forming a reasonable expectation of future potential. Sometimes the growth potential of the sector is much more important than the company itself. </p>
<p> For example, in a high growth sector, will be aa generalOutlook for the business&#39; work in this <b >industry share price increase.</b> As soon as the economy and industry leading company! </p>
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		<title>Stock Investing for Beginners Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> <b >Stock investing,</b> where investors make more gains most of their investments. If you are new to investing in the <b >stock</b> game not yet honed skills of money management, investing in this simple guide to help you balance the <b >first</b> investment to simplify things for you. </p>
<p> into <b >action</b> can make a plant more than one. You do not need a brokerage account and you invest your own stock in, however, you can invest in <b >shares</b>Mutual funds and leave the money management and <b >stock picking</b> to professional investors. </p>
<p> <b >Equity Funds</b> offer diversification and professional money management only a moderate cost to you. To keep costs low, invest in <b >no-load equity funds.</b> </p>
<p> Now need a basic guide to help you invest the funds in fundraising <b >has</b> different invest in. To increase diversification, May 3 is to invest in two o. Basically there are two main criteria for<b >Equity fundraising.</b> </p>
<p> First, the Fund will invest primarily in large cap, mid cap or small-cap stocks? Second, is to emphasize growth stocks, value stocks or invest in both (that would be characterized as &quot;core&quot; or &quot;mixture&quot; of funds)? </p>
<p> You now have nine basic categories of <b >equity investment schemes</b> (3&#215;3, above) to choose from. For example, you can start investing with a large-CAP, Blend <b >Stock</b> Fund. You could add a Mid-Cap Growth Fund for diversification. </p>
<p> Now, someDefinitions. A <b >large-cap shares count</b> as General Electric or Wal-Mart. Company&#39;s market capitalization (CAP), <b >an</b> increase the number of shares of a company is outstanding times the market price of each share. This (market capitalization) will give you the total market value of the company. Mid-cap stocks are stocks of companies with a lower market value of total and small-cap stocks have lower market value. </p>
<p> Growth stocks have an <b >equity investment</b> in companies<html> Sales and profits growing at a pace faster than the average. Investors buy stocks for growth in the appreciation of the price (with the hope <b >of</b> the stock price to increase significantly) &#8230; not for dividends. </p>
<p> value stocks are an investment, the <b >ratio of stocks</b> is more affordable (lower PE) and / or pays a higher dividend than other titles. They are often purchased because they seem to be underestimated (perhaps a bargain). </p>
<p> This blend fund invests in stocks with large&gt; Stock exchange market &#8230; Growth and value stocks. A Mid-Cap Growth Fund invests primarily in shares of growth of smaller firms (in terms of market capitalization). </p>
<p> In the collection of <b >equity funds,</b> here are your nine basic choices for diversified <b >general equity funds:</b> Large Cap Blend (core), Large Cap Growth, large-cap value, mid-cap blend, mid-cap growth, mid Cap Value, Small-cap blend, small-cap growth, value small caps. </p>
<p> In general, large-cap blend funds, whicheverSafer. Small-Cap Growth Fund is more risky, but it excellent growth potential in a roaring bull market have. </p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The way stocks react to significant price shocks is important for finding good entry and exit points. A common question traders and investors ask themselves is whether to purchase after a stock takes a big fall on a bad earnings report, for example.</p>
<p>If we&#8217;re to believe the efficient market hypothesis then the shocked stocks price is reflective of all new information so wouldn&#8217;t warrant a purchase (based solely on the price shock.) However, if there are exceptions to the EMH, or if it takes time for the price to reach it&#8217;s EMH point, then there is value in studying reactions to price shocks.</p>
<p>In this article we&#8217;ll study how stocks recover from various levels of price drops in one day. This will help us understand if there is any advantage to purchasing directly after one of these events.</p>
<p>Analysis Setup</p>
<p>The data was based off a group of randomly selected days from the years 2004, 2005 and 2006. The next few days afterwards were then analyzed to build the statistics below.</p>
<p>Stock price was restricted to those above $1. This was done because penny stocks are very volatile and could skew the data. Studying penny stocks is very interesting as well, but a separate concern.</p>
<p>Stock volume was restricted to those above 25,000 on a daily basis. Again, this was done to prevent skews in the data. Low-volume stocks behave differently than larger volume ones.</p>
<p>Buckets were created for easier representation and analysis, based on the amount of the initial price shock. The buckets were chosen as 1-5% drop, 5-10%, 10-20%, and an extra one for all stocks as a comparison.</p>
<p>Note: The selection of the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 as the period for the test has implications we should expect up-front. The market during this period was generally considered bullish we should expect somewhat different results were we to analyze a bearish period.</p>
<p>Tracking price high after the drop</p>
<p>The first part of the analysis was to examine the price highs achieved several days after a significant downward price shock.  We&#8217;ll check the performance of the stocks in each bucket for several days after the drop.</p>
<p>Here are the average price highs achieved by each bucket 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 days after the initial drop compared to the close on the drop day:
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<li>All stocks: 2%, 1.5%, 1.0%, 1.4%, 1.5%</li>
<li>1-5% drop: 2.1%, 1.9%, 1.5%,  1.6%, 1.8%</li>
<li>5-10% drop: 3.8%, 3.2%, 2.3%, 2.4%, 2.5%</li>
<li>10-20% drop: 4.2%, 3.5%, 7.1%, 6.8%, 9.4%</li>
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<p>Analysis</p>
<p>First of all, there are no negative values because we&#8217;re looking at the highs.  It would be very rare for a stocks highest trade price to never reach it&#8217;s close on the previous day, especially during a generally bullish market.</p>
<p>The stark contrast between the 10-20% bucket vs. the others is very surprising. All other categories have a negatively-sloped line but 10-20% has a significant positive slope. If we carried this out further than 5 days we can assume it would achieve a similar slope to the other categories.</p>
<p>Why the swift partial recovery for 10-20%? One point to note is that of all the stocks found in this category their average drop on that initial day was about 12%. We then see them reach an average daily price high of about 9.5% higher than the close on the day of the drop, so that&#8217;s about an 80% recovery. One explanation is that often after a large downwards price shock the value investors will come in and start buying at the lower price.</p>
<p>Now, it&#8217;s definitely debatable whether analyzing the daily price highs is representative of the true recovery of a stock, so we&#8217;ll look at the daily closes next. The highs may be more applicable to active traders, rather than investors.</p>
<p>Tracking price close after the drop</p>
<p>Here are the average price closes by each bucket 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 days after the initial drop compared to the close on the drop day:
<ul>
<li>All stocks: 0.2%, -0.2%, -0.5%, 0.0%, 0.1%</li>
<li>1-5% drop: 0.15%, -0.1%, -0.5%, -0.15%, 0.0%</li>
<li>5-10% drop: 0.1%, -0.5%, -0.9%, -0.7%, -0.7%</li>
<li>10-20% drop: -0.4%, -0.7%, 2.6%, 2.5%, 5.9%</li>
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<p>Analysis</p>
<p>The only surprise here is that the 5-10% group dropped more than the 1-5% group. This is a bit counter-intuitive since naturally the 5-10% group has more room for recovery. However, it&#8217;s definitely feasible that the reasons for the price drops in the different categories would be different. This would obviously affect how willing investors are to pick up the stock after the drop.</p>
<p>Conclusion</p>
<p>The apparently significant ability for a stocks price to recover after a large downward price shock could be a useful addition to the selection process. Keep it in mind when a strong stock takes a bit hit as the market may be emotionally over-reacting to bad news.</p>
<p>Since the price highs, rather than closes, rebounded much more for the 5-10% and 10-20% drop buckets, compared to all stocks, active investors or traders would probably be more likely to take advantage than the average person.</p>
<p>Neil Thier &#8211; http://www.marketfilters.com</p>
<p>Neil is a founding member of MarketFilters.com, an innovative technical analysis tool.  We offer easy and powerful scanning and filtering of stocks, back-testing, watch lists, and other tools.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether the market is exploding higher, diving or just treading water, traders tend to be nervous about the action in the next day, week or month. A bit of anxiety comes with the territory.</p>
<p>One indication that the market is getting into nervous territory is the tendency for traders to jump in and out of high-flying stocks while spending most of their time parked in less volatile issues or cash. It?s called ?rotation.?</p>
<p>When markets are stuck in a funk, chances are good for managers to sell something and simply go to cash. But when the market is like this, they don&#8217;t want to miss anything even though they are nervous about the overall market. So they very often sell something and buy something else.</p>
<p>We find evidence by looking at the smaller cap issues. On a day when the big guys are getting cracked over the head, often we see the small issues pick up a few points. That means they don&#8217;t want to take their money home, so to speak. They want to stay fully invested, but they don&#8217;t want to get killed if something goes wrong.</p>
<p>Have you noticed how analysts do some very interesting things when the market is running full tilt? Sure, they will come out on the high flyers, but you will also see them upgrade paper stocks and energy. There is a reason for that. They want those safer havens looking attractive as they rotate money out of extremely overextended stocks and into something else that has a chance of making even more. If the coast is still clear in a day or two, they can come back into a high flyer for hopefully more short-run profits.</p>
<p>For our money, we?d follow the same type of management style also. If you see the NASDAQ futures down a ton in the morning, consider doing what the Street will do&#8211;take some profits out of your big gainers and put them into smaller cap stocks or even safety stocks for a day or so. Chances are good the big guys will be doing the same, and the smaller issues have a good shot at moving up.</p>
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		<title>How To Play News Blurbs For More Profits</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the first step (and often last) for the new daytrader? Turn on CNBC and wait for the news, of course (don?t deny it, you have been there). Then when you hear the late breaking ?real time? news, you buy good news (or sell short bad news) in an attempt to beat the other [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is the first step (and often last) for the new daytrader? Turn on CNBC and wait for the news, of course (don?t deny it, you have been there). Then when you hear the late breaking ?real time? news, you buy good news (or sell short bad news) in an attempt to beat the other 8 million listeners. Sound like a winning plan?</p>
<p>After realizing that is kind of hit or miss, you decide to fire up the ?real? real time news service. Of course, at this point, it hasn?t dawned on you. It is not just the fact that you are not really ?beating? anyone to the news. You begin to realize, even if I do have the news first, what do I do with it?</p>
<p>Have you ever heard of a stock gapping up big on fantastic earnings; then selling off for 2 weeks? We have all seen it. Good news reacted to in a negative way; bad new reacted to in a positive way. Or, good news reacted to in such a positive way, that the stock gaps so far you are not sure what to do. How do you make sense of all this?</p>
<p>First of all, you may want to just turn off the news. Yes, that is correct. You can keep a list of the stocks that are ?in the news? for your watch list if you like. However, you can skip the part about researching the news. This does not sit well with many traders. They feel it is ?their job? to research these things. The truth is, you cannot. We play people?s reactions to the news, not our personal view of what the news is. We do this by looking at charts.</p>
<p>Below are some examples. Two of them resulted in plays. Take a look at what happened, compared to the news. These three were picked because they all solicited a strong view from many traders, even by email. ?Did you know that xyz had bad news today and are playing it?</p>
<p>Take McDonalds on Dec 24, 2003. You may remember the mad cow scare that day. All ?hamburger places? gapped down, and the overwhelming consensus was (even CNBC told us this) that this scare is the end of the American Hamburger. It would be a ?no brainer? to short these stocks, as they are certain to fall more.</p>
<p>Well, if they are certain to fall more, why didn?t they open at that lower price? You see; there are no gifts. The news was out and was digested by the public. What the stock does after that is not a function of ?good or bad? news. It opens at equilibrium; and then the move can be in either direction. The chart pattern (without any concern for the news) was bearish, but it did not form a ?pattern? that we recognize as a trade. No play was made, though there were possibilities for intraday plays once the trend was set. Notice how long the ?bad news? continued to ?hurt? the stock. Why did it go up? Who knows. Well, there were many commentators and analysts that told us the answer after the close. One of the stories was that the shock sent beef prices tumbling, which would reduce the operating costs of fast food restaurants. Now why didn?t we think of that?</p>
<p>Next is Marathon Oil. Here there was little chance for failure. The company was doing a ?secondary offering? or something similar. On the morning in question, they actually came out and priced the stock below the current price (below where it opened even). Certainly this stock had to go down further. Well, this time, the chart showed a pattern we know well; a tactic known as a Gap play. How could a stock go up in this situation? Read the McDonalds paragraph above. All the answers are the same. We don?t understand enough about secondary stock offerings to try to explain it. Or, if we do understand, it is not worth explaining. That is the point. The best way to play this was to have no knowledge of the actual news; just to know the stock was gapping so you can find the play.</p>
<p>Last was a past play on Delta Airlines. This is a favorite because we had the analysts, coming in to help us determine when to buy and sell stocks.</p>
<p>The big news posted was that Delta may have to file for bankruptcy. Well, we guess that means the stock is worth ?zero?? Or is it worth ?asset value?? That day the stock did not go below $4.53. On the next day, we have a revision of Delta Airlines? outlook to ?negative?. The day after that, Moody?s decides it may cut Delta?s ratings. The stock talks bankruptcy, and then analysts downgrade it? Do we need to pay analysts for this keen information and insight? Note, the stock had never traded under the low set on May 10th, the day the news of bankruptcy was released. Notice the volume that came in on that day. Notice that this volume came in after the stock already dropped 66% in four months. Mr. Analyst, you are now down grading the stock? Where were you during this huge fall? Waiting for the company to tell us they are in trouble? This stock was played long on May 12th at $4.67.</p>
<p>News will move stocks. It can be a means of finding stocks to watch and see if any technical patterns form. Do not get caught up in the game of trying to make trades based on your ?analysis? of the news. Everyone is different in how they handle thing. If you have a difficult time with news, we hope this was helpful to you.</p>
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