Trading Tips No 5: Stock Trading Curve Drawdown and Commitment

All stock trading and investing methods must deal with the inevitable drawdown from the most recent peak in one's stock trading curve to a bottom before reversing and making a new high. Seasoned systems traders are well familiar with the drawdown phenomenon and the importance of drawdown as a percentage... Read More

Trading Systems

To become a successful trader you must have some kind of method or system to follow that will keep you on track. You may be buying and selling on tips, the weather or phases of the moon (there is a system like that).The two basic methods are based either on... Read More

The Stock Trading Plan - Why You Must Have One To Trade Successfully

This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders, Peter and Paul.Peter is a professional trader, Paul is not. Peter has a tested, proven, written trading plan that he follows each time he enters a trade, Paul does not.Peter and Paul have had vastly different Stock trading experiences -... Read More

Stealth Bull

If you have been watching the stock market at all you are probably very confused. You are not alone. One day is a hundred points up for the DOW and the next a hundred down. What is going on? There are many stocks that are going up and unless you... Read More

More Window Dressing

Two weeks ago I wrote about what the Securities and Exchange Commission was doing to regulate the mutual fund industry to help the small investor, the "poor folks". It really added up to zero.Now the SEC is going to make new regulations for hedge funds to protect the rich folks.... Read More

Social Insecurity

Just about everything you have been told about Social Security is an obfuscation. That is a big word for convoluted truth or lie.In a recently published obscure government document by the presidential Social Security commission there are two pages that expose the truth. Neither Democrats nor Republicans want you to... Read More

Evaluation I

An insane person cannot evaluate an insane evaluation system.As you know I have been trying to restore sanity to the insane premises Wall Street has been teaching its brokers and you for all these years. Their insanity has become so pervasive that it has become conventional wisdom. The brokerage houses... Read More

Psychology ? How to Reduce Negative Thoughts Relating to Trading?

The thinking process of the brain relating to the psychology of trading involves:-- Beliefs -- Feelings -- Values -- Dispositions and -- FaithThe positive or negative energy brings power to a person's actions, which ultimately determines whether a person is a winner or a... Read More

Analysts - Do They Really Know The Stock Market?

When you become interested in a stock or mutual fund you can call your broker and he will send you reports on how the company is doing, what their management is like and what might be the projected earnings for the company and how the industry is doing. Great information.You... Read More

The Big Bad Bear

The big bad bear is stirring again. So far he has stretched, yawned and peaked out of his cave. After his almost year-long nap he is hungry. A nice big steak would hit the spot.That steak comes from cattle and not too far from his den there is a fat... Read More

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The Secret to More Winning Trades is as Simple as Avoiding This Common Mistake

If you're a normal human being, your need to feel... Read More

A Stock Market Investment Strategy

I feel that an investment strategy in the stock market... Read More

Economists #2

Economists know more about how the fragments of society work... Read More

Investment Discipline

One of the great "secrets" of successful people is discipline... Read More

The Stock Trading Plan - Why You Must Have One To Trade Successfully

This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders,... Read More

Dont Buy Stocks based on P/E Ratio alone

I use the P/E ratio as a secondary indicator for... Read More

Investing in the Stock Market

From the book 'The Stockopoly Plan' by the author Charles... Read More

Again With the Bubbles?

A few years back ? it seems like an eternity... Read More

Economists

In today's volatile and confusing stock markets everyone is searching... Read More

How to Read an Annual Report

Every publicly traded company is required by the SEC(Securities and... Read More

Inertia Syndrome

When it comes to buying a stock or mutual fund... Read More

Patterns

The Law of Chaos is the theory of random unpredictable... Read More

Your Trading Objective: Why is that so Important?

You've decided to try your luck at trading stocks or... Read More

What is a Mutual Fund?

Ever wondered what is a mutual fund? A mutual fund... Read More

365/7/24

What does it take to be a stock trader? It... Read More

How Commodity Trading Differs from Stock Trading

There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures.... Read More

Trading Tips No 5: Stock Trading Curve Drawdown and Commitment

All stock trading and investing methods must deal with the... Read More

Stock Insurance

You have a lock on your house. You have a... Read More

Whos Calling?

Its dinnertime and the phone rings. It's Joe Noname with... Read More

So, What is This Stock Market Thing Anyway?

We've all heard of the stock market and probably have... Read More

Intervention

Intervention. Now don't let that big word scare you. The... Read More

Shorting Stocks ? The Basics, Part II of II

After the publication of the first part of this two... Read More

Performance Funds

Mutual funds are doing more and more to discourage investors... Read More

A Triple Dipper: How to Make 3 Profits on 1 Stock Trade

This is a rather simple strategy with which I am... Read More

Kick The Tires

Before you buy another car you walk around the lot,... Read More

Lights of the Stock Market

There are red lights, green lights, blue lights and spot... Read More

No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns

Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds... Read More

Peer Groups

Whenever I see mutual fund comparisons in the trade publications... Read More

Stock Chart Reading

As an investor you will want to check out any... Read More

Stock Market Volatility

In my opinion, due to the volatility of stock market... Read More

The Holy Grail (of Investment)

Every year I go to the Money Show in Orlando,... Read More

A Penny for Your Stocks

According to Investopedia Inc. the penny stock market has seen... Read More

Hedge Fund Advertising

Have you seen all those big full page ads for... Read More