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- Naked Puts - by Submitted on May 05, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergNaked Puts are supposed to be one of the riskiest strategies out there. But if done right selling naked puts can be even safer, and more profitable than buying stocks. When you sell a naked put you take on the obligation to buy a stock at a certain price on or before a given date. For this ...
Views: 868 - Making Money in a Bear Market - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergThe Markets have been falling fast lately and most people either believe it is the end of the world or the markets are at a bottom. Both conclusions are probably wrong. First of all it is not the end of the world. Stocks go up and down that’s what they do. That said, even though the markets ...
Views: 863 - Benefits of Short ETFs - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergShort ETFs are one of the new inventions in the stock market. They allow people to make money as the markets are falling down. But most investors don’t use them in fact most everyone seems to have an argument why you shouldn’t use them. There articles say silly things like if you buy them ...
Views: 857 - How Would I Invest a Small Amount of Money in the Stock Market? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergIf I only had a small amount of money, say $2,000 to invest in the stock market what strategy would I use to make a good return while at the same time limiting risk? The answer seems pretty simple when I think about it. I would still be trend trading because it offers you such a great ...
Views: 849 - Saving Accounts vs. the Stock Market - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergMost people decide that the stock market is just too risky for them to put their hard earned money into. I know many savers out there who would rather put their money into a savings account then into the markets. This way they can go for the sure thing, the government insured return, but what ...
Views: 839 - Don’t Confuse Stop Limits with Stops - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergOne of the biggest mistakes I have made was confusing a stop limit order with a stop order. This could potentially be very harmful to your account. A stop order is simple; when you use it you tell your broker “sell my stock once it gets to a certain point”. This way you can effectively limit ...
Views: 830 - Buying On Margin To Increase Your Profits - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergBuying on margin can be a very powerful way to leverage your money in the stock market. Here is a question. Say you wanted to make $100 in the stock market. Would it be easier to make $100 from $500 or $1000? $1000 of course. If you make $100 from $500 that would be a 20% increase. ...
Views: 827 - Weeding Out Market Noise - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergIf you pay attention to the stock market at all you will get bombarded with tons of useless facts about what is going on with the country, how the economy is improving/ getting worse, how inflation rates are changing, what the unemployment rate is. It is difficult to find out which information ...
Views: 827 - Why the Stock Market Was Born - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergI thought it might be fun to talk about how the stock market was born. Many people do not realize the importance of the stock market. The stock market was born out of necessity. It helps companies grow as well as helps the average citizen fight against inflation. Imagine you are a ...
Views: 827 - Why Price is King - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergPrice is King when it comes to the market. Sure there are many different ways to evaluate a company and the different methods all have their advantages but the price patterns of a company still gives you the most accurate buy and sell signals. More than any oscillator, any fundamental ratio, or ...
Views: 824 - What is a Diagonal Spread? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergA diagonal spread is a spread that allows you to produce a monthly income from the stock market and at the same time being able to profit from appreciation or depreciation in the stock. Ok so how does it work? Simply put you buy an option that will not expire for many months. You also sell an ...
Views: 821 - Learning from Trading Mistakes - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergIt is very important to learn from your past mistakes in anything you do. This way you can be continuously improving your life. The same goes with trading, it is a very wise decision to keep a trading journal and update what you have done periodically. Anytime you start to lose money it ...
Views: 817 - Buying Stocks to Sell Calls On - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergBuying a few different stocks to sell covered calls on can be a good thing or a bad thing. All basic principles of buying stocks still apply, so choose your positions carefully. So what stocks are good candidates for covered calls? 1. Good long Term Plays If you are going to sell covered ...
Views: 816 - Market Turning Point - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergIn this market everyone is looking for the market turning point. The point where investors come in and say, stocks have been crushed enough, everything is on sale, it is time to buy. But how can you tell when that time has come? Is there some magical device that will give you the exact bottom ...
Views: 809 - ETFs vs. Stocks - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergTrading ETFs can be a very profitable thing to do. There are a few major advantages to trading ETFs that you would not have if you decided to trade stocks. 1. ETFs come with less surprises If you have ever traded stocks you have probably noticed that you can get some surprises now and then. ...
Views: 804 - Benefits of Technical Trading - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergUsing Technical analysis to trade the stock market gives you the greatest odds for success for many different reasons. 1. The Markets Live in the Future It is hard to use fundamental data to predict where a stock will likely go in the short term, because the stock market lives in the future. ...
Views: 799 - The Holy Grail Of Stock Trading - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergEveryone always searches for the infamous holy grail of stock trading. The magical trading system that will make them rich and allow them to never lose money again. So does it exist? Is there a trading system or oscillator that will allow them to never lose money again? No, there is no ...
Views: 792 - How to Control Your Trading Emotions - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergTrading brings out all kinds of emotions that just seem to get in the way and make it very hard to actually get anywhere. If you want to succeed you must control your emotions. Does this sound familiar to anyone? You buy a stock that is trading at $50 because you believe the stock will jump ...
Views: 787 - What Are Stocks - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergStocks are shares of a company. When you buy a stock you are actually buying a piece of the company and to some extent profit as the company grows and lose money as the company loses money. Companies issue stock for one simple reason to help them raise cash. By selling large amounts of ...
Views: 787 - Stock Options: What You Should Know - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergStock options give you a way to get leverage in the stock market. They can greatly increase your returns, if done right. But before you take the leap to trading options there are a few things you should know. 1. Not For the Long term Options eventually expire. They are not for long term ...
Views: 786 - What Are Mutual Funds - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergIt seems like there are just as many mutual funds now a days as there are stocks. But what are they? What happens when you put your money into a fund? Well a mutual fund allows you to invest in how well you think particular management company will perform. Basically your money gets pulled ...
Views: 784 - What Poker Can Teach Us About the Stock Market - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergPoker is really a miniature stock market on so many levels. You can apply much of what you learn from one to the other. One of the biggest similarities is how little your profits matter. If you make $1,000 in anything it is a big deal, but if you make $1,000 in the stock market or in a ...
Views: 781 - Always Wait for a Signal - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergYou may have your own personal opinions and beliefs on where a stick is likely to head, but before you pull the trigger and make the trade make sure that you actually have a technical signal on the position. Waiting will help you in many ways. 1. Stocks do not care about your opinions Stocks ...
Views: 771 - Signs of a Bottom - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergEveryone wants to find the bottom of the stock market so they can make huge returns and be looked at as a genius. But often times the only way you can tell when a bottom is, is after the fact. There are some signs that you can look at however to determine if the bottom is coming. 1. No one ...
Views: 766 - Why Chart Patterns? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergChart patterns are naturally occurring patterns in the stock market that can indicate a big move either to the upside or the downside. They can be a good indicator for short term movements. So why are they so important? Why can they give you a great way to trade the stock market? 1. They ...
Views: 765 - Stocks Vs Options - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergThere is a lot of debate out there whether it is better to trade stocks or options on the open market. My personal opinion is options give you such an advantage that you shouldn’t ignore them. Let’s compare buying the stock with buying an option. When you buy the stock you are buying the ...
Views: 759 - 5 Bullis Strategies - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergThere are 5 bullish strategies that can make you a lot of money in the stock market. These strategies all have the power to turn a small portfolio of only a few thousand into a large portfolio consisting of hundreds of thousands to millions in time. If you are already making money in the stock ...
Views: 758 - Rolling Options - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergAll options eventually expire. But there are many times when you still want to use the option contract to profit. In this case rolling your option into a later date can be a good idea. When you roll options you simply close the option position you are in and open up another option position in ...
Views: 752 - Buying Options with a Plan - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergAnytime you trade stocks in the market it is normally a good idea to have a plan, but when you trade options plans are critical. You do not have the luxury of holding onto the option and hoping it will come back. Your plan should be simple to follow and answer the following ...
Views: 747 - Why People Don’t Sell Options - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergSelling options can definitely be a profitable way to trade the market, yet many people do not trade them. The top two reasons for this are. 1. Option selling gives you a limited return Most people buy stocks and options and hope that they will go up and make them a ton of money. After all ...
Views: 745 - Bottom Picking Vs Momentum Investing - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergThere are two major ways to trade the stock market, bottom picking and momentum investing. Most people attempt to make money by calling the tops and bottoms, but it can be more profitable to simply ride a trend until it ends. Trading with the trend has 3 major advantages. 1. Hard To Pick ...
Views: 743 - Another Way to Make Money in a Sideways Market - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergI have been talking a lot about iron condors lately because they are very helpful in making money in a sideways market, and that is what we are in. But there are other ways that we can pull a monthly income from a sideways market. One very effective method is selling a horizontal spread. For ...
Views: 742 - Day Trading Advantages - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergDay trading can certainly have its advantages in the stock market. Here are a few reasons why it can be a good idea to day trade, if you know what you’re doing. 1. Shorter Time Frame The benefit of a shorter time frame is compound interest. The shorter your time frame is the greater compound ...
Views: 732 - Low Probability Trades - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergTrading some low probability trades isn’t always a bad thing. It can help you to make a huge return if you are right and you can always manage your risk when you are wrong. By a low probability trade I am talking about trades that will probably not be profitable. Even so it can be a good idea ...
Views: 728 - Profit from Dividends - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergIt can be tempting to get into stocks that are offering high dividends. In fact for an investor the dividends can make up a huge amount of your total profit from that investment. But there are a few things you are going to want to consider looking at if you are investing for the ...
Views: 728 - Stock Options and Risk Management - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergStock options allow you to make huge returns in the market. When they are winning it is easy to get carried away with them and risk too much, but if you are going to survive as a trader you must make risk management your number 1 concern. So how do you manage your risk with options, especially ...
Views: 721 - Stocks Can Always Go Down - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergOne of the things we are constantly reminded of in the stock market, especially at times like these, is that stocks can always go down. You need to remember this always. Even if you combine the best technical indicator with the most fundamentally undervalued stock and buy it on an historical ...
Views: 719 - What Are Covered Calls? - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergSelling covered calls allow you to make an income off of stocks you own and increase your profit in the long run. But what are they? When you sell a covered call what you are doing is selling the right for someone else to buy the stock from you at a given price sometime in the future. This ...
Views: 718 - Mistakes Traders Make - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergTrading the stock market is a very abnormal way of making money. There are so many ways for you to make or lose money, and you have to keep on your toes and be cautious to avoid losing your money. Here are the top 3 mistakes traders will make. 1. Only Looking at Profits Newer traders are ...
Views: 715 - Readjusting Trend Lines - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergDrawing a trend line is just like connecting the dots. By drawing a line at the highs of a stock you get a resistance level. By drawing a line at the lows of a stock you get a support level. The theory is that stocks will bounce up from support and bounce down from resistance. Also when a ...
Views: 713 - Why Trade Spreads? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergOption spreads can give you some new ways to look at the stock market and can help you make money trading in the short term even if you are not good at option trading. Here are some reasons why trading option spreads can be a good idea. 1. Spreads give you more ways to be able to profit from ...
Views: 713 - Buying Puts Can Be a Good Thing - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergPeople associate buying puts with being risky and speculative, and they are. But that does not mean that you cannot make money by trading them. In fact there are many reasons why it works to your advantage to buy puts every now and then. 1. Stocks Can Go Down Stocks do not only go up, they ...
Views: 708 - Are We at Bottom? - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergEveryone has been trying to call a bottom in the market for a while. The markets have to stop going down and start going up at some point. But is that point now? It seems like there is a lot of strong evidence supporting the bottom. Stocks are greatly undervalued; right now you can buy tons ...
Views: 705 - Exiting Short Term Trades - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergExiting short term trades at the best possible time is always the goal if you are trying to catch the little up and downs of a stock. It is something everyone needs to work at and can greatly improve your profits. The first step to always exiting your trades at the best possible time is to ...
Views: 701 - Option Selling - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergOption selling can be one of the most consistent ways to pull money out of the stock market. It can bring cash flow every. I’ll show you how powerful option selling can be. First you have to understand what an option is. When you buy a put option you buy the right to sell a given stock, ...
Views: 701 - Why Look at Chart Patterns? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergChart Patterns are a very useful tool in the trading world. They are patterns that can give you precise entry and exit signals, and allow you to catch the biggest moves in the market. So why are they good to look at? Here are some reasons. 1. They give you a buy signal With chart patterns ...
Views: 701 - Your Trading Hour - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergSetting up a trading hour is easy and is a necessity. You do not want to be involved in the market 24/7 so setting up an hour where you review your trades is a must. There are a number of reasons why having a trading hour is a must. 1. Your body gets used to it. If you are always reviewing ...
Views: 697 - Why You Need to Invest with Real Money - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergI am a firm believer in paper trading. You have to develop a strategy before you put any real money into the market. But aside from that you need to invest with real money eventually and here is why. 1. The Obvious Reason, If you don’t invest real money you don’t make money. If you are paper ...
Views: 696 - Before You Enter a Trade - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2009 from Shaun RosenbergI make my trading decisions based on technical analysis. I believe in developing a trading system and following it to a tee. But I don’t take just any old trade that gives me a technical set ups of course. Before I enter a stock I like to check a few things. 1. I back test the stock, just a ...
Views: 693 - Stock Market Mistakes, What To Avoid - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Shaun RosenbergThere are 6 critical mistakes that all traders in the stock market make. These mistakes are made by amateurs and experienced traders alike. They can be devastating and make one lose all of their money in the stock market. These are mistakes you definitely want to avoid. That is why I have put ...
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