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By Shaun RosenbergFeb 3, 20091 topic

Getting Started in Trading

Almost everyone who is in the stock market has a few long term investments. Maybe they bought a few ETFs that they believe will go up in the long term. But along with your investments it is a good idea to place some short term trades.nnThe real benefit of short term trades lies in compound interest. If you could make 10% in a month it beats making 10% in a year. Yes trading the market can have high risk, but that risk can be minimized with stop loss orders, and position sizin

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 20, 20091 topic

Investing in ETFs

ETFs provide a great way for investors to diversify along with not having to pay those huge mutual fund fees. Here are some reasons why ETFs might be for you.nn1. They give you a great way to diversifynnETFs track certain industry groups or markets. So if you buy the ETF for a specific industry group and 1 company from that industry group goes under it is not going to affect you too much because you are invested in the sector as a whole. nn2. Most Mutual Funds do not beat the

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergApr 11, 20091 topic

Stocks Move, Options Move Faster

Options are powerful investment tools. They allow you to profit from rising stocks or from falling stocks by an incredible amount if you are right, but they also come with the risk of having you lose an incredible amount if you are wrong.nnLetâs look at an example. Say we find stock XYZ trading at $56. We believe that this stock is going to go up in the short term so we could either buy the stock, or we could buy the call option on the stock. Both ways could potentially be

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergApr 17, 20091 topic

Why Trading With the Trend Works

Everyone has heard it, trade with the trend, donât fight the trend, but why does it work so well? Well the simple answer is nemotions, more specifically fear and greed. nnThese two emotions are what cause technical analysis to work. But they are not the only reason; below are 3 reasons why technical analysis works so well. nn1. GreednnWhen a stock starts going up, everyone rushes to it because they do not want to miss the opportunity. As the stock continues to head up more

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMay 26, 20091 topic

Making Your Own Decisions vs listening to the Analysis

In the investment work you can either learn to trade yourself, or listen to whatever the analysis tell you and follow their advice. Unfortunately too many people chose to follow the analysis instead of taking it into their own hands. nnThere are 4 reasons why it can be a wiser to make your own decision then to listen to the âexpertsânn1. Many Analysis have a terrible track recordnnNow, Iâm not saying there arenât analysis who have made nexcellent picks, Iâm sure som

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMay 21, 20091 topic

The Big Mistake of New Option Traders

Most people buy options without even considering what they are buying or how the option will move. They do not look at the risks of an option and try to predict the possible profits and losses. Instead they just buy hoping that eventually the option they bought will make them rich beyond their wildest dreams.nnOne common mistake people will make is buying the far out of the money option because it is cheap and it still should move up as the stock moves up. These people are su

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergApr 15, 20091 topic

Selling Options Instead of Buying Them

Buying options can be a great way to make huge returns in the stock market. But they can also work against you in many different ways. Selling options, however can give you the same ability to make a good return, but with less risk.nnHere are some reasons why selling options can be better than buying optionsnn1. Selling Options gives you a higher Probability of being correctnnIf you are selling out of the money options you can benefit from the higher probability they bring. I

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 7, 20081 topic

Thinks To look At When Trading

When trading, especially short term trading, there are a number of things that are important to look at. Each individual chart should have these things before you decide to trade them. nn1. Do they follow your trading rules? You should have a set trading system in place every time you place a trade. Obvious the first thing you should look at before placing a trade is, is the stock giving me a buy, or sell signal based on my rules.nn2. Do they have earnings coming up? Earnings

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 12, 20091 topic

Ways to Make Money in the Stock Market

There are 3 major ways you can make money in the stock market. Each of these ways has its advantages and disadvantages.nn1. Buying and Selling StocksnnThis is definitely the most popular way to make money. It involves simply buying a stock either because of some fundamental data or some technical data and selling it later, hopefully for a profit. You can also turn this around and sell a stock first, then buying it back for a profit later on.nn2. Buying OptionsnnBuying and sel

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 23, 20081 topic

Keep It Simple When Trading

The best way to make a lot of money in the stock market is to keep it simple when trading. To be a successful trader you do not need to know everything about a company or anything if you want to be real simple. Let us take a look at how Tommy learned that the hard way.nn Tommy is an average man. He has a secure job, a nice house and a great family. When it comes to investing, he is inexperienced. All of his friends are investing and doing really well. But Tommy doesnât want

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergApr 5, 20091 topic

Having an Exit Plan for Bad Trades

Trading in the stock market can lead to huge gains, which is why many people will flock to it as a way for them to finally quit their jobs. The problem is that it can also have large losses.nnBecause of this your first concern should be to protect yourself from taking big losses. You want to preserve your capital so that you still have the majority of your account left, even if you get into a few bad trades in a row.nnLetâs look at an example, say you find a stock trading a

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 17, 20091 topic

How Stock Market Emotions Work Against You

In the stock market controlling your emotions is one of the most important keys to being successful as a trader or as an investor. There are so many ways your emotions can harm you. They can â¦nn1. Make You get out earlynnYour emotions can make you get out of a good trade too early to actually hurt your chances of making a good return from it. If you buy a stock at $50 and it goes up to $53 it is so tempting to get out of the trade and take the $3 profit, especially when you

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergApr 2, 20091 topic

Stops on Option Pays

Placing stops on option plays is extremely important for anyone looking to trade options profitably. There are 3 ways you can limit the amount you lose on your option.nn1. Let it expirennI will use this every now and then when I am looking to either make a huge gain or a small loss. What it means to let your option expire is simply this. You buy an option a month or two out expecting a big move in the stock. If it goes your way you could potentially get a return of 200-300% o

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergOct 21, 20081 topic

Reacting to the Market

Reacting to the market is a lesson every trader should learn. It is much simpler and much more profitable then to just react to the market then to try to understand it. nnToo many traders try to explain a big move. For instance most people will say that stocks fell because of the unemployment numbers that just came out, or the interest rates that were announced or some other important news factor that came out today. nn And they may be right, there could be hundreds of reason

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMay 4, 20091 topic

Trading and Commission

All traders have to pay commissions; there is no way around it. But commissions will normally make up only a very small amount of your portfolio, so it normally isnât too bad.nIf you are seeing commissions take a large amount of your profit here are some tips to help you reduce their effect on your account.nn1. Shop AroundnnNot every broker has the best deal in town. Some may charge $10 per trade some may charge $4. That can make a huge difference especially if you are tryi

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergFeb 8, 20091 topic

Why Manage Your Risk When Selling Options

Most people who enter the option selling world do so because it comes with a high probability of being correct. Most people see that they can make money 80% of the time and decide that this is what they should be doing.nnFew realize that even with such a high success rate you still should manage your risk. Just being right 80% of the time isnât going to make you an automatic Stock Market Trader. nnCases in Point look at iron condors. An iron condor is a high probability tra

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 30, 20081 topic

Buying Long-term Stocks When the Markets are Down

History has proven time and time again that buying long term stocks when the markets are down has been a wonderful strategy. In fact the best times to buy have always been close to the market bottoms. nnThat is because when the markets crash they tend to take all stocks with them. This includes the stocks that really should have good long term value. This creates buying opportunities on almost every stock in the markets.nnThe problem is not all of these stocks are great buys.

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergApr 24, 20091 topic

Can Options Help You Control Risk?

Options can be a great way to get leverage in the stock market. In some ways they can even be used to help manage risk in the stock market.nnIf you get into a stock that is trading at $50 and expect it to go up, it can be pretty risky. Say you buy the stock and some bad news comes out of nowhere, which affects the stock. Sure you can always put a stop on your position.nnBut if the stock gaps down and opens at $40 a stop at $47 isnât going to help you much, youâll still ge

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 11, 20081 topic

Keeping long and short term trades

Keeping both long and short term trades can benefit you in many ways. It can give you all the benefits of short term trading with some of the safety from long term trading.nnMany experienced traders will keep both long term investments and short term trades out at the same time. This allows them to play it safe with the longer term trades and buy strong long term companies while at the same time it allows a trader to attempt to make huge returns by trading the short term move

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 20, 20081 topic

Make Long Term Profits With Leaps

Buying leaps can be a very effective long term way to leverage your money in the stock market. Buying a leap can produce greater gains than just buying the stock and holing it. nn Let us look at an example of how it works. We find that stock XYZ is currently trading at $45. It is a strong stock and should go up. So we buy the stock at $45. Then we wait as the stock steadily goes up. Finally after 2 years the stock is trading at $90. We just made a 100% increase in 2 years. Aw

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 24, 20081 topic

How To Use Protective Puts To Save Yourself From Stock Losses

Buying protective puts can be a very useful strategy when you are trading in the stock market. When the markets start to get volatile many traders will buy puts to protect themselves from the downside. It is actually a very simple strategy to learn and use. nn If you want to understand how a protective put works the first thing you must understand is what a put option is. A put gives the holder the right to sell a stock at a given price on or before a given day. To get this r

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 9, 20081 topic

The Magical Trading system

There is no such thing as the magical trading system. All trading systems have their strengths and weaknesses. nnMany Gurusâ out there will talk about a secret trading system that cannot fail. It supposable is the insider trading system that only a few people know about, and the professionals donât want you to know. Actually what these systems are, are just different versions of the same trading ideas that you can find all over the internet.nnThere is no secret out there

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 31, 20091 topic

Covered Calls During Volatile Times

Covered calls can be a great way to profit when the stock market is trending sideways. If you donât know which way stocks are going to go it isnât a bad idea to sell some calls on strong stocks. nnSome reasons Selling Covered Calls can be a good idea are.nn1. Monthly IncomennSelling calls is a nice way to make a monthly income from the stock market. If you are a dividend investor a 2-5% cash flow after a year might seem good enough. Forget about dividends covered calls ca

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergNov 16, 20081 topic

Being Positive and Dodging Denial When Trading

Being positive is always a good thing in any aspect of life. In the trading world it is almost impossible to make money without having positive thinking.nnWithout a positive attitude it becomes harder to pull the trigger. You are unable to place the trade because you are unsure if it is going to work out or not. nnHaving confidence means you have done your homework, found the perfect set up in the perfect market environment and are ready to pull the trigger. You are also will

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMay 3, 20091 topic

Combining Chart Patterns with Fundamentals

A lot of people try to pick the exact bottom of a stock by taking into consideration the fundamentals of the company. However you can increase your odds of getting into a profitable trade if you combine fundamental analysis with Chart Patterns.nThere are 3 major reasons why chart patterns and fundamental analysis can make a good combination.nn1. It gives you a point to buynnInstead of just guessing when to buy a stock you can use an indicator such as a chart pattern breakout

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergApr 14, 20091 topic

Protective Puts: Why Are They Useful?

Protective puts allow you to protect yourself from huge losses in the stock market when times are uncertain. So what are they?nnWhen you buy a protective put you are buying the right to sell a stock at a given price on or before a given date. So say you own a stock that is trading at $60 and are not sure if the company will go down or not. nnYou could decide to buy the $50 put 6 months out for $3. This way if the stock crashes within that 6 month period you will be able to se

Primary topic: Investing

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By Shaun RosenbergMar 26, 20081 topic

Capitol Preservation, The Most Important Part Of Trading

Capital preservation probably the most important things you need to consider when you are trading in the stock market. You may have a system that works well, but if you lost all your money on 1 trade you will not be able to make money with your system. It is one of the most overlooked aspects of trading.nn The market can be very volatile during times. No matter how good of a trader you are the market will always give you surprises now and then. A 100 point down day in the S&P

Primary topic: Investing

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