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How to Make Money in Bear Market ?

October 16, 2009

Everyone loves bull markets. In a bull market, every stock will give us good returns. But bear markets test one’s real ability, company’s fundamentals and investor’s patience levels. But Bear markets also provide wonderful investment opportunities if we can [...]

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Asset Bubble

October 15, 2009

Here’s a very interesting anecdote that describes how an “asset bubble” builds up and what are  its consequences.
Read it even if it confuses you a bit…things will be clear as you reach the end….
ANECDOTE -
Once there was a little [...]

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Auto Sector shows Signs of Recovery

October 15, 2009

More people are buying cars and bikes, but lesser buyers of heavy trucks during April to September this year.
According to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the overall automobile market grew 14.5% to over 5.78 million units during the [...]

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Ultimate Trading System

October 14, 2009

A Trading System is nothing but a set of rules or parameters developed using certain formulas and/or indicators based on the price action of the underlying security.
A complete and well developed trading system will contain:
1. Entry Level.
2. Exit [...]

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Short Selling – no Cynicism!

October 14, 2009

What is shorting stocks?
Shorting stocks is the act of selling something that you do not own.
If you are reading about short selling for the first time, relax, this is difficult to digest for the first timers.
When you short a [...]

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Pitfalls of Day Trading

October 13, 2009

There are a number of things that can go wrong when you day trade stocks over which you may have little or no control. These form part of the risks associated with day trading of which you should be [...]

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4 Steps to Building a Successful Trading Plan

October 13, 2009

Four Important Steps to Building a Successful Trading Plan :
1. Trade with the trend
One of the most useful skills that any trader can develop is the ability to identify a trend. If you can identify a market in an [...]

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Guidelines that helps you in Long-Term Trading Success

October 11, 2009

Guidelines for Long-Term Trading Success.
1. Risk only a small percentage of total equity on each trade, preferably not more than 2% of your portfolio value. I know of two traders who have been actively trading for over 15 years, [...]

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Money Management for Trading Success

October 11, 2009

Money management is the process of analyzing trades for risk and potential profits, determining how much risk, if any, is acceptable and managing a trade position (if taken) to control risk and maximize profitability.
Money management is nothing but risk [...]

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Follow the Market Trend and Invest Accordingly

October 10, 2009

Trend Trading
In trend trading you can identify a change of trend in the market as early as possible, take your position, ride the trend and close your position shortly after the trend reverses.
The correct attitude for [...]

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