Here’s why more information won’t help you: In theory, information should make the stock market’s world go round. Information about companies and their ability to make money in the future is what should determine share price. As the market learns of new information, price is adjusted up and down to reflect the value of…
Nuclear Tensions Send Stocks Lower – From Overbought Conditions The market fell from extremely overbought levels last week as tensions rose between the U.S. and North Korea. The major indices were extended to the upside and way overdue to pull back. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq pulled back into their respective 50 DMA lines while…
I often say that normal people fail in the stock market. Normal people do predictable things that are destructive to their market performance; here is a list that most investors will find familiar. We have all made mistakes like these but mastery over the market requires you stop making these mistakes. #1…
Maintain a High Trading Standard There are approximately 15,000 actively traded stocks on the major North American stock markets. That gives investors looking for a stock to trade a lot of choices. Good traders respond to these varied alternatives by being selective with a focus on the best ideas. Struggling traders end up taking marginal…