Apple: still the same story with a few added chapters. Apple now has protection from plunging with a $10 billion buy back program. At the current price that is about 16 million shares removed from float, which will at the same time drive up earnings per share with less shares publicly available. So that […]
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Many times, good traders make the right trade but still lose, but it is okay because they will win in the long term because their method is tested, their risk is managed, and their mind set is right for trading. They have skills. Other times a new trader with no
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In my reading of over 200 books on trading and the stock market I think ten stand above the rest for their ability to compress trading wisdom into an easy to digest formula that anyone can read and understand. I also reviewed all of the trading books I read on Amazon here is a
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I was fortunate enough this year to catch the majority of the Apple move, not because I was lucky but because I have spent many years studying the greatest stocks in history and how they behave and also how the greatest traders of all time traded them. I have
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In trading there are things that cause you to win in the long term and things that cause you to even lose your account in the short term. There are ways to manage risk and there are ways to purely gamble. There are ways to think that will make you
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For me, author, teacher, and full time trader Alexander Elder really brought my trading together in a way no other author had. He gave me the framework to build my entire trading plan around: THE THREE M’s: Mind (psychology), Method (a trading edge) and Money (risk or money management). But what does each of those
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If one of the greatest traders in the world told you how to buy and sell the best stocks for the most profits would you listen? Well we have a chance to do just that with Bill O’Neil’s book “How to Make Money in Stocks”. His lifetime of research on how the market actually works
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The hardest thing about trading is not the math, the method, or the stock picking. It is dealing with the emotions that arise with trading itself. From the stress of actually entering a trade, to the fear of losing the paper profits that you are holding in a winning trade, how you deal with those
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As one of the top trading book reviewers at Amazon.com, I am frequently asked “What books would you recommend for a new stock trader?” Below is a list of the top trading books from my library. Trading is about more than simply making bets, picking stocks, or even trading a system. Your success
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In trading your belief system will determine whether you win or lose. Your trading method is really determined by your beliefs about the market and how it works. Choose your beliefs carefully. Trading like you are in a cult: When you trade like a cult member you believe in your stock or your trade
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The question is not whether Apple is going to $500 a share but when will it. Monday? Friday? Next week? Very few things in trading are a given, but the probabilities are heavily weighted that Apple will go to $500 on Monday. The only thing that can truly stop it is some unforeseen Greek crises
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This is the second part of a three-part interview series in which trader John Ward sat down with Dr. Christian Kacher, former portfolio manager for William O’Neil + Co., managing director of VirtueOfSelfishInvesting.com, and chief investment strategist for MoKa Investors, LLC. Ward: Going from being a trader who was using O’Neil’s system on his
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This interview is brought to you courtesy of trader John Ward, he can be found on twitter at @JWard_73. John is an excellent trader and I truly appreciate him giving me permission to post this interview that he did with these market wizards who learned from the legend himself, William J. O ‘Neil. In
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In my reading of over 200 books on trading and my endless web surfing I have come across many quotes from rich traders that I have truly liked. Here are my favorite ten that I not only love but have made huge impacts on my trading plan and profits. Some of these capture principles in
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Contrary to popular belief by the majority of the general population and even investors and traders stocks are not tied to their fundamental values or even the companies that sold the shares to raise capital. Stock prices are tied to simply what the current buyer and seller in the market is willing to exchange ownership
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While trading is a game of math, probabilities, charts, and earnings it is also a mind game. Many times a trader’s beliefs will determine their success more than anything else. All traders start out believing it is possible to make money in the markets. Many want to earn their living one day by trading.
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I have been trading for over a decade. I have had streaks where I won for many straight years in a row with minimum draw downs, it was as if I completely understood the markets and just could not lose. But I have also had years where nothing I did
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There are signs that an annoying trader online is a rookie and it is highly unlikely they have been profitable long term or a seasoned veteran in the markets. They are usually the loudest and most active, they love to jump in and give others unsolicited advice about a stocks or a markets next
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There are some things we can control as traders and some things that we can not. We need to learn the difference to limit our frustration and win in this game. We can control: How much we risk per trade. How big a position size we take. What time frame we trade. What market
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A book review for Brent Penfold’s book ‘ The Universal Principles of Successful Trading: Essential Knowledge for All Traders in All Markets” This book is excellent for traders that are ready for it. You need a foundation in trading to understand its importance and take the principles seriously. Once you are through the rainbow and
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