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2011-12-21T18:30:00.001-08:00

The stock market should present us with a wide variety of NEW hot stocks into 2011. Many of them are going to be new technology stocks that come from the nanotech, biotech, financial, energy, healthcare & communications sectors.

Most of them might seem promising, but the truth is that a good number of these trading & investing opportunities could be extremely risky, while others are simply not as good as they look. That's why it's very important to know how to choose among the best especially if you want to day trade them.

When you know how to pick and approach the best hot stock trading opportunities, you are able to generate a consistent and respectable amount of money in a very short period of time.

Experienced day traders recognize that trading hot stocks on momentum can be the fastest way to make money in the stock market, especially on uncertain times like these.

You don't necessarily have to trade momentum hot stocks all the time. But you can learn how to take advantage of them when you encounter the best opportunities for going long or for shorting them to make money when they are poised to fall down.

If You decide to day trade stocks just keep always in mind that for a trader to survive and be consistently profitable, its necessary to keep things as simple as possible. To much confusion and technical indicators will most of the time make you slow in your decisions and froze you up when a good opportunity is right in front of your screen.

In the end, stock market day trading is all about picking the best daily stock opportunities and following your buy and sell signals with ease and simplicity. Once you learn to master your trading decisions, you can aspire to produce consistent profitable results.

Hot Stock Tips > Stock Market Trading Strategies 2011 - Stock Picking Techniques

2011-12-21T18:28:00.002-08:00

First Stocks, Then Real Estate—What's the Winner Going to Be This Decade?

2011-12-21T18:28:00.001-08:00

I think it's probable that the stock market will continue to convulse for the rest of the third quarter and into the fourth. The trend in economic news is down and so is investor sentiment. We still have a lot of problems with sovereign debt issues in Europe and this is an investment risk that isn't going away anytime soon.

Right now, investor expectations are being dramatically reduced. The marketplace now expects little to no growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and investors aren't expecting much, if anything, from the stock market. I still expect both the third and fourth quarters to be very good in terms of corporate earnings, so my view is that the stock market will undertake a prolonged period of consolidation around current levels, with chances of rallying in the fourth quarter.

The old adage that investors should "sell in May and go away" perfectly illustrates a fitting strategy this year. If you pull up a chart on the S&P 500 Index, you'll see the market's substantial price appreciation from last September. Then in May, the market began to consolidate; slowly deteriorating until its recent move, breaking both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

The S&P 500 Index has actually been in a period of consolidation for the last 11 years. Pull up a long-term chart on the Index and you can see it plainly. What you will also notice is the current price action, which looks like a right shoulder formation from the head set in 2007. It's an ominous-looking pattern and, when looking at it, you can't escape the feeling that the trend is going to complete itself. If it does, it means the stock market could be in for a lot more pain. Over the last decade, 800 on the S&P 500 stands out as the bottom support point. Regardless, the buy-and-hold investment strategy has barely paid off over the last decade. Without dividends, investment returns would now be negative, as the S&P 500 is currently trading below its level in December of 2008.

Clearly, the best stock market advice would have been to buy technology stocks and Internet stocks in the 1990s. Then, the best subsequent investment strategy would have been to cash out of the stock market and buy real estate for most of the next decade. Now, it would seem, precious metals and agricultural commodities are experiencing the best price action from the global business cycle. First it was stocks, then it was real estate. Now the future belongs to commodities.

I think the commodity price cycle will keep running for a number of years and, in a period of slow economic growth, investors need to have significant exposure to this sector. The fundamentals haven't favored stocks for quite a long time. The real estate cycle was strong and highly profitable for those who got in and out at the right times. Now, all the debt in the world and money supply growth is creating a sustained period of higher inflation. Going forward, commodities and those assets that benefit from higher inflation will be the winners.

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Can a Technology Newsletter Guide You to Investment Profits?

2011-12-21T18:27:00.002-08:00

Now that much of the world's financial structure and stock markets have pretty well imploded, many investors are looking for what sector to invest in for the highest potential reward and the least amount of risk.

For a number of reasons, I think that the technology sector will again rise to the top of the selection list for investment opportunity. Technology newsletters were pretty much thrown aside after the technology bubble burst almost a decade ago.

If you think about the current economic situation in the United States, what sector of the economy is more important and more interwoven into the fabric of almost everything else than technology?

Significant amounts of manufacturing have been moved to lower cost countries like China, financial services have shot themselves in the foot and will only re-emerge with even more complex regulations, and even agriculture is highly dependent on technology to maintain profitability.

So doesn't it make sense that people who specialize in investment newsletters and advisory services should seek to put together a team of specialists to offer a cutting edge offering for investors wanting to profit from the technology sector?

I have been highly involved in technology and information services for the past several decades and have always been either long or short certain stocks in the tech sector. But I have to rely on others to gather the necessary information before I decide to buy or sell a stock.

For instance, just because one software company makes the best tools in its field doesn't mean that management knows how to leverage that quality product into a profitable company. Likewise, just because a company has an inferior windows based operating system does not mean it will not become a fantastic investment.

Therefore, knowing that you want to invest in technology is not enough. You need specialized help to know which technology stock to buy and when to sell. In fact, knowing when to sell can be more important than knowing what to buy. It is this information that will make a technology stock newsletter worth the price you pay for it.

And nothing indicates that more than the previously mentioned bursting of the tech stock bubble at the beginning of the decade. Buying a stock at $10 per share and watching it go to $150 per share is fun, yes. But if you do not know when to sell and watch that stock plunge to $1 per share in short order, all the fun is gone; along with the profits.

The World of Stocks: Penny Stocks, Small Cap Stocks, Growth Stocks, Value Stocks and Technology Stocks

2011-12-21T18:27:00.001-08:00

The stock market offers several kinds of stocks with one of the most popular being penny stocks. It is difficult to discuss all of the types of stocks in just one article, but we will address several including penny stocks and small caps as well as others.

The type of stock an investor invests in depends on their risk tolerance. Some investors prefer individual stocks, some prefer mutual funds. Some investors prefer Dow stocks. Penny stocks can be risky and each investor has to decide on their risk tolerance level.

Value stocks are a popular type of stock category for investors to screen. Value stocks are those stocks that trade at a low price relative to its fundamentals and considered undervalued by value investors. Some characteristics of a value stocks include a low price-to-book ratio, high dividend yield, and/or low price-to-earnings ratio. Fundamentals include dividends, earnings, revenue, balance sheet items and other. Benjamin Graham and David Dodd are credited with pioneering value investing. Value investing is one type of stock investing for those looking for bargain stocks and cheap stocks.

Penny stocks are common stocks that trade for less than $5.00 a share and are traded over the counter (OTC) through quotation services such as the OTCBB or the Pink Sheets. Penny stocks generally have market caps under $500M, trade under $5.00 per share and are considered speculative, particularly those that trade on low volumes over the counter. There are several stocks that trade on the NASDAQ and AMEX that trade under the $5 level as well. Other terms to describe a penny stock include nano caps, microcap stocks, and small caps. Investors considering penny stocks have to evaluate their risk tolerance. Many consider penny stocks risky and speculative.
Growth stocks are stocks that increase in value (earnings growth, market capitalization, price) and yield a high return on equity, known as ROE. To calculate ROE, divide the company’s net income by the company’s equity. During some years growth stocks do well, in other years value stocks perform better. Generally, for a stock to be in the growth stock category, analysts expect to see at least 15 percent return on equity.

Small cap stocks are known popularly as small caps. These stocks are a popular stock market segment for stock research by investors. Small cap stocks are stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than $1 billion. Microcap stocks are stock of companies with a market capitalization of less than $250 million.
It is important to understand market capitalization. Most new investors look at the stock price, but the important number to look at is market cap. Market cap is a measurement of corporate or economic size. It is calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding times the share price of a public company.

Technology stocks are generally traded on the NASDAQ exchange, but can be traded on several other exchanges. There are several technology stock sectors including the Internet, Cable & Satellite, Computers & Chips and others.

How to Pick the Best Hot Stocks

2011-12-21T18:25:00.000-08:00

The stock market should present you with a lot of hot stocks in 2007. Many of them are going to be new technology stocks that come from the nanotech, biotech, voip, healthcare, homeland defense or internet sectors.

Most of them will seem promising, but the truth is that a good number of these trading & investing opportunities could be extremely risky, while others are not as good as they seem. That's why it's very important to know how to choose among the best especially if you want to swing or day trade them.

When you know how to pick and approach the best hot stock trading opportuntites, you are able to generate a consistent and respectable amount of money in a very short period of time.

Experienced day traders recognize that trading hot stocks on momentum can be the fastest way to make money in the stock market.

You don't necessarily have to trade momentum hot stocks all the time. But you can learn how to take advantage of them when you encounter the best opportunities for going long or for shorting them to make money when they are poised to fall down.

Fortunatly some sites on the web can show you how to take advantage of hot stocks in a practical way every week by minimizing risks. One of those sites is MomentumStockPick.com

They focus on picking certain stocks with momentum that can generate excellent gains on the same day.

All in all, stock market trading is all about picking the best stock opportunities and following your buy and sell signals with ease and simplicity. Once you learn to master your trading decisions, you can aspire to produce consistent profitable results.

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