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Momentum Investing trading plays
Presuming an already uptrending or bullish market, a strong bull run for an individual stock needs momentum to continue upward price movement for any significant time. The bull icon serves interchangeably to represent a rising market, an investor buying long or the rising stock play itself. At such times we can say the bulls or herd runs as prices, volumes and investors charge ahead! At a minimum, momentum needs both an increasing price for the stock and an increasing volume of shares traded. Simple basic trading of a momentum play means buying a rising stock that on most days continues rising or trending to ever higher prices. Profitable momentum play execution requires trading out or selling the stock at the higher prices. Most such plays unfold over a matter of weeks or a few months; few extend longer than a year.
Read MoreAggressive trading chases profit
A symbolic black figure with a clock face sprints after a line of dollars. Representing trading and a trader chasing dollars to find profit. The article makes the point that trading is not investing although extreme media coverage can leave the impression that trading is investing and that investing is trading. It is not. Trading refers to a broad range of shorter term strategies that can be used by an experienced investor. The essence of trading is an investor’s belief that a buyer can be found, in the near future, to pay a higher price for a share being purchased today. If that bet is right, the investor profits, if the bet is wrong, a loss results.
Read MoreOption risks, dangers and opportunities!
NO options nohow – danger for new investors! Options have no place in the portfolio of anyone new to investing. You must master investing basics before you consider looking at or using any derivative. Options are a type of derivative. Derivatives are financial creations “derived” or based on a real asset. They are bets on a future price for the underlying asset. Extreme losses can be quickly realised when you get ahead of yourself while learning to invest. Getting into derivatives too soon can be a danger to your wealth.
Read MoreInvesting, trading and speculating differ
Investing trading and speculating differ; in both approach taken to the market and how long a position gets held each strategy has fundamental differences.
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