… get-rich-quick schemes. While these schemes may promise fast profits, they’re usually high-risk and often lead to disappointment or significant losses. Speculation drives cryptocurrency “pump and dumps,” day trading, or “can’t-miss” investment opportunities, not value. In contrast, a patient, long-term approach to investing focuses on quality assets that …
Read More… and sell positions in seconds, days, weeks, or months. Very few traders hold a position for a year or more. At one time, very short-term or day–trading was spectacularly profitable. But the widespread use of computer-driven high frequency trading changed all that. Now, human day traders have little hope of generating the …
Read More… long as investors do their homework to make sure they’re buying quality companies. But this is a very difficult strategy to put into practice. Companies that attract contrarians are usually basic plain jane rather than fancy, glamorous, or trendy.
Day trading – playing daily volatility for slices of profit
At one time day trading was
… journeys.
Experimenting with Strategies:
For those who thrive on experimentation, investing offers opportunities to test different strategies. Traders, in particular, can explore the risks and rewards of day trading, swing trading, or algorithmic trading to see how new approaches perform.
Following Market News and Trends:
Staying informed is not only important but also entertaining for …
… You can win at that but you can’t win in any contest to trade faster or smarter than HFT. Especially forget any notion that you can day trade and win. There was a time. In fact, I did it successfully, but that was long ago. That ended when HFT came upon the day–trading …
Read More… leadership or resolution. The scheme produces far too much money from the markets. Such a great shake down gets the most aggressive defense and the smartest lawyers money can buy. That defense will continue to the last profitable dollar.
The HFT market changed short term and day trading forever. When meek regulators accepted high frequency
… banking tune
European Central Bank – pending
Conference Calls – hot seat, promotion and debate combined
Commodities – primary agricultural and material products
Contrarian – pending – running against the herd
Countries/Regions – includes the following
Asia – pending
Canada – pending
Europe – pending
Japan – pending
U.S.A. – pending
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Day–Trading– high risk for big wins or losses
Derivatives- futures,
… costs are low. Low transaction costs keep more money in the pockets of investors. A portfolio of dividend paying winners is a beautiful and productive financial creation.
Trading holding time
Traders buy and sell positions in seconds, days, weeks or months. Few traders hold for over a year. Other than short-term or day–trading …
… small investments.
Comment: While knowledgeable traders can profit and obsessed traders do well, most amateur traders pass.
Day Trading
Description: Buying and selling stocks within the same trading day to capitalize on intraday price movements.
Why It’s Profitable: Takes advantage of small price fluctuations throughout the day, potentially leading to significant cumulative gains.
Comment …
… asset value (NAV), calculated at the end of each trading day.
ETFs: Shares are traded on stock exchanges at market prices throughout the day, which can vary from the NAV.
Liquidity: Mutual funds offer liquidity by allowing investors to redeem shares at the NAV, while ETFs provide liquidity through market trading.
7. Income and …