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Benjamin Graham market mix
… investors, myths and mind games the market noise can distract us. Distraction can include loud braying of self serving insiders who claim small investors cause volatility. Before high frequency trading existed, amateurs were tagged the emotional market swing goat. All such nonsense is useless market noise.
Daily trading reflects some amateur behavior. In markets, bad …
Alternate market trading choices
… have an equal opportunity to see and fill any order. In theory, you still get the most favorable price.
High frequency traders change the game
However, high frequency traders use technology to put themselves in front of you! To learn more about that related issue, see the White Top Investor lessons on High Frequency Trading …
Stock market trading strategies
… frequency trading. That significant change in stock markets and investing is a complex topic that gets full coverage of this see the White Top Investor course 510, High Frequency Trading Explained.
Defining trading differences
As for defining trading, you will recall we define investing as buying dividend paying stocks for long term holds of years …
Bitcoin trust, fraud and psychology
… business and certainly a risky place to play with money!
Volatility
Cryptocurrencies wildly cycle through a huge range of prices which draws droves of traders, speculators and high frequency traders to add turmoil and more trading volatility. The constant and severe price fluctuations challenge users and merchants to make a deal fair to both sides …
Key investment success choices
… you invested in the stock changed, or have the company’s fundamentals or prospects changed? A temporary downturn might not warrant selling.
2. Stop-Loss Orders
Although stop-loss orders can limit losses, if jumped, they can be missed or triggered by short-term market fluctuations or the manipulations of high–frequency traders, making …
Avoiding Costly Investing Mistakes
… their returns. Whether it’s management fees, transaction costs, or other expenses, being blind to fees can erode gains and hinder long-term wealth-building.
3. Emotional Trading
Emotions such as fear and greed cloud judgment and lead to impulsive investment decisions. These decisions result in buying high and selling low, the opposite of what …
Selling low destroys wealth
… of market turmoil
Investors may get unsettled when the market has been down for several days or weeks. That often comes as a reaction to change or fear of change. For years tapering and talk of FED activity have made markets jumpy.
Specific dates can also get markets to show some nerves. Markets frequently …
Investment impatience destroys wealth
… put your money into their pockets.
Don’t trade when you should not. Do not sell a winner.
Traders and their facilitators generate most of the very high noise levels in markets. They also generate the majority of the revenue for the brokerage houses and exchange. In their worldview all trading is good. It certainly …
Introduction to short story shorting stocks
… details on the material which is presented in each lesson. That gives you a good idea of the subject matter covered in each lesson and the course.
Frequently Asked Questions about Introduction to short story shorting stocks
What is short selling?
Short sellers seek to profit when they find a stock they believe trades at …