STOCK EXCHANGE MARKETS

About Stock Exchange

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Stock Market is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange.

The 'stock market' denotes to the market that enables the trading of company stocks (collective shares), other securities, and derivatives.

The stocks are listed and traded on stock exchanges which are entities either a corporation or mutual organization specialized in the business of bringing buyers and sellers of stocks and securities together.

The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) (Pakistan)

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The Karachi Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Founded in 1947, it is Pakistan's largest & oldest stock exchange.

Karachi Stock Exchange is the biggest and most liquid exchange and has been declared as the “Best Performing Stock Market of the World for the year 2002”. As on December 31, 2007, 654 companies were listed with the market capitalization of Rs. 4,329,909.79 billion (US $ 70.177) having listed capital of Rs. 671.269 billion (US $ 10.880 billion). The KSE 100 Index closed at 14075.83 on December 31, 2007.

KSE has been well into the 6th year of being one of the Best Performing Markets of the world as declared by the international magazine “Business Week”. Similarly the US newspaper, USA Today, termed Karachi Stock Exchange as one of the best performing bourses in the world.

Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) Pakistan

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The Lahore Stock Exchange is the 2nd largest stock exchange of Pakistan. We are dynamic and emerging market with large number of listed companies and state of the art technology. We provide a transparent, fair and geographical independent trading environment to attract retail investors.

Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISB) Pakistan

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Islamabad Stock Exchange is one of the three stock exchanges of Pakistan. It was incorporated on October 25, 1989 and it became fully operational on August 10, 1992. Islamabad Stock Exchange

Karachi Stock Exchange Gains 2.44PC on Plus Results

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Karachi Stock Exchagne (KSE) started the fresh week amid plus activities & the most in a month after some share out performed i.e. Habib Bank Limited & Nestle Pakistan Ltd, analysts earnings estimations the main index gained almost 200 points here on 26-10-2009.

Market analysts that the most of the corporate results are either coming in line or beating the analysts estimation. This positive start se the tone for the rest of the day where local funds and offshore investors looked busy in buying activities which helped the main index to stay in the green zone all day long. where at one stage towards the end, it touched the intraday highest level.

China shares up supported by earnings

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Chans's key stock index edged up 0.06% on 26-10-2009 with blue chips firmer on expectations of upbeat earnings while health-related shares rose and travel share sank after the United States declared HINI flu a national emergency.

The shanghai ccomposite index ended at 3,109.560 points, after posting its highest closed in ten weeks.

Indian shares slip; banks, reliance fall

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Mumbai: Indian shares edged 0.4% lower on 26-10-2009 to thier lowest clsoe in more than two weeks, mainly pulled down by continued weakness in energy major Reliance Industries and as investors booked profits in select stocks.

Peshawar blast shockwave hits Karachi Stock Exchange

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Bears extended their stay at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on October 28, 2009 where market shed over 63 points to end below 9,300, levels on selling pressure due to blast in Peshawar after a promising start in the morning.

The benchmaark 100-index declined by 63.85 points or 0.69% to end at 9,251.84 levels 30-index plunged by 74.87 points or 0.76% to close at 9,754.62 levels, whereas all share index shed 39.88 points or 0.60% to finish the day at 6,753.75 levels.

Market from the begining stayed in greet zone as better result expectation dominated the rally expectation dominated the rally, which in later session was materialised as all major companies posted above expectation profits. But later in the session blast in Peshawar followed by selling pressure in regional markets restricted investors to adopt wait and see strategy.

Market started on a positive noted ad soon index touched its intraday high of 9,364 points positive 49 points. Thereafer marekt showed some mixed activities where it remained inthe positive zone for most of the time as good corporate results and continued foreign buying supported the market. However, blast in Peshawr invited selling pressure which send the index deep into the red zone where at about negative 77 points.

China, Hong Kong at Multi Week Lows; Banks Oil Fall

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Shares in Hong Kong and China finished at mult-week lows on 29/10/09 with Chinese banks hit by worries about a possible interest rate rise in the mainland, while Nine Dragons Paper slumped on its plan to issue new shares.

China's key stock index dropped 2.34%, weighed down by banking stocks amid worries over a possible exit from the governmnet's loose monetary policy after Norway's interest rate increase. The benchmark Hang Seng index slid 2.28% or 496.59 points to 21.264, its lowest in more than three weeks.

Indian shares log worst close in nearly 8 weeks

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Mumbai Indian shares continued to fall for the 4th day in a row, and closed 1.4% lower in volatile trade on 29/10/09 to their worst close in nearly 8 weeks, pulled down by weakness in world equities on concerns over global growth. The 30-share BSE index closed 1.42% or 230.77 points lower at 16,052.72 with 22 of its components declining.

Research Analyst on 30/10/2009 (Karachi Stock Exchage)

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KSE Market can rally in the coming days riding corporate results of the listed companies, visit of Hillary Clinton and continued foreign buying which can push the main index in the range of 9,800-9,900 levels. Market has been bottom out and investors can do accumulation in banking, E&P and fertiliser sectors. After a slight negative start today market may finish up amid a bullish run.

US Stocks at Midday, Wall Street dips as oil, tech drag, but AIG Soars

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New York US STocks slipped on 29/10/09 with energy shares falling alongside oil prices as investors tapped the brakes on an August rally that has taken the market to 10 month highs.

Analysts have pointed to light summer volume and caution over a potential pullback as the reason for the market's lackluster performance this week.

Indian shares post worst monthly loss in a year

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Mumbai INdian shares fell 7.2% in October 09 and logged their biggest monthl fall in a year, after they closed 1% lower on Friday as investors gave a thumbs down to results from some key corporates such as Reliance Ind. & Bharti Airtel.

Top mobile operator Bharti Airtel tumbled 6.4% to 292.15 rupees, as it gave a downbeat due to a nasty price war after posting its slowest pace of profit growth in at least six years.

The 30-share BSE Index closed 0.97% or 156.44 points lower at 15,896.28, after rising to as much as 16,360.88 points in early trade, cheered by a rise in global markets, as data showed United States retunred to economic gorwth. Foreign funds have infused around $ 14.4 billion in Indian equities so far this year which have led to a rise of nearly 65% in the benchmark.

China, Hong Kong shares gain on upbeat results

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Shares in Hong Kong/Shanghai bounced on Friday as solid earnings from top Chinese lenders pushed banks up, while China's remark about stricking to its loose monetary policy lifted overall sentiment.

China's key stock index rose 1.2% on Friday and posted a 7.8% gain for october boosted by solid earnings and an upbeat economic outlook.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 2.29% its biggest one-day gain in six weeks. For the week the index was donw 3.7%, its biggest weely drop sine Jute, but for the month of index was up 3.8%, its second montlhy gain Industrial & Commercial Bank of China advanced 3.45%, while Bank of China gained 5.77% after both reported a jump in quarterly prifit.

EU shares log biggest monthly drop in 8 months

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London Eupropean share sharply fell on Friday with a key index recording its biggest monthly decline in eight months as financial stocks lost heavily on mixed US economic data a day after better than expected GDP numbers. The pan European FTS Eurofirst 300 index of top shares provisinally closed down 2.3% at 974.45 points.

The index, which is up more than 51% from its lifetime low in early March, fell 2.3% in October. The index had gained in the previous three months.

Dismal weekend for Karachi Stocks (Pakistan)

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Mixed activities witnessed at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on the last trading day of the week as it ended with minor losses as investors went for booking profits owing to deteriorating security situation in the country.

The benchmark KSE 100 Index inched down 9.82 points or 0.11% to close at 9,59.18 levels, KSE 30-Index lost 20.48 points to finish the day at 9,662.87, wheareas KSE All Share Index marginally went down by 4.05 points to end at 6,513.12 levels.

Further eleborated that limited foreign interest, global equity markets uncertainties, high leverage cost and limited availabilty of leverage financing remained major concerns for investors througout the session despite strong results announcements in insurance, banking & cement sectors.

Trading activities started in the green zone with 32 points up, thereafter marekt remained in the positive zone throughout the first session but investors participation remained on the lower side. Index at one stage touoched its intraday high of 9,256 points plus 87 points , however some profit booking witnesed during the last one hour of the first session as investors were worried over the law and order situation in the country. Second session was not different story as index managed to stay in the positive zone increasing its gains and stayed positive during the major part of the session.

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Pakistan’s Karachi Stock Exchange Expels 3 Brokers

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Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s Karachi Stock Exchange, which barred five brokers from trading shares last month, expelled three of them for not resolving investor complaints.

Eastern Capital Ltd., Cliktrade Ltd. and Capital One Equities were expelled because of their failure to comply with regulatory directives, the exchange said in a statement in Karachi today.

The expulsion of these brokers may lead to criminal proceedings against them, Sohail Dayala, commissioner, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, said last month, There are a total of about 1,200 investor complaints against the five brokers involving approximately 1 billion rupees ($12 million), he said.

The stock exchange will now invite investor claims against the expelled brokers, which will be assessed by an independent audit firm, the statement said. The brokers’ licenses will then be sold and the funds will be used to settle the claims.

MKA Securities and Prudential Securities, two other brokers which were also suspended because of investor complaints, were given until Aug. 31 and Sept. 15 respectively to resolve matters, it said. MKA Securities’ hearings are still continuing and Prudential has made part payment toward their financial obligations, according to the statement.

“These actions will contribute to restoring the confidence of investors and improving market sentiment,” the statement said.

The benchmark Karachi Stock Exchange 100 index, which fell by a record 58 percent in 2008, has risen 39 percent this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Country’s forex reserves improve by $430 mln

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KARACHI: Pakistan's total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $12,269.8 million on July 4, 2009, State Bank of Pakistan said on Thursday.According to break-up, foreign reserves held by SBP were $8,963.8million while net forex reserves held by banks (other than SBP) $3,306.0 million.

Tips On How to Start Forex Trading

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You can make money with Forex Trading if you are fully equipped with the knowledge and skills required in Forex trading.
You can make money with Forex Trading if you are committed to online currency trading since online currency trading is considered the future of Forex trading
Before you start in Forex trading, it is necessary for you to set up your account with a Forex broker. Choose from the best of the available Forex brokers online. Research on those who require fees which fit your budget and most especially those who are very experienced and skillful in Forex trading.

Forex Trading For Beginners - First Get Trained

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You already know that Forex trading (also known as currency trading), is a great (and legal) way to make money at home. But do you know that more than half of the Forex traders are actually Forex losers?

70% of Forex Traders lose money in the market; and only the remaining 30% work towards earning millions annually. These 30% are a success at it because they have Forex trading skills and are formally trained.

If you are serious about working at home, making a fortune by trading at home, you should consider LEARNING about Forex before you start. Forex market is not a one off thing that a beginner can take risk with. An investor needs to brush up his/her skills before nose-diving into it.

Forex is an abbreviation for Foreign Exchange, and it is a system where currency of one nation is traded for another. This is the reason why it is done in currency pairs. The major currency pairs are the Euro Dollar (EUR/USD); the British Pound (GBP/USD); the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) and the Swiss Franc (USD/CHF).

For the understanding of beginners, Forex Trading is about simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another. The world's currencies are on a floating exchange rate and therefore as already mentioned earlier, are traded in pairs.

Forex market is different from our regular shares & futures market. Since the transactions in Forex trading are conducted between two counterparts over the telephone or via an electronic network, Forex Market is treated as an Over the Counter (OTC)/ 'Inter-bank' market.

Forex trading is a 24-hour market that begins in Sydney every day and covers the globe as the business day begins in each financial center, from Tokyo, London, to New York and so on. Likewise an average small to medium trader can trade as often as 10 times a day.

Forex Trading is referred as 'Interbank' market because for years it was dominated by banks. Of late though other participants like large multinational corporations, global money managers, registered dealers, international money brokers, futures and options traders, and private speculators have also joined it.

The most often asked question by beginners in Forex trading is, "How much money can I make and how soon?" The one and only answer to this vague question is rather simple. "Ultimately it depends on your appetite for risk". Assuming you trade at the 100:1 leverage - while this type of leverage allows investors to maximize their profit potential, the potential for loss is also equally high. A more pragmatic margin trade for beginners in the Forex markets would be 20:1.

Forex trading skills and its complexities can be learnt irrespective of our educational background, age, gender, country etc. Joining a forex trading training program that is straight forward can help you to understand the complexities of the Forex and teach you to trade profitably.

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Forex Fundamental Analysis and Forex Technical Analysis

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There are two major methods used to analyze and forecast the behavior of the Forex market - Technical (chart) analysis and Fundamental analysis.

Forex Fundamental analysis is a type of market analysis which involves studying of the economic situation of countries to trade currencies more effectively. Most FOREX traders rely on analysis to make plan their trading strategy. The other common form of analysis is technical analysis.

Both are distinct in their own ways, but on the other hand both are considered useful forecast tools for any Forex trader. They work towards the same goal - in predicting price or movement of currency in the forex market.

In technical (chart) analysis trader studies the effect while the fundamentalist studies are about the cause of market movement. The more successful forex traders have been seen to combine both types of analysis for results that are fine tuned further.

Forex technical (chart) analysis, forecasting price movements & future market trends are based in charts study of past market action. Forex technical analysis is more focused on what has actually happened in the market, instead of what should ideally happen. It takes into account the price of currency and the volume of trading, and then charts are developed from such a data which is used as its primary tool. One big advantage of technical analysis is that the forex trading analysts can follow many markets and are capable of trading currency simultaneously.

Chart analysis is built on some basic and yet crucial principles.

Market action discounts everything!
Prices move in trends
History repeats itself.

There are five categories in Forex chart analysis theory:

Indicators (oscillators, e.g.: Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Number theory (Fibonacci numbers, Gann numbers)
Waves (Elliott wave theory)
Gaps (high-low, open-closing)
Trends (following moving average).

For an aspiring forex trader, learning technical analysis skill is a major factor and her/his success depends on his in-depth knowledge to a great extent. One should also study about the Forex technical analysis tools while studying about Forex technical analysis.

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Learn Forex Easy and Make Big Profits

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Before You Jump into the Market

Many people who think about starting off in Forex trading want to be able to learn Forex easy and jump right into it. The enthusiasm is great and that's a key component in being successful but it is also important to learn why most people do not profit.

Why People Lose Money

The majority of people that trade in the Forex market lose money for very simple reasons that are quite staggering. The main reason that people lose money in the Forex market is because they are not competent enough and do not take the time to attain the correct acumen level needed and they just start jumping into the market like a goldfish in a sea of sharks. If you want to learn Forex easy and stick around in the market long enough to survive there, you must understand that there are some difficulties that you must overcome to actually turn a profit.

There are enormous profits for the taking in the Forex trading market if you do it right, but there are also risks that must be assessed. There is a plethora of information that we can use to make our choices when we trade. Most frequently used in assisting traders are the news, the Internet, and most importantly -- software tools that forecast the movement of the market which allow you to get in just at the right time to reap substantial benefits. More on that below...

Discipline and Consistency

You need to be disciplined when you are making trades and need to stick to a consistent trading system. The Forex trading market can be like a wild wild West which entices you to make all type of irrational decisions and to act without thinking. You need to stick to a trading system and its guidelines in order to be successful because the main thing that drives market prices are emotion. This is the reason why there is such a disparity in some of the prices of currency being traded everyday. The Forex market is a very volatile market with price changes happening every split second. These are known as pips. Consistency is the key to profiting on each of your trades every time they are made.

You need to consider taking in all necessary information pertinent to the market such as economic indicators and other useful data. This will allow you to learn Forex easy and quickly while at the same time making sure that you don't fall by the wayside in doing so. Something innovative that does all of this hard studying for you is called automated trading software. The amounts of money you can make by using an automated trading system are enormous, all beyond the scope of this article, but which I discuss extensively on my website.

This article is about Forex basics but you can learn more about a specific Forex systematic method that I personally use to make gains upwards of 300-500% weekly on every trade with very minimal losses in between at [http://wealthyforextrader.webs.com/]my Forex Trading website freely and I recommend stopping by if Forex trading sounds of the slight bit interest to you or if you are serious about making money right from in front of your computer.

Pakistan Forex Brokers Directory

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HABIB EXCHANGE COMPANY
3,Chapal Plaza, Hasrat Mohani Road
Ph: 2434311, 2436799 Fax: 2436799

HARAT MANAGEMENT (PVT) LTD.
133, Uni Centre, Shara-e-Iraq, Saddar
Ph: 519857, 528024

INTER LINKS
145, Hashmi Shopping Centre, Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar
Ph: 7771689, 7771688, 7771224 Fax: 7721629

INTERNATIONAL MONEY CHANGER
211, 2nd Floor, Dalmon Centre, Tariq Road
Ph: 4531438, 4531539

KHANANI & KALIA INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD.
215,2nd Floor,Ruby Centre, Boulton Market, Talpur Road
Ph: 2422883, 2422881, 5680204 Fax: 2411963

MAWARID EXCHANGE
6, Amber Pride, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S, Shahrah-e-Faisal
Ph: 4549618, 4549615, 4549616 Fax: 4549619 mawar

ORIENTAL EXCHANGE
4, Amber Pride, Shahrah-e-Faisal
Ph: 4538698, 4535968 Fax: 4538336 svi@pakent.3pt

PAKISTAN SAFE DEPOSIT LOCKERS (PVT) LTD.
BC-8, Jason Centre Block-9, Clifton
Ph: 573005

PARACHA MONEY EXCHANGE CO.
10 Saleh Mohammadi Street, M.A.Jinnah Road
Ph: 2413917, 225549, 225167

PRIME INTERNATIONAL
A-3, C.C.Area,Block 7/8, 2nd Flr.Al-Fateh Chamber, K.C.H.S
Ph: 4533175, 4533174 Fax: 4531191

THE BOOST INTERNATIONAL
A-3, G.Floor, Al-fatah Chambers, Block-7/8, K.C.H.S, Opp: Dutyfree Shop
Ph: 4533460, 4533459, 4529847 Fax: 4531191

TOPRA MONEY CHANGER
#3,Sir Jehangir K. Trust Bldg., Denso Hall, M.A.Jinnah Road
Ph: 7726511, 7731550

WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
4,Al-Rahim Tower, I.I.Chundrigar Road
Ph: 2440664, 2440661, 2440662 Fax: 2440665

ZAINAB MONEY EXCHANGER
1st Floor,Zainab Market, Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar
Ph: 528050, 529697, 523617

A TO Z MONEY CHANGER
184 Paradise Shopping Centre, Saddar
Ph: 5686968, 5686650

AAKRA MONEY EXCHANGE
Shop No.34-35, Aakra Centre, Saddar
Ph: 7231777, 7231666Fax: 7231999

AL-DUBAI EXCHANGE INTERNATIONAL
Suite#9, Madina City Mall, Abdullah Haroon Road
5650571-3

AL-QAEM EXCHANGE CO.
Motandas Building, M.A.Jinnah Road
Ph: 2427074, 2411736 Fax: 2427074

AL-RAHIM INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
3,Al-Rahim Tower, I.I. Chundrigar Road
Ph: 2440548, 2440545, 2440546, 2440547 Fax: 2440

ALI INTERNATIONAL
1st Floor, Ruby Centre, Boulton Market
Ph: 2426841, 2422089 Fax: 2419583

Balgaam International Authorised Money Changer
5,6 Ismail Centre Main Badurabad Chowrangi.
4942198,4933057

BOSTAN INTERNATIONAL
12-A, Block 6, P.E.C.H.S., Shahrah-e-Faisal
Ph: 444993, 444992

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (PVT) LTD.
610,6th Floor,Kashif Centre, Shahrah-e-Faisal
Ph: 513598, 513568 Fax: 5684171

CHANDA MONEY CHANGERS
1-A,G. Floor,Hari Odhani St.,Opp. Nigar Cinema,Pan Mandi
Ph: 7729626, 7726986, 7734101, 7774417 Fax: 7726

CITY SECURITIES
13-16,Mezzanine Floor, Progressive Plaza,CL-10, Beaumont Road
Ph: 5679595 Fax: 5679599

DELTA INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD.
Baghpatti Building, Altaf Hussain Road
Ph: 2427257, 2426720 Fax: 2414554

DOLLARINN
Main University Road Near Mumtaz Manzil

FINEX SECURITIES LTD.
213,Chapal Plaza, Hasrat Mohani Road
Ph: 2431739, 2431738, 2432949

GLAXY INTERNATIONAL
10-11,Ruby Centre, Talpur Road
Ph: 2425148, 2425203, 2425004 Fax: 2420766

H.A. INTERNATIONAL
5-Amber Pride, Shahrah-e-Faisal
Ph: 4529942, 4529941, 4529908, 4529909

Famous Forex Quotes

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“If you get in on Jones’ tip; get out on Jones’ tip”. If you are riding another person’s idea, ride it all the way.
Run early or not at all. Don't be an eleven o'clock bull or a five o'clock bear.
Woodrow Wilson said, "a governments first priority is to organize the common interest against special interests". Successful traders seek out market opportunities capitalizing on the reality that government's first priority is rarely achieved.
People who buy headlines eventually end up selling newspapers.
If you do not know who you are, the market is an expensive place to find out.
Never give advice-the smart don't need it and the stupid don't heed it.
Disregard all prognostications. In the world of money, which is a world shaped by human behavior, nobody has the foggiest notion of what will happen in the future. Mark that word-nobody! Thus the successful trader bases no moves on what supposedly will happen but reacts instead to what does happen.
Worry is not a sickness but a sign of health. If you are not worried, you are not risking enough.
Except in unusual circumstances, get in the habit of taking your profit too soon. Don't torment yourself if a trade continues winning without you. Chances are it won't continue long. If it does console yourself by thinking of all the times when liquidating early preserved gains you would otherwise have lost.
When the ship starts to sink, don't pray-jump!
Life never happens in a straight line. Any adult knows this. But we can too easily be hypnotized into forgetting it when contemplating a chart. Beware of the chartist's illusion.
Optimism means expecting the best, but confidence means knowing how you will handle the worst. Never make a move if you are merely optimistic.
Whatever you do, whether you bet with the herd or against, think it through independently first.
Repeatedly reevaluate your open positions. Keep asking yourself: would I put my money into this if it were presented to me for the first time today? Is this trade progressing toward the ending position I envisioned?
It is a safe bet that the money lost by (short term) speculation is small compared with the gigantic sums lost by those who let their investments "ride". Long term investors are the biggest gamblers as after they make a trade they often times stay with it and end up losing it all. The intelligent trader will . By acting promptly-hold losses to a minimum.
As a rule of thumb good trend lines should touch at least three previous highs or lows. The
more points the line catches, the better the line.
Volume and open interest are as important to the technician as price.
The clearest and easiest way to determine a trend is from previous highs and lows. Higher highs and higher lows mark an uptrend, lower highs and lower lows mark a downtrend.
Don't sell a quiet market after a fall because a low volume sell-off is actually a very bullish situation.
Prices are made in the minds of men, not in the soybean field: fear and greed can temporarily drive prices far beyond their so called real value.
When the market breaks through a weekly or monthly high, it is a buy signal. When it breaks through the previous weekly or monthly low, it is a sell signal.
Every sunken ship has a chart.
Take a trading break. A break will give you a detached view of the market and a fresh look at yourself and the way you want to trade for the next several weeks.
Assimilate into your very bones a set of trading rules that works for you. The final phase in a bull move is an accelerated runaway near the top. In this phase, the market always makes you believe that you have underestimated the potential bull market. The temptation to continue pyramiding your position is strong as profits have now swelled to the point that you believe your account can stand any setback. It is imperative at this juncture to take profits on your pyramids and reduce the position back to base levels. The base position is then liquidated when it becomes apparent that the move has ended.