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Jacksonville, NC (PRWEB) — Matt from Microcapmillionaires.com has been able to display an uncanny skill of predicting large percentage gains in specific penny stocks over the course of 2009. He also used the volatility of late 2008 to play many oversold stocks for short term “bottom bounces”. Not only has Matt used his penny stock prowess to trade quickly in and out of penny stocks for profit, but he has also given subscribers of his newsletter
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Matt often recommends stocks that trade on “Big Boards”, such as the New York Stock Exchange. However he also alerts subscribers to his penny stock newsletter to otcbb or pink sheet stocks that show promising technical chart patterns that often yield large gains.

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“There are several misconceptions among amateur investors about day trading. Our expert traders know exactly how to capitalize on day trading penny stocks. This is why we want to share our knowledge with the public.”

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Stuart McPhee and Mark Cook talk about how to play the stock market.

Mark: ‘there are so many different types of person coming into trading and it really can attract from every type of field, background, capital, age, education.’

Stuart:’ Background, upbringing. I think one of the most ironic things about money or trading and money is we focus on the money because that is why we are drawn into trading, for most people. Yet that is the thing that makes us become unstuck because we worry about money so much and we focus on it and we don’t want to cut losses and cut losing trades.

So it is a bit of a kick that we are drawn in because of the money and yet that is the one thing that causes us to become unstuck. Paul Tudor Jones said in the first book, don’t focus on making money, focus on protecting what you have. That is a real shift that we’re probably not aware of when we start.

The other night I heard you speak and you said something that really hit home with me. You talked about early on you were trading with some of your relatives’ or friends’ or your mother’s money and you lost a lot of it and there was an interesting thing that happened between yourself and your mother that had a defining effect on you. Would you mind just explaining that?’

Mark:’Well my mother, she lost $100,000 that I was directly responsible for and when we talked about it she asked how much money I had lost. And I had lost $500,000 at that particular time so I looked at her and she gave me words of inspiration instead of words of condemnation which made me go forward. And she asked me how soon I thought I’d get the money back which I thought I was never going to get it back. Then because of that I had installed in me an element of hope.

The next thing she said to me was, “When you called me and wanted to talk to me and you sounded as if you were in dire straits I thought it was something really bad, like you had cancer.” She said losing money is something you can get back. And it really put things into perspective and it put money really low on the priority list. Knowing how to play the stock market was really not at the top of the list.

Stuart: ‘So do you think if she hadn’t said, so when are you going to get it back or how long is it going to take for you to get the money back, do you think you were going down the path of, this is a hard hit, I probably don’t think I can keep going or I’m really going to struggle a little bit?’

Mark:’She had always been an inspiration to me, she knows what to say at the right time. I don’t know if she believed in what she said.’

Stuart: ‘And the other thing you said about the perspective. I say to a lot of people. We may have a few losing trades in a row. We may end up losing $1000 over a week which isn’t a huge amount of money, but if it is done over three losing trades you think it is not for you, this is a terrible run. You know I say to people, if you have your health and your home and all these other things and both of us live in great countries. If losing $1000 is the worst thing that is going to happen to you this week, life is pretty good. I think perspective is something we should consider. Knowing how to play the stock market will include lots of highs and lots of lows.’

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There are many different stock indexes, the most common in the United States being the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NYSE Composite index, and the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index. Stock indexes give an overall perspective about the economic health of a particular industry or stock exchange.

There are several different ways to calculate indexes. An index based solely on the price of stocks is called a ‘price weighted index’. This type of index does not take into consideration the importance of any particular stock or the size of the company. An index which is ‘market value weighted’, on the other hand, takes into account the size of the companies. That way, price shifts of small companies have less influence than those of larger companies. Another type of index is the ‘market-share weighted’ index. This type of index is based on the number of shares rather than their total value.

Index Funds

As well as giving an overall grade to a particular economy, indexes can also be an investment instrument. Mutual funds based on indexes are known as ‘passively managed mutual funds’ and have been shown to consistently outperform managed funds. Mutual funds based on an index simply duplicate the holdings where the index is based on. Thus if the Dow Jones rises by 1% the fund based on the Dow Jones also rises by the same amount. This has the advantage of lower costs for research and transactions – savings that can be passed on to the investor who participates in these funds.

The Big Indexes

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the best-known indexes in the United States. It follows the stock movements of 30 of the most influential companies in America including General Electric, Coca Cola and General Motors. It is a ‘price-weighted average’ index – thus giving more influence to more expensive stocks. Some analysts feel that the price-weighting does not give an accurate picture of stock market movements and that 30 companies are not enough to form an accurate assessment.

The S&P 500 Index is based on 500 United States corporations. These companies are carefully chosen to represent a broad slice of economic activity. It is second in influence after the Dow Jones and is felt to be an accurate predictor of the state of the United States economy.

Outside of the United States the most influential index is the FTSE 100 Index. This is based on 100 of the largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is an indicator of the British economy and is one of the biggest indexes in Europe. Other important non-US indexes are the CAC 40 from France and the Nikkei 225 from Japan.

What is the advantage of a diversified portfolio? It offers protection against rapid market losses of any one particular stock. If a portfolio is spread across 20 stocks, if any one of those stocks quickly loses value the effect is less than if the portfolio consisted of that one stock by itself.

When investing it is always a good idea to diversify. The problem for small investors is that they often don’t have the funds to buy a variety of stocks. Mutual funds allow small investors to benefit from diversification with a small amount of money.

Besides stocks, mutual funds can be made up of a variety of holdings including bonds and money market instruments. A mutual fund is actually a company and investors that buy into a fund are buying shares of that company. Shares in a mutual fund are bought directly from the fund itself or brokers acting on behalf of the fund. Shares can be redeemed by selling them back to the fund.

Some funds are managed by investment professionals who decide which securities to include in the fund. Non-managed funds are also available. They are usually based on an index such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The fund simply duplicates the holdings of the index it is based on so that if the Dow Jones (for example) rises by 5% the mutual fund based on that index also rises by the same amount. Non-managed funds often perform very well – sometimes better than managed funds.

There are downsides to mutual funds. There are usually fees that must be paid no matter how the fund performs, and the individual investor has no say in which securities can be included in the fund. Also, the actual value of a mutual fund share is not known with the same precision as stocks on the stock market.

Mutual funds are often a better choice for the small investor than either stocks or bonds. They offer the diversity that provides cushion against sudden stock market movements and usually provide a greater return than bonds. Of course, mutual funds can also lose value, especially in the short term, so short term investors may be better off with bonds which offer a set rate of return.

There are three main types of mutual funds: money market funds, bond funds and stock funds. Money market funds offer the lowest risk – they consist solely of high quality investments such as those issued by the US government and blue chip corporations. Money market funds have rarely lost money, but they pay a low rate of return.

Bond funds aim to produce higher yields than money market funds and therefore carry a correspondingly higher risk. All the risks that are associated with bonds – company bankruptcy, falling interest rates – also apply to bond funds.

Stock funds usually have the greatest potential for profitable investment but also carry the greatest risk. The risk is more for short-term holders of mutual funds – stocks have traditionally outperformed other investment instruments in the long run.

There are different types of stock funds including ‘growth funds’ that attempt to maximize capital gain and ‘income funds’ that concentrate on stocks that pay regular dividends.

Mutual funds are an ideal investment for those with limited funds or investment experience. Choosing the right fund is a decision on how much risk you are willing to take against your expected return on your investment.

Investors who treat trading as a full-time job have the time to watch the market movements for signals. Oftentimes, however, signals can be automated and integrated into trading software. The investor can choose which signals to be alerted about and they will automatically appear on screen. Software signals are usually only available by subscription and some services charge hundreds of dollars a year for a complete package. This includes trading software and access to up-to-the-minute charts for the latest information about the stock market.

Investors who don’t have the time to watch the market closely can subscribe to services which publish signals on a daily or hourly basis. These services may employ market analysts who may follow several indicators to arrive at a particular signal. More commonly, however, their systems are completely automated with signals being generated by software which examines market conditions. Some of these services have a better track record than others – it’s a good idea to research them before signing up.

With any third-party signal provider it pays to know how the signals are being generated. Since there are such a large number of market indicators some of them may contradict each other. In addition, a particular indicator may send out conflicting signals depending on the time frame.

Market conditions also play an important part on the accuracy of indicators. During upswings in the market, for example, trend indicators will send out buy signals but longer-term oscillator indicators will view the market as being overbought and send out a sell signal. Generally speaking, trend indicators are most accurate during trend conditions and oscillators are best during times of transition. Both types of indicators are often in variance with the other.

To overcome these problems, try to find a signal generator that uses at least 3 market indicators for verification. Signals that are verified by 3 different indicators are strong and tend to be accurate. It is also important to look at signals from varying time frames. An upswing may simply be a short term correction and the market may afterwards continue its downward movement. Taking a broad view of market conditions allows you to see these variations more clearly.

Depending on the type of service you sign up for, signals can be delivered by email on a daily basis, available for viewing on a website, or be integrated into your trading software so that popups appear on your screen for particular signals that you are watching.

Companies which provide signals usually offer their services on a monthly basis. Some are quite expensive – as high as several hundred dollars a month. These are obviously aimed at the professional trader but other services are also available at more reasonable costs.

The value of these services has to be weighed by the individual investor. They can be a great time saver but they may also encourage laziness when it comes to analyzing the market. A knowledgeable trader should have the tools necessary to judge the effectiveness of a signal system and do some of the calculations himself to keep on top of the market.

After shoveling through piles of information and taking in so much knowledge, you probably feel like you are swimming in terminology and cannot remember just where to begin. The best way to retain knowledge is through repetition, and having a quick reference guide is never a bad idea, either. The following pages are a brief overview of the in depth discussions in this book, allowing you to quickly reference a topic in a bind.

The Basic Trade

A share is a holding of a company that varies in value based on the desire or need for that particular company’s goods or services. As a shareholder, your net worth increases and decreases based on taking a short position (selling) when values are high and a long position (buying) when prices are low. As long as the stock or security is in your possession, the change in value is considered unrealized gain or loss because you cannot measure it in liquid assets (cash).

When most commodities traded on the market are on a strong upward trend for a period of time, this is referred to as a bull market. Should value take a sharp downward swing and continue on that path, it is called a bear market. If no such trend is recognized, and the value of stocks and securities is fairly even, this is referred to as flat.