Category: Penny Stocks

Seasonal Stocks: How to Take Advantage of Seasonal Stock Market Trends

By Tim Sykes•

Much like nature, the stock market likes to repeat seasonal trends.

These trends mean that individual stocks will repeat the price movements they had in previous years.

If an individual stock has traditionally had a strong January for the past 10 years, can you guess what it’s going to do this upcoming January?

It’s probably going to have another strong month!

The key for you, as a trader, is to find these stocks BEFORE they make their seasonal move.

Here’s more what seasonal stocks are, why they matter, and how you can use them to gain your edge in the market.

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Trading Psychology: 8 Ways to Master Your Mind

By Tim Sykes•

What’s the most important tool in trading?

It’s not your laptop, software, broker, the watchlists you follow, or even the skills and techniques you’ve learned.

Your most important trading tool is your mind.

Why? Because your mind and how you think about yourself, trading, money, and success governs what you do when the markets are open.

A solid understanding of trading psychology can help you succeed in the markets. Without it, you’re simply throwing your money away — no matter how many chart patterns you know.

Need some pointers? Let’s dive in.

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Stock Watchlists: How to Create Your Own Watchlist

By Tim Bohen•

It’s 9:25 a.m. Eastern. The markets open in five minutes.

You’ve eaten a good breakfast and you’re on your second cup of hot caffeine.

You’re sitting in front of your computer, ready to have a great day trading.

Then, boom … what is this jumbled mess? … what the heck is going on?!

The NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) list around 4,000 stocks between them both. And there are around 15,000 companies traded over the counter (OTC).

Five minutes before the opening bell rings isn’t the time to start screening nearly 20,000 companies for trading opportunities. If you wait that long, you’ve already lost.

That’s precisely why you need a stock watchlist.

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Stock Analysis Basics: What You Need to Know

By Tim Bohen•

What is Stock Analysis?

It’s easy for traders to think of stocks as just a few letters and a blip on a stock chart.

Lest we forget, every stock represents a company — a business replete with employees, products, offices, factories, and a board of directors.

Many companies represent the hopes, dreams, and visions of one or more entrepreneurs.

There’s a three-dimensional reality behind those letters and dots, and that helps determine whether the stock’s price goes up or down and whether it’s worth trading.

Every company is different. That’s why it’s important for you to understand why some companies go up in value while others go down…

How to do it? Stock analysis.

Stock analysis is the process of closely examining stocks and uncovering the facts. That way, you can make the most rational, emotion-free decision possible about whether the stock is likely to go up or down, and whether or not it’s worth its current market value.

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My Secret Formula For Finding Penny Stocks Pre-Spike

By Tim Sykes•

Penny Stocks Pre-Spike

Traditional stock traders buy low and sell high …

My students take things one step further, both buying low and selling high, and then selling short when prices begin falling and buying to cover. This helps us make profits both on the way up and the way down.

But there’s one question you have to be able to answer to do this: How do I find penny stocks before they spike?

If you want to be able to go long and sell short, you have be able to identify when a stock is spiking.

If you don’t know that it’s going up, you’re still able to sell short at its peak — but then you’re only getting half of the profits. And if you can’t tell when the peak is happening, you risk getting squeezed on the position you’re holding long.

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