The Stock Market For Beginners

Information For The Stock Market Beginners

Chevron: Will the Drop in the Price of Oil Hurt Earnings?

As Chevron (CVX) will report earnings this week, you may be wondering if it will be beneficial to purchase shares of this company in attempt of earning higher capital gains. You may also be wondering why I am endorsing the purchase of this equity at a time when oil prices are at its lowest point for this year. While such is a valid claim, there is a more profound reason to the success that Chevron will post this week which will surprise many investors throughout Wall Street.

Using Technical Analysis in Day Trading

Technical analysis describes different ways of predicting the future of the market you are trading. Technical analysis helps identifying the type of market that exists, whether it is trending or range bound.

Can the Wall Street Crash Happen Again?

Can the Great Crash of 1929 happen again? What are the similarities and differences between then and now.

The Basics of Investing in Stocks and Shares

Stocks can be considered a tool for building wealth, as they are a part of almost every investment portfolio. They represent the ownership of a company and are bought in the form of shares.

Should You Step into Foot Locker?

With the NBA and other sport seasons flaring up this autumn, you may be wondering if now is the perfect opportunity to purchase shares of Foot Locker (FL), especially since they will be releasing earnings shortly (November 19, 2006). While such may be said as a good deduction, there are other, more profound reasons and answers to this question which, may, unfortunately, delay or even abort your decision to carry on your purchasing intentions. While all the economic and fundamental analysis may signal a strong run for this company, the technical analysis side of these indicators weighs much more heavily in a stock like Foot Locker.

Online Stock Trading at the International Level

Getting bored with plain old stock market investing on the home front? Why no considering investigating some international markets for your next investment.

P/E Ratio - How Valuable Is It?

How important is a company's P/E ratio to you? Do you know how to properly evaluate a stock's P/E ratio? The number may not mean as much as you think.

50 Day SMA - A Simple Method for Monitoring the Trend

Being able to read the hard right edge of a price chart and make trade decisions based on what is happening in the now rather than relying on hindsight can have profound implications on the success rate of your trading. This needn’t be as complicated as it sounds.

Contrarian Trading Works

Getting away from the crowd mentality.

Trading Small Stocks - Things to Consider

Smaller stocks can offer higher investment return, but do you know the things to look for when considering to invest in a smaller company?

Stock Market Movements - Short Term vs. Long Term

The movements of the stock market can be hard to interpret and figure out. Why do stock prices move up and down? What is the difference between short term and long term market movements?

A Short Term Buy: Air T Incorporated

As the holiday season approaches with the price of crude oil remaining relatively low juxtaposed to prices reported last year, such may be a good opportunity to purchase shares of transportation companies in attempt to gain some extra profit from the unexpected support of this dependent commodity. While I am typically not in favor of purchasing any shares in industries where too much is holding on dependent factors, in the case for Air T Incorporated (AIRT), I believe there is a chance to accumulate a nice sum of capital gains come spring time.

Navigating Thru a Trading Fiasco

Two weeks ago the Canadian government announced that it was imposing a new tax on income trusts. This announcement shocked the market and sent the Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index spiraling down 2.4% for the day. To put that in US terms that was the equivalent to a 300 point drop in the DOW. Billions of dollars were lost by this announcement. Unfortunately I had recently taken a position in Enerplus Resources (ERF) the granddaddy of income trust. Mutual fund managers were saying to stay the course. So, why did I bail? I have been caught in downdrafts such as this before.