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WORDEN TC2000 & FreeStockCharts.com – Leader in Real-time Stock Charts, Market Scans, Technical Analysis and Alerts FIRECalc: A different kind of retirement calculator Bulkowski's Trading Types Written and copyright © 2006-2013 by Thomas N. Bulkowski. All rights reserved. What type of trader are you? Trading Types: Scalpers Method: tries to profit from market inefficiencies and small price changes. Trading Types: Day Traders Method: Usually trades a small group of securities each day, closing out most or all positions by day's end. Trading Types: Swing Traders Method: time the market by buying at the swing low and selling at the swing high, or the reverse. Trading Types: Position Traders Method: buy low and sell high or the reverse, not swing trading, but trend following. Trading Types: Investors Method: buy and hold a position. -- Thomas Bulkowski

Position Sizing Strategy One of the most important, yet most overlooked aspects of investing is position sizing. When investing in the stock market, you should always know how much should you be willing to lose before establishing a position in a stock. Known as risk or capital management, controlling how much you are willing to lose on each stock investment goes a long way to increasing your overall return. One method used by many investors is to establish the size of each stock position based on their tolerance for risk. . To establish a baseline he simulated the purchase of 100 shares of stock whenever a buy signal was encountered. As you can see, position sizing is a proven technique that investors can use to align their share purchases with their risk strategy. The objective of the percent risk method is to identify how much you are willing to lose on any stock trade based on the total size of your portfolio. There are two variables to evaluate when establishing how much you are willing to lose.

Market Holidays - 2014 Calendar - Bond & Stock Market Holidays Sources: NYSE EURONEXT and NASDAQ OMX and SIFMA. Narrative of 2014 Market Holidays: The U.S. stock and bond markets are closed on New Year's Day. The stock and bond markets are also closed on MLK day and Washington's birthday (also known as President's Day). The bond market closes early the day before Good Friday, but the stock market is open. The bond market is open the day before the 4th of July, but the stock market closes early. The stock and bond markets close early on Christmas Eve day and are closed on Christmas. For all other holidays not listed here, it should be assumed that the stock and bond markets are open. Stock Market Holidays -- FAQ: Is the stock market closed on Columbus Day? Is the stock market closed on Veterans Day? Is the stock market closed on Election Day? Is the stock market closed the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)? Is the stock market closed on Rosh Hashanah? Is the stock market closed on Yom Kippur? Is the stock market closed on Easter Monday?

Wide World of Charts Posted by JC Parets on October 5th, 2011 Major Changes Took Place Today To The Markets In Which I Have Held Positions (PeterLBrandt) The TBTFs Have Take Out Almost All Their Post-March 2009 Gains (Zerohedge) Piercing the Bearish Veil (chessNwine) To Those Who “Don’t Believe In Technicals”, Look at $AAPL (Ritholtz) Sam Stovall: 80% Likelihood of Bear Market in 2012 (YahooFinance Breakout) Awesome rip on the $SPY to close out Tuesday (Gtotoy) The Key to Predicting Future Stock Price Movements (PragmaticCapitalism) Charting The Breakdown and Key Level in CRB Index (AfraidToTrade) Scott Redler Charts $AAPL and Head & Shoulders for S&P500 (CNBC) Traders Ask: How Does Your Posture Affect Your Trading (SMBCapital) Tags: $BAC $C $GS $WFC $JPM $SPY $SPX $CRB $AAPL $CPHD $GCO Full Disclosure: Nothing on this site should ever be considered to be advice, research or an invitation to buy or sell any securities, please see my Terms & Conditions page for a full disclaimer.

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