We are barraged with fundamental analysis, price earnings ratios, economic projections, news events, and a steady stream of TV and news analysts who tell us where they think the market is going.

But the simple truth is… no one knows where the market is going next.

The only absolute truth… is price. If prices are trending higher, the market is going higher. Lower, and we are trending lower.

Two Kinds Of Traders

News events especially cause traders to make incorrect decisions, because they play on emotions. The urge to follow the crowd is normal. It is comforting. And in a strong bull market, it may just be correct.

But in most circumstances, letting emotions push you into making trading decisions costs traders money.

There are two kinds of traders.

1. Those who make emotional decisions based on any of the above.

2. And those who make money off of those who make emotional decisions.

Price Is Always Right

It is hard to accept that one aspect of the markets, price, could be the one thing that is guaranteed to make you a successful market timer or trader.

There are so many indicators, so much available analysis, but “price” is always right. It is “never” wrong.

The thousands of investors and traders who owned Enron at $90 felt confident in their positions. Many “averaged down” when the price started dropping. But we wonder, after all the billions of dollars were lost in the Enron collapse, how many felt that way when shares hit 50 cents.

Trend trading market timers “may” have bought shares at $90. But they were short most of the way down because they made their trading decisions based on “price.”

When the price started to drop, they reversed their small losses and changed to short positions. Many made huge profits as they rode this stock down.

Losses, such as the billions lost by investors who held shares in Enron, are always reported by the media. But have you ever heard the media mention the other side of those losses?

All those losses went into someone’s pockets!

How about the 80% decline in the Nasdaq in the 2000-2002 bear market? The losses were all over the financial press. But were the gains on the other side of those losses mentioned. Our Bull & Bear Timer was up close to 70% during that bear market.

Losses are news, gains apparently are not.

Market timers following price trends profited during these declines. They were windfalls. But you will never read about it in the press.

Following Price

Price is objective. You can faithfully follow prices and make timing decisions based on them. You are able to determine trend changes, and most importantly, to exit those positions if the trend was a false one.

And false trends “always” occur. Usually at market tops and market bottoms. But the losses in “trendless” markets are kept small by those who use “price” to establish trading strategies.

And when the trends do take off, the profits are made.

Market analysis is always subjective. It can not be trusted in trading decisions. Indicators work some of the time, but also can fail miserably. The financial news media is not even worth mentioning.

Only price can be trusted. Only price is always right. Only using price to determine trends can lead you to profitable timing and a successful investing future.

Conclusion

Market timers must follow the trading strategies faithfully. Every sell signal must be followed immediately, and every buy signal as well. Small losses are part of the game, but then large gains are also part of it.

Guessing how far a trend will go is useless. No one knows. Price makes the trend.

Discipline is the name of this game. Those who stand the test of time and make the trades, will over time, beat the markets, and will be investing winners.

I wouldn’t mind hearing again the strategy on
when to enter a stock. For example, say you put out “IBM long over 90″ and
the futures are up the next morning and we open up and IBM moves over 90 in
the first 10 min of trading - do you enter then or typically wait for the
open to settle out more? Also, let’s say you get into IBM, it shoots up to
91.50, then falls back to 90.25 and seems to be using 90 as support - would
you ever recommend selling at 91.50 then re-entering at 90.25 since it’s
still above the “get in” price? Or is it generally not worth it?

Thanks, J

Well, here is the deal. The first ten minutes of trading is a nightmare to get involved with. That’s not to say we don’t do it some times, but more times than not a stock like that will power up, and then dip after the first several minutes of trading. What I like to do is see just where it got to on the initial bang. Let’s say IBM opens at 90.10 and rockets up to 91.00 in the first several minutes of trading. Then as we approach 10 am, it starts fading off and by 10:15 it’s at 90.25. We might have jumped on it in the first several moments, but more times than not we’d have sold once it started dumping. On days like that it’s often better to employ the ten am rule, or “gap out” rule.

That simply means we note that high of 91 and then watch the stock for the rest of the day. The minute it exceeds 91, chances are it’s going much higher and it’s safe to enter. Under 91 and it’s trapped in something of a no mans land. It might fade back down, it might break out, but it’s dangerous.

As far as buying that dip if indeed it does fade back to 90, and seems to use it as support, we do that sometimes, but it too is pretty risky. If we put the “consider buy” at over 90, and it’s at 90.15 after being up to 91, we might very well try it, but we would also be quick to bail if it fell much below 90. That would be a failed breakout and they can hurt you.

One thing that I must make clear here is this, We sometimes buy a stock, get shook out and rebuy it two or even three times when it’s hanging around a breakout level. If a stock is on our list as a consider buy over 90, and it opens at 89.80 we wait. Then it pokes over 90 and we jump on it at 90.05. It may go to 90.25 and then fade off. It might then lose 90. If it does we have our finger near the button. We can live with a small drop, say to 89.90, but if it fails the opening price, we are “gone”.

Now let’s say later the same day it gets back to 90, will we buy it? Yup. The breakout is still alive, and we will take another shot. I’ve seen days where we had to do it three times, taking a dime loss each time before the true breakout really took hold and up it went. I’ve also seen the breakout fail and we ended up losing 50 cents on the day plus the commissions. Unfortunately that’s the way this game goes sometimes.

There are no absolutes unfortunately. We have seen breakouts fail, we’ve seen reversals reverse again and press higher. We’ve seen it all. The key is always the same, take small hits when something is going against you, and attempt to let it ride when it’s going with you. If you buy something because it crossed a breakout line and 20 minutes later you’re underwater, don’t be afraid to sell it out. Let’s use some simple math here. Suppose you buy XYZ at 90.05 because it’s breaking out. It runs to 90.25 and starts to fade. If you dump out at 90.05, flat on the trade, what did you lose? A 20 dollar commission? Big deal.

Now suppose it fails 90 and goes to 89.90. So, you chicken out and sell. You lost 15 cents and your commissions. Still no big disaster. But what if you just held it, not wanting to get shaken out and two hours later you’re down a buck and a half? Ouch. Now you could be talking serious buck depending on how many shares you bought. Don’t be afraid to take the little hits, yeah they add up, but rarely as much as a trade gone completely sour. I’d rather take two 15 or 20 cent hits and move on, than “hope” something back up and find myself down 2 bucks.

I hope that helps even though there is no easy answer. Those moments when a stock is hanging around a breakout can be tense, so you have to give it a little leeway, but don’t let it get away from you. We push it once in a while and we get spanked when it goes wrong. The key is keeping the little hits little so when something breaks and runs for 3 bucks, you get it all back and then some. That’s how you win at this.

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Personal loans are basically unsecured loans. With no collateral involved, it becomes imperative for the lender to check your credit history and repayment capability before proceeding to sanction a loan. This is done by asking for a credit report from the credit reference agencies. This report shows that how much a lender can depend on you and your creditworthiness in the market.

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In your own mind, answer this question about Linda

Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations.

Which of these two options is more probable:

Linda is a bank teller, or
Linda is a bank teller and active in the feminist movement?

Psychology theory tells us that 80%-90% of most people will have answered (b).

Why (b) when there is no clear evidence that Linda is going to be active in the feminist movement?

Why make such a significant personal judgement about a person we know practically nothing about after reading a single paragraph?

This is because in an environment of uncertainty, we as humans tend to make intuitive, irrational judgements rather than rational decisions.

These decisions will be at best biased, or too often wrong.

This is even more serious when combined with the fact that humans suffer from cognitive dissonance, or the tendency to cling to one’s beliefs, even when presented with incontrovertible evidence to the contrary.

This means many people will continue to stick with their emotional-based beliefs despite what they are taught or shown.

Part of this is due to the fact that amidst the chaos of social cues, humans must render judgments, generate inferences, make decisions and solve tangible problems in real time as events happen.

Evolution rewards intuitive reactions that have led to humans finding food, choosing a mate and, more recently, making a fortune on the stock market.

But, here is the catch. Intuitive reactions and judgements - especially in shares - are generally a million to one shot at best. Even when backed by a small amount of evidence, the likelihood of these reactions making money is practically zero.

The stock market is driven by fear, greed, hope, ego and most of all, by people.

Always remember that trading emotionally does not work and that is why you need to stay with your trading system, even though it will be your natural human reaction to go with your gut feeling.

Keep in mind that a trading system is a set of RULES that define your actions given any circumstance that might arise made of the 5 components.

* Style – Definition of trading objective

* Entry – Conditions required to open a trade

* Risk – Rules to limit losses; preserve funds

* Exit – Rules to define exit points

* Testing – Proving your plan

Try this simple test:

Company A is a Perth-based mining company. In May 2003, the company celebrated its 20th anniversary of listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (”ASX”). The company has two operating divisions, Gold and Advanced Minerals.

Since its first gold pour in 1983, the Company has produced over 4.7 million ounces of gold. Since 1988m the Company’s gold hedging programme has generated around A$706 million of additional revenue by achieving an average realised delivery price of A$651 per ounce of gold. This compares with an average spot price over this period of A$497 per ounce.

Which of these two options is more probable:

You will buy company A, or…

You will sell company A

(page down for answer)

Company A is Sons of Gwalia and collapsed in Sept 2004…

Which option did you choose?

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When and How

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No, I do not mean to sound like that, but the thing most people do not understand about debt reduction solution is that your efforts to reduce the credit card debt or pay them off is seriously devastated by interest on your balance. If you don’t know how to proceed exactly, you will find yourself deep in debt - even if you had tried very hard to divorce your credit card!

One of the main reasons people don’t succeed in paying off credit card debt is inconsistency and impatience. Aside from that, in many cases, I’ve found that people are not especially calculative about their debt reduction strategy. Here’s a plan that works wonders when you follow it seriously…

I call it the 3E formula. Estimate, Enumerate And Execute.

1. ESTIMATE
Number one thing you need to do before you actually start - and if you wish to have a great start - is to estimate the total debt, the APR or the EAR (rates of interests), and other such trivial and important details. That is the first and best part of any debt reduction strategy or plan. Once you estimate and understand your position, you will know how long you need to be patient and put-in the effort.

Remember, no debt is non-eliminateable - if that word exists. You can eliminate every debt, but by constant efforts. Estimate.

2. ENUMERATE
This is a number game. Supposing there’s an amount of balance that seems frightening, we tend to move away from it - and in the process, do not pay up at least (and even) a part of it. What happens then is that as Einstein said, compound interest increases the balance and in the end, you have got a terrifying amount. If the initial balance was frightening, this one was terrorizing!

What you need to do here, is to find out an approximate percentage of the balance - say about 3-8% - and pay that every month. That way, you decrease the balance for which the interest is calculated and thereby, the percentage of amount you pay also decreases! And by the end of an year or so, who knows? You might just become a debt-free man or woman!
Enumerate!

3. EXECUTE
This is where most of the credit card debt services tend to lose their reputation. Psychologists say, you need to be motivated bluntly to get you started in the actual process of “credit card debt pay off”. I do not completely agree with them, but I think sometimes they are wiser. So, here I am, forcing you plainly, screaming in your face bluntly, GO AND DO IT.

Start your game today, and you will be debt-free soon. Think about doing it tomorrow, and you are lost. Which do you wish to be? A Winner or A Loser?

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Regardless to how much some people try to improve their live, there is always that unpredictable factor of luck to be considered as well.
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One advice to be followed is to accept bad luck but do not draw your motivation from it. For example if I loose my job, my motivation will be coming out from the fear of not being able to pay my bills. That motivation coming from unfortunate events is a short term motivation, which always brings bitterness with it. In the case of loosing job try to find motivation in your skills, that make you good in what you do. That will bring you much further, much faster, and there is a touch of sweetness in that thought of being good at doing something.

Looking at old people, they all seem to understand there is no use what so ever to pump energy from fear, anger or disappointment. It is on us to accept that wisdom now, or wait for life to teach us the hard way.

The success comes with detailed assembly instructions behind it, and a part of those instructions is learning that our live is no better or no worse than anyone else’s. But we can make our life a different one than anyone else’s. There is no universal law out there that could prevent us doing that.

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