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Can Twitter Predict The Stock Market? Yes, According To This Study …

Everyone wants to be ahead of the market. If you can predict it, you can own it – making millions in the process.We might not be able to predict the stock market yet, but Twitter is sure helping us along. According to a new study, reading into the patterns within Twitter chatter might be able to predict trends in […]

The Stock Market Sucker Test – 5 Questions – Jesse Livermore

1. Market commentators say money’s going to be made by anyone who goes long volatility. You decide it’s time to:Find out what “going long volatility” means.

Look in the atlas. You know where Long Island is, but you’re not sure about Long Volatility.

Ignore them.

Sell options.

Buy options.

2. Tomorrow is your birthday and you’re feeling good. To celebrate your birthday, you’re going to:Buy […]

Stock Trading – Wait for the Reason and Miss the Opportunity

In How to Trade in Stocks, Jesse Livermore discussed “the folly of trying to find out a good reason why you should buy or sell a given stock.”He wrote in the context of the behavior of U.S. stocks, whose four major sectors – including steel makers – had risen after World War 2 began. While other sectors continued to advance, […]

How the NASDAQ Stock Exchange Works – HowStuffWorks

 If you’ve ever listened to the financial reports on the news or personally traded stocks, you know that there are places called stock exchanges. For example, you’ve probably heard of the NASDAQ stock exchange, also known simply as the NASDAQ, which stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System. It’s the place where people go to buy and […]

Stock Trading Wisdom – Not For Suckers – Jesse Livermore

I liked the quote from George Soros I used earlier this month, so I thought I’d dig out a few more words of wisdom.In doing so, I’m well aware that this is precisely the kind of activity a sucker loves to engage in. Jesse Livermore said:“The semi-sucker had read books about trading – usually written by yet higher grade suckers […]

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Stock Trading: The Deadly Enemies – Greed, Fear and Hope

Jesse Livermore described the emotions of hope, greed and fear at various times as:* The speculator’s chief enemies* His natural foes* The speculator’s deadly enemiesLivermore’s views on hope and fear lie at the heart of successful trading. He describes how traders fail when they allow hope of recovery to prevent them cutting their losses and fear of losing a small […]