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Holding stocks during earnings announcements has inherent risks… but that’s not to say you shouldn’t do it. But, as we discussed in Trading Stocks Around Earnings such as Apple, those risks have to be managed. Instead, many investors who make new purchase just before earnings announcements, and sometimes immediately following, are not investing, but gambling in good fortune and gap-ups in the stock price. Unfortunately, it is far more unpredictable than one might imagine.
But what if you are already holding a stock around earnings season? Should you sell it in advance or hold on to it, perhaps even adding to your position? Today, we’ll look at a few brief tips to help you manage risk in these situations so you don’t have to simply hold your nose and wait to see what happens. READ MORE →
Trading stocks around earnings announcements, such as Apple last week, is an investment decision saturated with risk. Yet, nestled within risk is reward. So, would you buy a stock just before they announced their earnings? If so, what motivates you to do so at that moment, rather than weeks before the earnings announcement? If not, why would you hold back… and what are you waiting for? What if you already hold a particular stock… would you sell it just before earnings, add to your position or leave it the way it is? I’d love to hear your responses… READ MORE →
Make Money in Stocks in the evening without taking on huge risks for unknown rewards. Last time, we examined some simple strategies designed to fit your schedule and help you make money by trading on the weekends. Yet, if you’re looking to reduce risk, and can take 5 minutes an evening (or 1 minute per stock per evening), you can minimize your risk while maximizing your returns.
At the end of 2011, I went public with my Evening Investor Strategy. I took 5 stocks and guaranteed a 5% cumulative return within 2 months. I wanted to show you first hand that the numbers were not being fudged and how you could be a successful trader by following some very simple guidelines. By mid-December, we accomplished the goal despite the markets downturn in November. The most impressive part wasn’t the accomplishment of the 5% goal. Rather, it was the ability to demonstrate how to protect capital and grow your investments even in difficult (bearish) market conditions.
Make Money Trading Stocks in the Evening
Was this a one time fluke? Did I just get lucky? Not a chance. So, I relaunched the demonstration for January and February 2012, with 10 stocks for a 10% cumulative return. I created the 10 for 10 Stock Tracker where you can go each evening and see the results for yourself. Here’s some highlights:
- Goal Accomplished in 5 Trading days if we sold all our positions at the close of January 9, 2012.
- As of January 20th, the completed (sold) trades totalled 12.8% profit.
- As of January 25th, the confirmed sales totalled 16.9%.
- As of January 25th, Agrium was up approx. 5%, Monster Beverages was up approx. 13%, and Toulimine was up approx. 5%, all of which are not added to the previous totals because they are not sold yet.
- Out of 17 confirmed sales, only 5 neg. trades (for losses), the largest of which was 1.8%.
- Out of 17 confirmed sales, 12 were positive (for gains), the largest of which was 5.1% – however, as noted, we hold MNST up over 13% right now, so this will change.
I’m going to keep this short. As you can see, it is possible to be a successful trader without dedicating your life to sitting in front of the computer. By following some straightforward, easy to understand principles, which fully disclose what I’m doing free of charge, you can be successful and grow your portfolio. There’s no need to take huge risks for unknown rewards… simply follow along here at Invest in the Markets and make money trading stocks in the evening.
Make Money in Stocks in 2012 by following some simple strategies designed to fit your schedule. I’m often told I don’t promote myself as much as I should… and to be honest, I’m not comfortable with much self-promotion. I designed this site to help others “make money in the stock market every morning,” not for my own trading which I was already doing. Nevertheless, I do think it’s important to share with you how to make money trading stocks without taking huge risks! READ MORE →
The steps to diversifying a small stock portfolio, while similar to any other portfolio, has some unique challenges for the beginning investor. After all, how do you diversify a stock portfolio if you can only afford one or two stocks and all your proverbial eggs are in one basket? The tendency for many investors is to purchase a mutual fund which encompasses 100 stocks with a few favourites mixed in among a few losers. But between the dilution, the fees (such as Management Expense Ratio – MRE – and commissions), and the inability for the individual investor to actively manage this investment, too much risk is adopted unnecessarily. So let’s look at what the average investor, with $5000 or less, can do to diversify their stock portfolio. READ MORE →
Oil and Gas stocks are not always available at discount prices, especially when they exhibit great qualities like two I’m going to share with you today. Before I share these two names, let me give a couple words of caution. As always, we buy the rise, so until they show signs of rising they may simply get cheaper. You don’t want to try to catch them on the way down. A 50% discount is only good if they go up from there, not continue down to a 75% discounted rate. So be cautious about buying these stocks just because they are “on sale.” Second, these are not recommendations… as I never recommend stocks. But I don’t mind revealing what I’m doing… and I’m adding these to my watch list. I’ll take a quick look each evening and take small risks by placing purchase orders above the previous day’s high. Well, let’s take a look… READ MORE →
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