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Investment Strategy 101: One Trend to Bet On
Old trading axioms, “the trend is your friend” or “never bet against the trend,” are more useful today than ever before.
The day-to-day action on Wall Street has been commandeered by a small group of investors and individual investors are getting left in the dust.
Despite it all though, there is one small group of investors turning one very big trend into profits. Here’s how you can join them.
Staying One Nanosecond Ahead of the Jones’
Billions of shares exchange hands on any given trading day. Even during the summer, when trading volumes are historically low, volume is still exponentially higher than it was…
31Jul2009 | Q1 Publishing | 1 comment | ContinuedDid Wall Street’s “Secialists” Save Us from a 1,300-Point Decline on Monday?
The 777.68-point nosedive in the Dow Jones Industrial Averageon Monday was the single-biggest point drop ever, eradicating $1.2 trillion in shareholder wealth, and leaving mainstream investors feeling shell-shocked after the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion banking bailout bill.
But here’s what most people don’t know.
The damage could’ve been much worse.
In fact, without a little-known group of traders, known as “specialists,” Monday’s wrenching drop could have extended into a 1,500-point freefall. Without these specialists, Americans could’ve easily watched as half their retirement savings was vaporized during the day’s seven-hour trading session. So, here are these market-miracle-makers. Should we be thankful…
3Oct2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued
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