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Don't Drink The Froth In Tesla And Netflix's Cups

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On Monday, the markets started the day with such promise only to have significant gains erased in seconds late in the day. One could assign blame on the Syria related press conference or just good old-fashioned profit taking.

The froth fizzles first and fastest...

Monday, traders saw how premiums come out fastest out of the frothy tickers. Two cases in point consider. First, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA): The stock opened up with the markets then at about 1:00 pm E.S.T the markets started the afternoon slide.

Tesla didn't even wait to see how shallow will the pullback be. The stock sold off all the way down to 160 and closed just above that and way off the day high. Similarly, traders saw almost exactly the same price action from another frothy name Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). Continue reading "Don't Drink The Froth In Tesla And Netflix's Cups" →

How to Remove Your Emotions When Trading

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I am always impressed by traders' emotional attachment to their positions. I too at one point was passionate about the companies and indices I bought and sold.

It took a while but after being betrayed over and over again (and losing lots of money) from these companies, I woke up.

I was not going to be successful by attaching myself to a company that I had no control over. So I embarked on a search to find a way to consistently profit in the market, just like I’ve seen many others do. I wasn’t looking for a “get rich quick” scheme, but I wanted a strategy that would allow me to remove my emotions from the process. I had reached my tipping point and my emotions could no longer be another derivative of the market. Continue reading "How to Remove Your Emotions When Trading" →

Fundamental Analysis or Technical Analysis

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Today's guest post is from our friends at the Benzinga News Desk. Today they are going to ponder the age old question of fundamental or technical analysis and discuss the Elliot Wave Principle. Be sure to comment below with your own thoughts and learn more about the Benzinga News Desk here.

Investors and traders have been arguing for the longest time about which overarching strategy is king: fundamental analysis or technical analysis. Long-term investors believe that technical analysis is trash and nothing more than lucky betting, while short-term traders think that fundamental aspects of companies and economies do not matter for short-term price movement. Continue reading "Fundamental Analysis or Technical Analysis" →