If you know how to analyze a stock to determine good fundamentals and if you know how to read a chart to pick the right time to invest, that's all you need for successful trading - right? WRONG!
I hear you saying, what do you mean wrong? What else is there?
Well, there is a thing called managing the trade. This one aspect could be the most important part of trading. Let me say it again - Managing the trade - by avoiding stock trading mistakes. No matter, how healthy the fundamentals of a stock are, and no matter how under-priced you may think a stock is, there is one thing experienced traders know. Stocks rarely move in a logical way. Oh sure, if you analyzed one thoroughly and believe it is a great buy, you,could be ultimately correct about its direction. I say ultimately because what path that stock takes before it does what you expect it to do is anyone's guess. And it is in its path to your goal that a trade can tear one apart both financially and emotionally.
Oh, but you say, so what if it takes a long time to reach my goal. I'm tough and I can take it!
Well, way to go my brave trading friend! But not so fast. Let's take a look at what can go wrong with a trade and 해외선물 why it is important to diligently manage it. If stocks always responded to fundamentals they would always be fairly priced. The fact is, there are other factors that influence the direction of a stock and make it move in an illogical way compared to its fundamentals. The factors include, for one, the health of the industry a stock is in. You can have a stock that has great fundamentals and is growing substantially, but if for whatever reason the overall industry is out of favor, guess what? That's right, your stock can easily get caught up in a down trend.
Another stock trading mistake to avoid is to not buck the direction of the overall market. You may have just invested in the greatest stock but if the overall market is crashing, it doesn't matter how strong your stock is. Did you know that when the market is in a severe down trend, about 85% of all stocks go down with the market? Conversely, when the market is in a strong up trend, about 75% of all stocks go up. But what happens in a roller coaster market in which it goes down big, then up big, then down again, and so on? Well, your stock will go up and down with the market, but the problem is, extreme roller coaster markets are often attached to unstable, even negative times. So even if there are big up days, stocks in general do not seem go up as much as they have gone down.
Finally, stocks are subject to news. And it could be specifically about your stock, about the industry your stock is in, or about the overall market. All these things can affect your trade. If it is good news, your stock will go up but if it is bad - you've got it, your stock will go down, and if it is bad news about your specific stock, it could go down substantially - and fast. Hey, if the news is bad enough, technically a stock can go to ZERO!