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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostNo. Timing the market is where a buyer or seller believes they are buying at the bottom or selling at the top. Very hard to do. Waiting for a trend reversal, i.e. lower high is replaced with a higher low, effectively guarantees you'll miss the bottom (or top). The important difference however is that my risk of loss is now greatly reduced because I waited for confirmation thereby increasing my probability of a successful trade.
Have used the above method when entering or exiting a trade with repeated success on spot markets. It requires a lot of emotional control, however. It is not easy.
YMMV. TPDNCFA. DYOR. IANQTGFA.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostTiming the market is where a buyer or seller believes they are buying at the bottom or selling at the top.
Market timing is the strategy of making buying or selling decisions of financial assets by attempting to predict future market price movements. The prediction may be based on an outlook of market or economic conditions resulting from technical or fundamental analysis.Comment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostNo. Timing the market is where a buyer or seller believes they are buying at the bottom or selling at the top. Very hard to do. Waiting for a trend reversal, i.e. lower high is replaced with a higher low, effectively guarantees you'll miss the bottom (or top). The important difference however is that my risk of loss is now greatly reduced because I waited for confirmation thereby increasing my probability of a successful trade.
Have used the above method when entering or exiting a trade with repeated success on spot markets. It requires a lot of emotional control, however. It is not easy.Comment
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Originally posted by BABABlackSheep View PostIts not a stigma.Comment
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Originally posted by BABABlackSheep View PostAll well and good, but trend reversal is still timing the market. Not sure why you’re defending yourself. Its not a stigma.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostMy 50% gain on Centrica this year, Tarot power!
InnerestingI am what I drink, and I'm a bitter manComment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostThere are more fundamental reasons why a share price will rise, find the reason and then more than likely you've found your stock. A clue, it's not on a chart, charts are past tense.
YMMV. TPDNCFA. DYOR. IANQTGFA.
I vehemently disagree charts are past tense. Ignoring history is crazy. Even the world at large is ignoring history whilst we waste time trying out protectionism again. Everyone is a loser playing a game without end."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by BABABlackSheep View PostAll well and good, but trend reversal is still timing the market. Not sure why you’re defending yourself. Its not a stigma.
Timing is a well time.
Trend is a condition."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostAgain, you're crowing about this little monetary gain (less than I have made in the same time on FTSE funds) and yet you're not crowing about the (fictitious) 3000% / $420k gain or the loss on your FTSE Put.
Inneresting
Crypto I keep for the crypto thread, stocks for this one. I try to keep to stocks only on here as some don't want to read about crypto here. Can't please everyone but will always offend someone. You know something? I don't care."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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