Understand Human Psychology as a Stock Strategy

Humans have a tendency to forget about the pain of suffering several years ago due to their recency bias. Their minds will also "fill in the blanks" for them. 

Also, every 10 years there are new entrants who are not aware of the crash 10, 20 years ago and come charging into the market. 

Once you understand the psychological makeup of the people you are trading against, you have a very high chance of making a lot of money. 

As the famed saying goes - Know thyself, know thy enemies, 100 battles, 100 victories.

A Trader's Worst Enemy Is Its Fear and Greed
Fear and greed, fear and greed, fear and greed. Emotions are a trader’s worst enemy. What are we supposed to do about it? We are human after all. Human beings have emotions. We can’t just throw a switch and suddenly......

Knowing The Danger Of Buying Shares
Why do people buy shares? Of course, they want to make money. But do people really make money? Some do, but majority don’t. The truth is that selling shares is a plot used by big businesses to exploit the.......

Take Advantage Of Stock Market Volatility
In my opinion, due to the volatility of stock market prices (the rise and fall of stock prices), an investment plan should incorporate both the traits of stick-to-itiveness and common sense, and must have......

Knowing When To Sell During Stock Market Investing
First, recognize that there are no absolute formulas to tell us to sell at precisely the right time. Instead, we’ll need to consider a bundle of factors such as the investment’s characteristics, the broad economy, and your......

A Naive Stock Operator Market Experience
Knowing nothing about the stock market, I turned to some colleagues to seem to know a lot about it. Following their advice, I opened an account with a stock brokerage company. Well, up to that point it was simple......

Weathers the Stock Market With Robert Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez’ contrarian position in investment goes beyond adjusting the level of cash. He also reduces his fund’s weighting in the sectors or industries that he thinks are overpriced. He has done this before......

Read This Before You Invest
It is important to answer the following questions before you begin to invest any of your money. The answers to these questions will help to guide you to when, what, where, and how much to invest......

Covers - What Do You Mean By That
As an investor, it may serve you well to consider your portfolio's protection. Have you protected your investments during this year's volatile cold snap and will you have the necessary diversification to enjoy......

Best Practices in Forex Trading
Many wonder how to gain the most profits by trading with FOREX. There are a few simple trade practices that can help any trader, either an amateur or a professional make significant profit from FOREX......

Trading Commodity Futures - The Basics Behind It
Trading and selecting futures require math and analytical skills. Futures are selected very strategically based on how the buyer or seller anticipates the direction of the market. Some traders look at supply......

Reading Between the Lines - Press Releases Scams and Successes
Press releases are a means through which companies can keep the public up to date regarding their recent affairs. It is the duty of every public company to keep its investors and indirectly potential investors......

The Best Investment
Every week I write something about the stock market - how to, when to and where to put your money and how to protect it from loss if you do. This week I want to say something very important to the young ......

Continue Adding Funding
Don't listen to the Wall Street gurus who tell you to buy a "good" fund and stick with it. The only good fund is one that is doing better than an average because you don't want your money doing a below average job......

Sell High and Buy Low
Now where have I heard that before? I know. It was my broker.  So I took his advice and bought some of the stocks he recommended. I am still waiting for the 'sell high' part of the equation. Everything he touted went up......

Expense Lies of Mutual Fund
When you ask the fund salesman (don’t forget he’s a salesman) he will assure you that the fund expenses are whatever is shown in the prospectus. He is telling you the truth, but not the whole truth, according......

You Cannot Afford Not To Look After Your Personal Finances
Think about this. There are two ways to make money. You can exchange your time for money or you can make your money work for you. Most of us work 40 hours a week. In this case, you are trading your time......

Financial Health Guide For Investor
Perhaps the simplest financial concept is the toughest for us to conquer- spend less than you earn. After paying your living expenses (bills, loan and mortgage payments, cost of food, charitable contributions.....

The Stock Market and Thomas EDison
The financial brethren have been taught to invest by the Wall Street tribe that has proven to allow huge losses for the small investor. Small is considered less than a 7-figure account. Any customer with less than......

Retirement Stock Market Investment Plan
Understanding that risk and uncertainty are the key factors that propels the return on investment in the stock market far beyond the returns of Passbook Savings Accounts, CD’s or Bonds are a start. The plan’s key........

The Need For Offshore Investing
The world’s economies still dance to different tunes and have different boom and bust cycles that tend to offset each other,
even though the differences are getting smaller. As a result, international stocks........

A Successful Trader
Spice Up Your Life With a Little Volatility
History Makes Money
Persistence Pays
A True Success Story
Invest in the business
Portfolio Management
Mr. Market
Surf the correct Stock Market wave to make money
Emotion is your Enemy
Emotion Make The Market Swing
It's important to learn how to manage your money yourself
The Dubious Art of Buying High and Selling Low
Ask Yourself Why Did They Buy That Stocks
Take your emotion out of the Market
Decide for yourself how much risk can you take
How to win in your investment?
Penny Stocks are High Risk Stocks
What type of business are you in?
Are You Bullish or Bearish?
Thoughts on the Market
Patience is the number one Ingredient
When to Sell?
Did you know that hockey and the Market have a lot in common?
Company stock promotion help to push the stock price up
Diversify, but don't Over Diversify
Cycle of Stock Market
Don't Worry About the Market

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