Trading ASX Stocks Using Support and Resistance
Support and Resistance – Technical Analysis Tools for Investors and Traders Investors looking at a potential stock investment have two methods at their disposal for gauging the direction of the share price – fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamental analysis assumes a stock’s intrinsic value will determine share price movement over time. The analysis involves…
Trading ASX Stocks Using Market Depth
Getting the Best Price on a Stock Using Market Depth In today’s digital age, many retail investors avoid placing buy or sell orders for stocks directly through a full-service brokerage house, choosing instead to place their trades through one of the available online trading platforms littering the share market. Some long-term investors unconcerned with…
Quantitative Analysis Explained
Researching Stocks with Quantitative Analysis All investors committed to picking their own stocks for investment face the challenge of separating the wheat from the chaff. The two most prevalent methods for doing so are fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Technical analysis is arguably the more complicated method, using a variety of mathematical tools to…
Qualitative Analysis of Shares – Looking Beyond the Numbers
Drilling Underneath the Numbers with Qualitative Analysis The most widely used approach to identifying investment opportunities for those investors committed to picking stocks on their own is fundamental analysis. The goal of fundamental analysis is to identify the “holy grail” sought by investors of all stripes – a company’s intrinsic value. Company fundamentals begin…
Market Neutral Investment Strategies
Controlling Volatility through Market Neutral Investing Newcomers to share market investing can be surprised to learn there are more ways to turning a profit on a stock trade than taking a long position and waiting for the price to go up or by taking a short position and waiting for the price to go down….
The Mysterious World of Stock Forums
Connecting With Other Investors on Stock Forums One of the multitude of advantages the digital age affords people of all kinds around the world is the ability to connect with others who share the same interests. One of the most popular social media platforms in the world — Meta/Facebook—began as a means for students at…
When to Sell Shares
Stocks Trending Downward – Hold, Buy More, or Sell The COVID 19 Pandemic poured fuel on a pre-existing fire – the rush of newcomers to share market investing, many of them from younger generations. The influx led many financial analysts and market experts to express concern for how this new crowd would learn the rules…
An Investors Guide to Active ETFs
The Upside and Downside of Actively Managed ETFs Virtually all financial analysts and market experts advise investors that the key to lowering the risk of stock market investments is diversification. Companies diversify by expanding geographical markets and product offerings, with a variety of products appealing to multiple consumer and commercial segments. Diversifying a stock portfolio…
How to Use the MACD to Trade Australian Stocks
Trading with the MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence) Indicator Fundamental analysis is the most common entry point for first-time investors in the stock market. This approach involves a study of a company’s business model, financial statements, and placement within the economy in which the company operates. Early on in the search for determining what stocks to…
ASX Stock Valuation Methods
Valuing Stocks on the ASX “Value” is one of those words that has multiple meanings –from the monetary worth of something to the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. When you invest in a stock you are buying an ownership stake in the company, no matter how small it may seem. What is that worth…
