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Another Day In The Stock Market

With the economy the way it is right now along with the volatility in the stock market, If you have the ability to trade stocks on a daily basis (day trader) or even holding for a day or so, you can make some money without really trying.
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You will still have to do your homework and research on the companies that you want to invest in, but if you have a list of stocks that you’re very familiar with, playing the volatility is quite profitable.
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Yesterday I spoke about building position in the companies that you want to invest in. When the markets were at their lows, I started to do so. I actually picked up some at good prices, even though I would have like them to come down some more. I told you in the past to buy in increments, not all at once. If the price did continue to fall yesterday, I would have bought more later on.
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I bought Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) @ $134.75, Joy Global (NASDAQ:JOYG) @ $34, Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) @ $76.25 and last, but not least, Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) @ $0.325. I expected prices to bounce back up yesterday as well as a little bit more of a gain today. I was right only three of the four trades I did. This morning I waited for the opening to see what I was going to sell. At the opening bell, Sirius was up to $0.43 per share and after the negative news about their downgrade, I expected it to drop down below $0.40. I put in a limit sell order for $0.425 and it sold shortly afterward. A gain of 30% over night. To be honest I was planning to hold on the Sirius for the long term (until their next earnings report ), but when I was up that much, I sold it and will continue on the next dip.
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As for Apple, I was also able to sell my shares at $138, for a gain of 2.5%. I know that isn’t much to boast about, but if you think that you can’t even get that on a basic 12 month CD these days. Take into consideration that I did buy large amounts of share that help offset the fees that were charged to me. Joy Global was the last on I sold this morning. I sold it at $36.50 per share, for another gain of 7.3%.
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As for RIMM, I didn’t get the action I wanted, but that’s OK since I do expect that to run into the $100 range in the coming months. I will continue to hold on to the share and add to my position.
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You need to take advantage of the opportunities when they present themselves, so if you are able to trade on a daily basis, good luck.

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How Does The Stock Market Work?

One of the top three questions that I hear from friends, family and other people that know that I deal with the stock market on a daily basis is, “how does the stock market work?”. There is no way to really tell you everything there is to know about the stock market in just one post. To understand the stock market totally would take you a few years to do.
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I’ve been dealing with the stock market for quite some time and I have to admit that I still don’t know everything to beat the markets all the time. The stock market are always changing and what may have worked in the past won’t necessarily help you in the future. Of course the basics will stay the same.
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I get my information from many different sources to keep a breast of the situation at hand that will effect the markets. Relying on only one or two sources is not enough to be truly informed.
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That leads me to talk about one of the sources I use on a daily basis. That source is Jim Cramer from Mad Money on CNBC. While his show is some-what informing (I find it more entertaining than informative), I’m referring to his Action Alerts subscription that he offers at TheStreet.com. His Action Alert is a way to get a good look at how he trades stocks as well as his criteria in picking stocks to invest in. He can’t trade stocks for his personal gains, instead he has a portfolio that all the proceeds go to charity. In the subscription he allows you to see what he holds in the portfolio along with daily e-mails (a few of them each day), as to why he is building more or less of a position in a particular stock. He doesn’t buy or sell anything in the portfolio until he has sent out an e-mail to his subscribers informing them of his next move.
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I do have to say that I’ve taken his advice many times over the past few years and have made money following him. The best gains I’ve made following his advice was during a bull market. His portfolio has beaten out the S&P 500 each year I’ve been involved with the Action Alerts, more so during a bull market.
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Action alerts is also an affiliate of Beating The Stock Market and has offered my readers a two week FREE Trial of the program. What could you possibly lose with a free trial? In the past two months of the stock market climbing I’ve watched the Action Alert portfolio grow more than the major indicies. As a matter of fact, one of his picks gained over 80% in the weeks following his recommendation of the stock.
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