Articles & Books From Stocks

Swing Trading For Dummies
Learn how to maximize profits and minimize risks trading over the short term Swing Trading For Dummies introduces you to a trading methodology designed to generate big profits in the short term. Unlike buy and hold investing, Swing Traders endeavor to enter a stock at the precise moment a major uptrend begins and exit for a large profit a few weeks or months later.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 05-08-2024
You're investing in stocks — good for you! To make the most of your money and your choices, educate yourself on how to make stock investments confidently and intelligently, familiarize yourself with the online resources available to help you evaluate stocks, and find ways to protect the money you earn. Also, be sure to do your homework before you invest in any company's stock.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-22-2024
If you want to get started in day trading, doing some preparation before you dive in dramatically increases your odds of success. From setting up your trading business (and it is a business) and learning trading jargon to tracking the markets with technical indicators and calculating your performance, these articles get you on your way.
Article / Updated 08-17-2023
Stocks are well known for their ability to appreciate (for capital gains potential), but not enough credit is given regarding stocks’ ability to boost your income and cash flow. Given that income will be a primary concern for many in the coming months and years (especially baby boomers and others concerned with retirement, pension issues, and so on), I consider this to be an important consideration.
Article / Updated 08-14-2023
The basics of stock investing are so elementary that few people recognize them. When you lose track of the basics, you lose track of why you invested to begin with. Here's what's involved in stock market basics: For the details on all of these concepts, and much more, check out my book Investing in Stocks For Dummies.
Investing in Stocks For Dummies
Yes, you can make money in the stock market—this guide shows you how Investing in Stocks For Dummies gives you a straightforward introduction to stock investing. You’ll learn the basics of buying and selling stocks, including how to research stocks and the factors that influence their performance. Even in an uncertain and challenging marketplace, you can profit by making smart financial decisions and investing wisely.
Article / Updated 07-06-2023
To be a successful trader, you must have good judgment and a solid trading system. Follow the steps in the following list to develop a system that works for you and that reflects your priorities and tolerances. Select system development tools. Gather historical data to test your system. Develop and test your system design.
Article / Updated 04-25-2023
Momentum investors (speculators) lean toward technical analysis instead of fundamental analysis when choosing which stocks to buy, when to buy, and when to sell. Investors who rely on technical analysis spend most of their time looking at charts to spot patterns in an attempt to predict the future movement of a stock’s price.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-12-2023
Stock investing can be exciting, but it shouldn’t be a rollercoaster ride for Canadian investors. If you know how to read company reports and what financial measures to review, you’re more likely to pick a winning stock.Staying up to date on market conditions ensures you’ll know when it’s best to buy or sell.The ten most important points about stock investing in CanadaStock investing is a great way for Canadians to build wealth, but it can have its pitfalls.
Article / Updated 09-29-2022
A stop-loss order (also called a stop order) is a condition-related order that instructs the broker to sell a particular stock in your investment portfolio only when the stock reaches a particular price. It acts like a trigger, and the stop order converts to a market order to sell the stock immediately. The stop-loss order isn’t designed to take advantage of small, short-term moves in the stock’s price.