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Daily Archives: October 28, 2011

Stock Market Video: Good News

October 28, 2011
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Stock Market Video: Good News

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report Editor Paul Goodwin says it’s good to have some good news after what seems like an extremely long period of counseling people to be patient. The major indexes look much better, which has given Cabot’s market timing indicators a buy signal. It’s time to put some money to work, but don’t jump in with both feet, instead, let the market pull you in. Stocks discussed: Express (EXPR), SanDisk (SNDK), Select Comfort (SCSS) and Sally Beauty (SBH). Click below to watch the video!

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The Market Teaches Bad Behavior

October 28, 2011
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The Market Teaches Bad Behavior

If you ask some professionals why it’s difficult to consistently make money in the market, you’ll get a variety of answers, ranging from complexity to emotions to the relatively recent advent of high frequency trading, which can push stocks around in the blink of an eye. But I think one of the biggest reasons it’s tough to make (and keep!) money in stocks is because the market itself teaches bad behavior.  The best explanation of this comes from William Eckhardt, who was interviewed two decades ago in the book New Market Wizards (written by Jack Schwager and available at...

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