Trading style. Tell me how you trade.

bubagumpshrimp said: "Like the title says "trading style", tell me how you like to trade your stocks. Do you bottom feed,buy on hype,buy on recent pr, buy on recent quarterly earings,buy on an uptrend,buy at certain times of the day etc... Just figuring it would be a good thread for everyone to learn what others do and to see if you can improve your own trading style."

Harry said: "[QUOTE=bubagumpshrimp]Like the title says "trading style", tell me how you like to trade your stocks. Do you bottom feed,buy on hype,buy on recent pr, buy on recent quarterly earings,buy on an uptrend,buy at certain times of the day etc... Just figuring it would be a good thread for everyone to learn what others do and to see if you can improve your own trading style.[/QUOTE] I mostly trade of common sense and look for stocks with a clear path to follow. Example: Valero (VLO) [url]http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VLO[/url] World politics are keeping oil and gas high, = $$$ Plus while no new refineries are at all likely, Valero is modernizing and expanding exisiting refineries. How could I go wrong? ;) While Valero is my "best of breed" as Jim cramer would say, I also play a small bit of money on a company called Canwest CWPC. It's a companies drawing oil from a vast area of oil sands. Separating the oil from sand was once too expensive to bother, but today "and tomorow it is profitable. Raytheon Co. (RTN) [url]http://finance.yahoo.com/q?d=t&s=RTN[/url] ...a defense contractor,,,need it say more? These people are swimming in money right now. And with Iran, terrorism, homeland defense, yada yada yada, it seems like a good bet. Another good bet...Haliburton. Toyota Motors is the clear leader in the auto industry right now by a mile. Best auto development, best management. Honda (HMC) seems to be number 2 and is a lot more affordable. SIRIUS and XM Radio should have a decent future too. Like cable TV and satellite I wonder if new competition will arrise and dilute the potential market margins. Most of these stocks (not all are at their highs) so I'm not necessarily recommending them. Sooner or later there'll be a major sell-off ala buying opportunity. If you perceive a good market, do some research. Like I stated above, cable TV, satellite, and a potential new fiber-optic service (FIOS) dilute good stock growth. And always ask. You'll get BS and you'll get good informations. If you read enough, youi'll see the light. :D"

devanium said: "1. Get a list of small cap companies that are fundamentally solid and undervalued. EDIT: Usually a good idea to make sure the industry is headed up too if it is cyclical industry (as mentioned above). 2. Enter and exit throughout the larger trend at opportune times using technical analysis (trendlines, volume, fibonacci). Without technical analysis, you could be stuck for years waiting for a stock to come to value. Without good fundamentals, you are not playing with the odds."

Heather said: "I like to invest in companies that have stable earnings and are always looking forward. Companies that offer products or services that have an operating history."

wildmandan32 said: "I trade to make a profit. I have no "style" although I use many different methods to capture a profit in whatever conditions are presented to me on any day. You should not be trying to learn a "style" you should be learning the various techniques and when it is appropriate to use them, so that you are not limited to how and when you can make a profit. The more you learn the luckier you will get ;)"

AlfredSokol said: "I'm a believer in growth companies, but I would look for a "value type deal" if the company made money."

Grifter said: "I try to figure out what the next big thing will be and look into that industry and look up growth, sales etc. debt... then I look at the chart to see if it has a nice trend... ofcourse I try to stick with what I know as a car fanatic and also an computer nerd."

AlfredSokol said: "Those are subjects where new stuff is always coming out. That's why I'm into mobile video content right now. I think thats the future."

Grifter said: "[QUOTE=AlfredSokol]Those are subjects where new stuff is always coming out. That's why I'm into mobile video content right now. I think thats the future.[/QUOTE] What might you be referring to? Like verizons new mobile video/music service?"

lil dickie said: "There is a 680x480 cell phone screen now, so video quality is improving."

GQ_Model said: "i usually see what is doing well in terms of volume, followed by researching it as to present and past history"

sunny86 said: "usually i will pay attention to those growth company or recovering company. Than will bought them in when the stock are under value.:)"