Monday, January 12, 2009

How to Make a Fortune With Momentum Stocks

Thrill seekers are always out on the prowl for something that'll give them the adrenalin rush their bodies need. They crave for it, like an alcoholic itching to quench his thirst with a bottle beer, or a drug addict getting worked up while waiting for the next does of dope to come. All of these activities are of course unproductive, which means there's no money to be made here. But there is one particular type of business that you can engage in that'll be able to give anyone a heart attack just by thinking about it. Speaking from a thrill seeker's point of view, it's a good thing.

The trade that I'm talking about that can get you adrenalin pumping is none other than the stock market. Unlike the other life endangering "habits" the people addicted to adrenalin crave for, the stock market is very much productive, as we all know - ever hear of momentum stocks? Well it's the term used to depict the fastest growing stocks in the market. Basically, what you do here is monitor the "flow" of a particular stock, grab your surfboard, and ride it to win. The potential of you reaping a fortune is very plausible, taken that you "ride" the right waves at the right time, but play things wrong, and you get bitten real bad.

Trading momentum stocks can be done with day trading, where all transactions are done before the end of the business day. Taking advantage of momentum stocks here would be the hardest of all, which is mainly due to the following facts: the time frame for you to operate and capitalize on something "big" is limited (hence the name day trading), which ultimately means you'll be having difficulty with buying and selling at precisely the best time. The basic method for survival here is buying when the price is low, and selling when it's high. Identifying the highest price or the peak of it may be hard to do, again due to the fact transactions are done during the day.

But the point is you take advantage when it does get there, by selling exactly at that point of time. So as you can see, whether you make a huge profit or fall into the cracks of financial ruin lies in the timing of buying and selling stocks. One thing you can do to lessen the odds of failure is to observe the pattern of how the momentum stocks move. Moving on, swing trading also utilizes momentum stocks. But unlike day trading, you work with a longer time frame. Here, you can hold stocks for days or weeks. The market here also fluctuates fast, which also determines the odds of you succeeding or failing miserably.

Dealing momentum stocks may not be as simple as you think it to be - it'll still require you to possess knowledge on the trends and how things work down at this jungle. It may take awhile before you somewhat "master" the art of timing, but it due time, it'll all fall into place.

The author of this article Rick Goldfeller is an underground Financial Analyst who has been successfully running campaigns for several wealthy clients. Rick finally decided to go public and share his knowledge and experience through his website http://www.finanzine.com. You can sign up for his free newsletter and join his coaching program.

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