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What’s a Trading Range?
Have you ever heard the term, trading range? You’ll hear it on the financial networks as well as read it in the investing websites. When the market isn’t going up or down consistently, people will start saying that the market is range bound or in a trading range. A trading range is a component of technical analysis. It has no roots in the actual fundamentals of the underlying company so if... [Read more]
No Hassle Portfolio: Marathon Oil
The stock market has had quite the run up in a lot of 2009 but I’m using a recent pullback to add another name to our portfolio. The No Hassle Portfolio has needed an energy name for quite some time. There are a few names that I like but one stuck out. Today, we’re adding Marathon Oil (MRO) to our portfolio at a price of $33.48. We will be adding 100 shares. Marathon is an overlooked stock... [Read more]
Stock Market Tutorial- Overseas Markets
In this edition of the elementary-finance stock market tutorial, let’s look at the overseas markets. Everybody talks about them but how important are they, really? First, realize that as a market investor, it’s entirely possible to trade stocks 24 hours a day. When market is closed, another market is open. They’re always overlapping and because of that, some avid stock traders wake up at 3:00AM... [Read more]
Stock Trading Tutorial- What is a sector?
The Elementary-finance stock trading tutorial continues today with an explanation of sectors. What are they? How do sectors make us a better investor? Think through your every day life for a moment. Go through your day today and think about how many different businesses you visited. My day started with a little breakfast at a local restaurant. After that, I got some gas and went to work. On my... [Read more]
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