In the second part of this two part blog series, we are going to look at the final two questions DIY investors need to ask themselves each and every day.
Yesterday's market action was neutral.
The Nasdaq fell 0.86% on below average volume (Point A). The good news is volume levels did drop off from the previous days.
Even though the US technology index ended up in the red, it still...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq fell 0.14% on below average volume (Point A).
As we mentioned yesterday, trading levels are always thin this time of year due to the holiday season.
Even though the US technology index ended up in the red, it was down as much as 1.3% during yesterday's session. To close out the day with a miniscule loss is...
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Yesterday's market action was neutral.
The Nasdaq fell 0.74% on below average volume (Point A). Trading levels were tame due to the holiday season.
The drop pushed the US technology index back below the 3000 level however for now it is sitting on its 50 day moving average and its 200 day moving average which should...
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Yesterday's market action was neutral.
The Nasdaq fell 0.28% on below average volume (Point A).
Volume was extremely tame due to Monday being a half day session.
The good news is that...
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Paul and I were recently speaking to a DIY investor and what he had to say was extremely interesting. He told us about a time when he used a ‘tip’ from a newspaper to pick a fund for his ISA and SIPP portfolio. The tip came from what the investor thought was a credible source and he explained how he was extremely pleased that he’d received a valuable recommendation at such a low price.
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Yesterday's market action was neutral.
The Nasdaq fell 0.96% on furious volume (Point A). This action normally indicates heavy institutional selling. However yesterday was the third Friday in the month which is options expiration day and on these 'third Fridays', volume levels are...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq edged up 0.20% on below average volume (Point A). This activity normally indicates lack of demand from institutional investors however...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq fell 0.33% on above average volume (Point A). This activity indicates institutional selling however with...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq gained 1.46% on above average volume (Point A).
This activity indicates institutional buying which is...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq gained 1.32% on above average volume (Point A).
This behavior indicates...
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In our post last Saturday, we discussed the outlook for the market in December. Today we'll look more closely at the recent performance of the funds we currently have in my portfolio.
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Yesterday's market action was neutral.
The Nasdaq dropped 0.70% on above average volume (Point A). This is the second day in a row of unhealthy behavior. Institutional selling...
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Yesterday's market action was neutral.
The Nasdaq dropped 0.72% on above average volume (Point A). This is unhealthy behavior which...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
After attempting to break through overhead resistance, the Nasdaq...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
Yesterday we mentioned that the market's recent seven day rest could soon be over. We may have hit the market with that comments because the Nasdaq on Tuesday gained 1.18% on above average volume (Point A).
Up days on greater than average volume indicate...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq gained 0.30% on below average volume (Point A). This is healthy behavior and further strengthens the earlier argument that...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq dropped 0.38% on below average volume helping to take the US tech index back below its 200 day moving average (Point A).
This was what you call...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq gained 0.52% on below average volume helping the US tech index get back above its 200 day moving average (Point A).
Such behavior suggests...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq dropped 0.77% on greater than average volume (Point A). Such behavior suggests ...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq dropped 0.18% but experienced a bullish reversal after slightly dipping below its 200 day moving average (Point A). This was an excellent response to the previous days negative reversal and suggests...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
The Nasdaq experienced a bearish reversal after attempting to get back above its 50 day moving average (Point A). Even though...
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Yesterday's market action was positive.
After eight days of gains in only nine sessions, the Nasdaq Composite paused for breath, giving back just 0.06% in above average volume (Point A).
Even though the indexes didn't really...
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