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Buy stock timing?(US Market) When should i buy a stock? (Professional investor only,please)?

I been lost a lot in the US stock market, i need a big help to guide me when should i buy a stock? acccording what data, what kind of news, and when is the best time, date to buy? how can i find it earlier then most people? please be more detail, thank you very much

Public Comments

1. Buy on rumor sell on fact. You really cannot time the market but you can look at trends geo political risks are high right now along with inflation fears. Buy when you feel it is right put a stop loss on your purchase and forget about the timing bs. Only way you can find out somethign early is if you are an insider (aka Martha Stewart) she got greedy and look how much she lost. If she sold a day later no one would care. date time forget about it just buy when YOU think its right.
2. Your question is too open. You mean date of year or time of day? Markets tend to follow a quarter pattern. First quarter it goes down. Second quarter is the turn around and it starts to go up. Third qaurter goes up with the most increase. Fourth quarter platueas and decreases toward the latter. This is about prime time to look into investing. March will most likely, but no guarantee, bring the price up. A good investment right now is medical nanotechnology. If you are smart witht the companies you pick you will never lose out on those stocks. Good luck
3. To tell you the truth, it sounds to me like you are going about it in the wrong way. From the details it sounds to me like you are trying to speculate rather than invest. About 89% of speculators wind up loosing money. If you want to have consistent success you have to lenghten your time frame and concentrate on companies with solid prospects. You will not make a killing that way but you will have better results. It does take some research but there is plent of research material available on the net. Or you can just invest in a few good mutual funds. Over a long period of time, if you are prudent you should expect about 10% annual returns and if you are lucky maybe more, maybe 13%. A footnote: Those 10% to 13% returns are tax advantaged, unlike short term gains, if any.
4. When you have the true answer to your question, you will know more than 99.9% of others investors or traders. There are a number of ways to follow stock, it depends if follow investments on technical basis, or if you like fundamental analysis. The only way to give yourself an opportunity to be successful is follow only a handful of stocks. 10 maybe 15 tops. These are companies you need to be interested in. Before you spend a dime, read up on these companies. Utilize the numerous financial tools available to you. You need to be comfortable and knowable about what you are purchasing. You will also avoid the dreaded pitfall of buying on a trend that has already happened. Remember buy low sell high. Also, use stops to limit your losses. I see it more times than not investors sell when the trend is on their side, instead of placing a stop and adjusting the stops to not only limit losses, but LOCK IN GAINS. Hope this helps you out. Best wishes.
5. Well, this is plausible. Market timing won't work when it comes to an efficient market, but the US market is not efficient in this context. Just watch some trends. For instance, the economy in the U.S. BOOMS after wars. Most large company stocks balloon after earnings are reported.