http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2006/12/11/a-perhaps-too-much-power-over-market-behavior/ The definitive investment blog for investment news not discussed in the mainstream media Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:09:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2006/12/11/a-perhaps-too-much-power-over-market-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-881 The Zen of Investing - SmartKnowledgeU™ » A: Answer Gone Fishing Until 2007 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:36:43 +0000 http://www.smartknowledgeu.com/blog/2006/12/11/a-perhaps-too-much-power-over-market-behavior/#comment-881 [...] It’s that time of the year when holidays are upon us, which translates into toy shortages and unpredictable market behavior in individual stocks. Because so many people take time off from work during the holidays, every holiday season, daily trading volume versus the average three-month daily trading volume for most stocks falls sharply lower. This means that just as the gift shopper is at the mercy of the seasonal toy store switch-and-bait marketing strategy , the stock shopper is at the mercy of huge institutions stepping in and dictating the price movements of individual stocks. So take a break from your normal buying in blue chip stocks no matter where in the world you live if this is a major holiday season for you right now. Over the next couple of weeks, a great buying opportunity for an asset class or two seems to be setting up right now, but as far as blue chips? Hang up the “Gone Fishing” sign. Tags: |contrarian investing, free stock advice how to build wealth| [...] [...] It’s that time of the year when holidays are upon us, which translates into toy shortages and unpredictable market behavior in individual stocks. Because so many people take time off from work during the holidays, every holiday season, daily trading volume versus the average three-month daily trading volume for most stocks falls sharply lower. This means that just as the gift shopper is at the mercy of the seasonal toy store switch-and-bait marketing strategy , the stock shopper is at the mercy of huge institutions stepping in and dictating the price movements of individual stocks. So take a break from your normal buying in blue chip stocks no matter where in the world you live if this is a major holiday season for you right now. Over the next couple of weeks, a great buying opportunity for an asset class or two seems to be setting up right now, but as far as blue chips? Hang up the “Gone Fishing” sign. Tags: |contrarian investing, free stock advice how to build wealth| [...]

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