Lizard Queen
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Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 31, 2014 13:26:53 GMT -5
Hi, I normally hang out on YM, but I was hoping to get a little advice here. I've got a lot on my plate now, so I will try to keep this brief. I went back to university to get a degree in finance. Back in January, I took the Bloomberg Assessment test (because it was free, so why not). I scored in the 99th percentile, so I received an invitation to take part in an investing contest. Even though I'm completely preoccupied with other more personal matters at the moment (i.e., my mother being in the hospital), I decided to join the contest in the hopes of learning a little more.
My problem is, that I'm normally a long-term index investor, so a 6 month investing challenge is unlike anything I normally even think about. I invested $1200 of the $10,000 allotted carelessly, just to get on the board, and I did little to no research. The 2 stocks involved are doing poorly. (glad it wasn't real $$!) I am under no delusion that I will beat out students that live for this stuff, but I don't want to make my college to look bad.
DH (who likes to dabble in investing) mentioned finding a screen for volume and rising stock price. Do you concur, or have other ideas?
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clarkrl2
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Post by clarkrl2 on Oct 31, 2014 13:53:18 GMT -5
That may be more work than you have time for but stockcharts has a strong volume gainers scan they update every day. strong volume gainers |
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Lizard Queen
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Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 31, 2014 14:40:52 GMT -5
That may be more work than you have time for but stockcharts has a strong volume gainers scan they update every day. strong volume gainers Thanks! I agree that it's probably more work than I'm looking for right now. It seems like an approach that calls for constant monitoring. |
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uncle23
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Post by uncle23 on Oct 31, 2014 16:08:17 GMT -5
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check out Clarkl2's thread....
Trading Ideas or Investments for Shorter Time Frame....
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Lizard Queen
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Post by Lizard Queen on Nov 1, 2014 20:27:41 GMT -5
..... check out Clarkl2's thread.... Trading Ideas or Investments for Shorter Time Frame.... I did glance at it briefly. I will go back and read it more thoroughly. Thanks! |
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