Risk Management In Trending Markets Part 2
By Chris Ciovacco
To Make Money Find Trending Investments
Based on the charts of most stock markets above, the trends will have to change before long-term investors can again make money. If a trend has to be in your favor to make money, then you should overweight investments which are doing just that. The inverse Financial ETF above fits the bill. Let’s see what other markets are in clearly defined trends. Continue reading
Risk Management In Trending Markets Part 1
The old Wall Street saying “The trend is your Friend” is as true as ever but what does that really mean to your investing? In this article, Chris Ciovacco shows us how to manage risk by following the trend and using volatility to our advantage rather than letting it wipe out all of our gains. He also shows us where the markets are trending now.~ editor
By Chris Ciovacco
Long-Term Investors Need Trends to Make Money
Most of us would prefer to be investors instead of traders. Investors, with an intermediate to long-term time horizon, must be aligned with a positive trend in order to make money. This is true even for value investors who focus on a company’s valuation rather than a trend that can be seen on a chart. For the value investor to make money, eventually the position must turn up. Continue reading
