A double bottom chart pattern is a chart pattern used in technical stock analysis to describe the fall in price of a stock or index, followed by a rebound, then another drop to a level that's roughly similar to the original drop, and another...
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Our method of cutting stock market losses short rests on a set of rules developed over 45 years of investment advisory experience. Here's how it works.
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How should you play earnings season? There is no one, perfect way. But I'll highlight the good and bad of three different, realistic scenarios.
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Relative performance (RP) measures how a stock is performing relative to a specific market or index. Using RP lines is a good way to gauge a stock's health.
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Most investors lack patience - the toughest thing to do in stock investing is nothing. But for long-term investors, patience pays.
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A buy-on-stop is a trade order used to limit a loss or protect a profit. It's a buy order held until the market price hits the stop price.
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Buying more of your best stocks, also called averaging up or pyramiding, is something most great investors through the years have practiced.
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Trading volume reflects overall market activity, indicating the sheer amount of buying and selling of securities. Here's why it's so important.
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Knowing when to sell a stock is as important as knowing when to buy. Here are the selling rules that have worked for us - for half a century!
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Cabot's proven Market Timing Indicators are called Cabot Trend Lines and Cabot Tides. Here's how each of them works.
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Technical analysis of stock trends helps investors to determine how the markets, and their stocks in particular, are likely to behave in the days ahead.
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We have a wonderful library of investing books here in the Cabot offices and refer to them very often in our advisories. Here are some of our favorites.
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Options trading has its own vernacular. To get started trading options, it's important to familiarize yourself with the following terms.
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Investment leverage, which in investment terms is just a fancy word for "debt," can move worlds of money if used properly.
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Consider this list of 10 ideas to help improve your investing habits. Adopt one of them or all of them—find what works for you. I try to use all of them in my own investing.
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Investor sentiment is powerful, as we're all subject to the forces of mass psychology. When it changes, the herd has the power to push in either direction.
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It sounds easy to sit and watch your stocks that are going up, but you may find holding great growth stocks harder than you think.
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Sector investing can allow you to play a group of stocks that are hot, and avoid the ones that are tanking. But it's not as easy as it sounds.
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Q: What does the Cabot Tides Market Timing Indicator tell us?
A: The Cabot Tides Market Timing Indicator is a technical indicator that uses five different market indexes to help us determine the overall intermediate-term direction of the stock market. The indexes are:
S&P NYSE...
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This page deals with topics discussed in advanced technical analysis. If you're new to technical analysis or need a refresher, click here.
Double Top
A double top occurs when a stock attempts to break out above a recent peak but fails. (Remember, that first peak resistance!)...
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