Variance, according to the dictionary, is “an event that departs from expectations.”
Let’s play a game to see how variance relates to the stock market. We’ll flip a fair coin four times, and each time the coin lands heads up, I’ll give you $100; each time the coin lands tails up, you’ll give me $100. Now, […]
In Crowd Psychology Part 1, I covered two primary topics:
The stock market follows the auction model
Crowd psychology influences investors
In Crowd Pyschology Part 2, I discussed:
How crowd psychology actually moves individual stock prices
Why this matters
Now let’s find out how crowd psychology plays into the market as a whole.
The first concept to realize is that, at any […]
In Part 1 of Crowd Psychology, I covered two primary topics:
The stock market follows the auction model
Crowd psychology influences investors
Before we dive into how to benefit from crowd psychology, let’s take a slight detour and discuss how stock prices actually move up and down.
How Stock Prices Move
There’s a limited number of shares of Google stock […]
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The stock market is a fascinating compilation of information and emotion. If you really want to beat the market, you need to understand how it really works. Of course, you probably know that by purchasing 100 shares of stock XYZ, you are essentially becoming an owner of the company. Do you, however, understand the emotions […]
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Investopedia - Investopedia is a gold mine for the knowledge-hungry. They have excellent articles and tutorials for beginning to advanced traders. They even have a stock simulator you can play with!
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