Saturday 11 June 2011

Penny Stocks - Why So Much Interest Recently ?

By Enrique Quezmad


It appears nowadays more stock investors are becoming concerned purchasing penny stocks than previously. Many backers love the concept of taking a touch of money and doubling, tripling or quadrupling it in a bit of time. While returns of this nature occur just about every day in the market the quantity of folks losing money while playing the penny stock exchange is also rising.

Unfortunately, too many people hop into a penny stock as it 'looks good' and there's momentum only to realize later they have been used as the exit for another person. Ideally any stock trader would rather get a stock before it creates a move and when the volume and momentum hit be taking their exit. The truth of the matter is that the majority playing in the penny stock arena have a tendency to make impetuous calls and often buy a stock after it is made a move only to then find themselves holding a stock that then starts to drift down as the volume and interest decreases from real market participants.

Instead of being an element of the momentum crescendo, look for technical price / volume breakout indicators by utilizing a good charting service to help identify when you ought to be purchasing a stock. When you see the volume of a stock starting to decline, look for your exit, even if it suggests just breaking even or taking a little loss on the stock. I have seen too many folk over time cling to a stock, penny or alternatively, hoping it makes another move after the volume has kicked the bucket down only to get left holding almost meaningless positions.

Volume can be your best indicator when trading low priced issues. If there's small volume, that implies not a huge amount of liquidity for you to be in a position to get out of it when you need or want to. Do not be duped into believing that because you are simply ready to get a penny stock at the price you need that selling will be just as simple. Penny stocks generally can be 'thinly' traded, meaning they have tiny volume in numerous cases, making it tricky to sell a position at the price you would like.

Finally , when you get into a penny stock at a great price and it makes the move you were attempting to find do not feel tempted to buy more at a larger price. The concept of 'averaging up' can be of small benefit in a penny stock. Be pleased with the proven fact that you managed to get in at a fair price and do not get greedy.

Though trading in penny stocks can be dodgy the potential rewards are what attract more financiers every year. The lure of seeing amazing returns in a little while period can be awfully interesting to even the more seasoned financiers. Nevertheless before jumping into the penny market ensure you have done your due groundwork starting with learning the way to correctly read stock charts.




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