Stock Market

Why the Stock Market?

"Although I consider myself to be a "seasoned" investor and use both stocks and options, my success in the market to date has been lack-luster to say the least. Although I have been investing for quite a while, I have made expensive mistakes.

The most important thing I have learned from Acorn is my approach to risk. I gained a whole new appreciation for risk and how to apply that knowledge."

- Peter Morgan

It is really quite obvious. Investing is the best way to secure your future. In this world there are two ways to earn income; one is to exchange your labor for dollars and the other is to have your money earn money for you. Those who harness this power sometimes reach unbelievable heights, those who don’t advance very slowly if at all.

The challenge is the stock market for most people can be quite complex and at many times confusing. With thousands of stocks out there and almost as many different strategies it almost seems like an impossible task for any investor to master. Most people therefore either end up investing in stocks without the proper strategy, or give their money to others to manage and hope for the best. Often resulting in less than expected results.

No matter what the investment vehicle , there will always be risk any investment. However the biggest risk we take is not educating ourselves and often leaving our capital unprotected. Harnessed correctly the stock market offers not only great methods of protecting your money but the opportunity to make aggressive profits with a conservative approach.

Swing Trading

When most people are faced with the Stock Market they believe it to be a place of considerable risk. In fact, it is. That is to say if you do not know what you are doing. The stock market actually counts on inexperienced investors giving their money away. Like the old adage: When Main Street is buying, Wall Street is selling.

Winning at trading the stock market comes down to one thing: TIMING! Knowing when to buy and when to sell. This course focuses in one particular form of trading, Short Term. Instead of buying and holding a stock for a year or two, enter into a stock while its on a particular advance and move on. Focusing on what is important. What is going to move that particular up or down in the coming weeks.

Despite what most people think, it is impossible to calculate a top or a bottom on any stock. However, when a stock begins an advance it is very easy to recognize that advance and capitalize on the move. Entering the position once the stock has stated its upward move, letting hit resistance and exiting the profit generated.

Short term trading is normally holding a stock for a one to six week period. Looking for an average gain of about ten percent on monies invested. Allowing a brokerage account to achieve a triple digit gain over the course of the year.

Special Situations

Whilst we are predominantly a short term trading outfit there are obviously those little gems that you may come across time to time that may be worth holding longer than normal. These often occur as a result of groundbreaking technology or drugs for example that are brought to the market by small and often unknown companies.

Even if you only find such a stock only once a year and invest only a small portion of your portfolio into it, it can could produce terrific profits.

It’s Important to have your antennas’ up and be able to discern the junk from the genuine companies. Your professional coaches will teach you highly effective ways to keep your ear to the ground and see the signs of these stocks before you read about them in the papers.

Planning Your Profits

Simply put, an effective swing trading strategy makes more money, in less time, with less cost than other trading methods. Please find below our useful compounding calculator, that illustrates how this works.

Compounding Calculator