Comments on: Your Investment Portfolio: Crucial Investment Habits Every Investor Should Cultivate http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html Investment Advice and Investment Research with a Contrarian Point of View Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27054 admin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:03:20 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27054 George, Placing stops on foreign stocks that trade on non-U.S. exchanges IS a problem. Most brokerage firms cannot, or will not do it. In these cases you would have to use a "mental" stop, meaning you have to keep an eye on the price and if it hits your designated sell stop... have the discipline to go ahead and sell it. The other alternative is to switch to a brokerage firm which specializes in foreign stocks... but this may not be worth your while unless you are doing a lot of trading on foreign exchanges Investment U Research Team George,

Placing stops on foreign stocks that trade on non-U.S. exchanges IS a problem. Most brokerage firms cannot, or will not do it. In these cases you would have to use a “mental” stop, meaning you have to keep an eye on the price and if it hits your designated sell stop… have the discipline to go ahead and sell it.

The other alternative is to switch to a brokerage firm which specializes in foreign stocks… but this may not be worth your while unless you are doing a lot of trading on foreign exchanges

Investment U Research Team

]]> By: admin http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27051 admin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:01:24 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27051 Dear Nadam, Thanks for the compliment! We're happy that you found it helpful. As for the stop-loss strategy, yes, you interpreted the information correctly. The closing price is the one that matters, so that's the one we focus on. If a stock drops below our set stop-loss by the closing bell, we sell it first thing the next available trading day. Invest U. Research Team Dear Nadam,

Thanks for the compliment! We’re happy that you found it helpful.

As for the stop-loss strategy, yes, you interpreted the information correctly. The closing price is the one that matters, so that’s the one we focus on. If a stock drops below our set stop-loss by the closing bell, we sell it first thing the next available trading day.

Invest U. Research Team

]]> By: admin http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27050 admin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:00:49 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27050 Dear David, As with any investment, there are two potential outcomes: You can make money or you can lose money. Because of that, the answer to your question is a definite "yes." Before or just after entering the trade, determine exactly how much you're willing to see it drop if things go south. And if it reaches that amount, then let it go. Investment U Research Team Dear David,

As with any investment, there are two potential outcomes: You can make money or you can lose money. Because of that, the answer to your question is a definite “yes.” Before or just after entering the trade, determine exactly how much you’re willing to see it drop if things go south. And if it reaches that amount, then let it go.

Investment U Research Team

]]> By: Alan http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27032 Alan Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:36 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-27032 Very good advice! Trailing stop for stocks is one of the most important action for stock winning. Very good advice!

Trailing stop for stocks is one of the most important action for stock winning.

]]> By: david ray http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26884 david ray Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:32:33 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26884 I frequently see articles about using trailing stops for stocks. Does this also apply to Leap Options? Thank you. davidjray@nckcn.com I frequently see articles about using trailing stops for stocks. Does this also apply to Leap Options? Thank you.

davidjray@nckcn.com

]]> By: George A. Fortmuller http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26875 George A. Fortmuller Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:12:08 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26875 I have tried to place stops on certain foreign stocks but my broker advised that I could not place a stop on them. Have you had similiar problems with stops? And if so, how did you resolve same? Thanks George I have tried to place stops on certain foreign stocks but my broker advised that I could not place a stop on them. Have you had similiar problems with stops? And if so, how did you resolve same? Thanks George

]]> By: Nadim Zabaneh http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26851 Nadim Zabaneh Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:27:49 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26851 Having read Mark Lichtenfeld's article in Issue # 1115 dated October 14, 2009 and the Oxford Club's publication titled "Strategies For a Bear Market" I would appreciate it if you could clarify how you would implement the stop-loss strategy if you follow the advice at the end of page 6 of the publication which states "We also base our sell decision on the closing price, not intra-day prices". Does this mean selling the stock on the following day (i.e. the day after the stock closes below the stop-loss level) at market? Thanks, Nadim. Oops...forgot to say great post! Looking forward to your next one. Having read Mark Lichtenfeld’s article in Issue # 1115 dated October 14, 2009 and the Oxford Club’s publication titled “Strategies For a Bear Market” I would appreciate it if you could clarify how you would implement the stop-loss strategy if you follow the advice at the end of page 6 of the publication which states “We also base our sell decision on the closing price, not intra-day prices”. Does this mean selling the stock on the following day (i.e. the day after the stock closes below the stop-loss level) at market? Thanks, Nadim.
Oops…forgot to say great post! Looking forward to your next one.

]]> By: Nadim Zabaneh http://www.investmentu.com/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26844 Nadim Zabaneh Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:23:20 +0000 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2009/October/your-investment-portfolio.html#comment-26844 Having read Mark Lichtenfeld's article in Issue # 1115 dated October 14, 2009 and the Oxford Club's publication titled "Strategies For a Bear Market" I would appreciate it if you could clarify how you would implement the stop-loss strategy if you follow the advice at the end of page 6 of the publication which states "We also base our sell decision on the closing price, not intra-day prices". Does this mean selling the stock on the following day (i.e. the day after the stock closes below the stop-loss level) at market? Thanks, Nadim. Having read Mark Lichtenfeld’s article in Issue # 1115 dated October 14, 2009 and the Oxford Club’s publication titled “Strategies For a Bear Market” I would appreciate it if you could clarify how you would implement the stop-loss strategy if you follow the advice at the end of page 6 of the publication which states “We also base our sell decision on the closing price, not intra-day prices”. Does this mean selling the stock on the following day (i.e. the day after the stock closes below the stop-loss level) at market? Thanks, Nadim.

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