| A stock trading strategy should simply work and | | | | Another great strategy is reading a bullish or bearish |
| work consistently. This means finding one that is | | | | retracement. You do this by looking at three pivot |
| very powerful and well thought out and has a lot of | | | | points on a stock. The point should lineup so that it |
| good evidence for success in the markets. If you are | | | | looks like it is forming an upwards trend with the |
| using a stock trading strategy that doesn't have a | | | | next swing low being higher than the previous swing |
| high rate of success, then you are gambling with | | | | low, or vice versa in the case of a bearish |
| your money. Here are a few quick strategies I have | | | | retracement. |
| found have a very high rate of success the markets. | | | | Finally, another great strategy is to ride up a Santa |
| The first is trading on daylight savings time. When | | | | Claus rally every year in December. December is |
| the clocks go forward in the spring and backwards in | | | | when the markets perform significantly better due to |
| the fall, the traders tend to get a little bit more sleep | | | | increased consumer spending. It is very easy to find |
| in the fall and a little bit less sleep in the spring. This | | | | stocks that will benefit from these such as retail |
| means that in the spring the market is that much | | | | electronics. These stocks are pushed for by |
| more likely to be bearish when daylight savings time | | | | consumer spending so buying these in December will |
| kicks in, and bullish in the fall when it moves the | | | | often make for a very successful trade when the |
| clocks backwards for more time. | | | | market rallies in Christmastime. |