| Day trading is buying a stock and selling it the same | | | | volume I buy and wait. When I am satisfied of the |
| day before the markets close for the day. This is | | | | profits I have made I exit and never give the trade |
| one way of trading in order to save on commissions | | | | another though even if it shoots through the roof. |
| and fees as well as to ensure some level of safety. I | | | | The second way is to do a bit of research the |
| will disclose how I pick stocks for day trading and | | | | previous few days and pick out the stocks with the |
| make a profit at the end of each week. | | | | most liquidity i.e. the stocks that are traded most on |
| To begin with I down load the copy of the entire | | | | the exchange. Sorting out this list I then pick the |
| days stocks that have been traded on the Bombay | | | | stock which ahs a price I am comfortable with. I |
| Stock Exchange - as I live and trade in India. This is | | | | usually pick the stock between 20 to 30 Indian |
| called the 'Bhav Copy' and is available for free online | | | | Rupees. This is called trading on volume. |
| the Bombay stock exchange web site home page | | | | The stocks that have the most volume offer the |
| after 6:30 pm every working day. Other stock | | | | most liquidity. This means that it is comparatively |
| exchanges in the world have the same system anda | | | | easier to buy and sell such a stock as it would be to |
| little research will reveal where they hide the record. | | | | sell a stock with low liquidity. I also pick a stock that |
| I use two methods to trade a stock during the day. | | | | has a lot of swing. This means that the stock has a |
| First of all I keep my ears peeled for breaking | | | | price movement that is very wide and offers a lot of |
| positive news on a stock. This I get through the | | | | volatility and good profits can be made by trading |
| television channels if and when the news emerges I | | | | such stock. |
| immediately prepare to go into action. I wait after | | | | I will explain how I do my research in part 2 of this |
| the news has broken and watch the stock | | | | article. |
| movement. Should there be any spikes in price of | | | | |