Tag: market
-
Oscillator- A Secondary Indicator
The oscillator is extremely useful in nontrending markets where prices fluctuate in a horizontal price band, or trading range, creating a market situation where most trend-following systems simply don’t work that well. The oscillator provides the technical trader with a tool that can enable him or her to profit from these periodic sideways and trendless…
-
Stocks Gained after Data, Earnings
U.S. stocks were rising in early trading on Thursday, after the government reported initial jobless claims rose 10,000 to 418,000 last week and Morgan Stanley reported better-than-expected earnings results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately climbed 94.15 points to 12,666.06. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 11.25 points to 1,337.09. The Nasdaq Composite slid…
-
The Implications of Price Gaps
Price gaps are simply areas on the bar chart where no trading has taken place. In a uptrend, prices open above the highest price of the previous day, leaving a gap or open space on the chart that is not filled during the day. In a downtrend, the day’s highest price is below the previous…
-
ETFs vs Mutual Funds and The Fundamental Difference
ETFs are very much like mutual funds. That is, they are baskets of stock that are bought and sold. But they have many differences from mutual funds. The fundamental difference between ETFs and mutual funds in that shares of ETFs can be traded at any time while the host stock market is open. Mutual funds,…
-
When Oscillators Are Most Useful
Most oscillator buy signals work best in uptrends and oscillator sell signals are most profitable in downtrends. The place to start your market analysis is always by determining the general trend of the market. If the trend is up, then a buying strategy is called for. Oscillators can then be used to help time market…
-
What is P/S Ratio? How To Use P/S Ratio To Value Stocks?
Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio is a financial ratio that compares stock price with sales per share (or market capitalization with total sales). It is for valuing a stock relative to its own past performance, other companies or the market itself. P/S Ratio is used in some industries as another gauge of valuation in addition…
-
Stocks Opened Mostly Higher after Trade, Jobs Data
The U.S. stock market opened mostly higher on Thursday, as investors weighed a rise in initial jobless claims against a narrowed trade deficit in April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 35.72 points to 12,084.66. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 3.46 points to 1,283.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index lapsed 2.86 points to…
-
The Price-to-book ratio, or P/B ratio
The Price-to-book ratio, or P/B ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company’s book value to its current market price. It is calculated as share price divided by book value per share. Book value is most often calculated as Assets less Liabilities. However, some people conservatively calculate book value as Assets less Intangibles…