The bag and the luck factor
The other day a friend commented that I had to bring someone very close to him to point to in the Register of Forbidden Game, and so do not allow it to enter into bingo, casinos and gambling. Of course until you get to that point this person went through all stages of the disease of gambling addiction and talking about this issue we could not avoid comparing his situation with that of many people who know who have ended up ruining in equity markets (myself I ruined by the first time with future debt in 1994 but I was able to recover) and surprise that we in the Register of Forbidden Game does not include the stock market or futures crude for example.
And all this is that conversation occurred on the day of presentation of results from Lehman Brothers and its opening to finish at +17% -7% in closing (the next day down more than 40% and then declared bankruptcy) in a day extreme volatility and giving the impression that sometimes the actions behave like the roulette ball: by chance. It is true that sometimes the bag resembles a casino, and more this year where the bearish trend is clear and it fosters more moves (upward trends tend to be statistically more quiet). To make matters worse, those who have no right to such a trend can be reassured as to the wise in the period bullish as they have several enemies on the lookout, especially the FED. And is that the authorities are happy but the bullish stock market-liability or political interests, that is another matter-the damage it causes in the real economy, a bearish stock market them to try to reverse the trend and therefore damage to investors / speculators who rightly the bearish side.
In any case, I refuse to believe that the stock market is moved by chance in the medium term and I think that when it comes to investing there are objective factors that help us make the right decision. Among the key tools for me is the best PER cheap, that is, when the relationship between the price of a share and its profits (or their prospects for profit) is favorable: An action is never cheap: its price is cheap whether the benefits are kept low and its price rises or if trading but much less than its benefits. And by the same reasoning is not because they face rising prices but because its price rise more than their profits. Not long ago I read that the main stock exchange in the world, the SP500, maintained the same PER that when I was at historic highs last year although prices have fallen so much because in the same proportion had fallen profits. The stock market tends to anticipate what the figures will change in the trend when they expect a rise in corporate profits.
But if in the medium term and to invest the time to see that many tools (such GBR, technical analysis, patterns etc statistics.) Conferred to the fact buy or sell on the stock appearance true sense, we must also see that in the very short term and not talking about speculation and investment there are many factors similar to those of gambling: rumors, unforeseen data, information which is unknown, even falsehoods as happened the other day to the shareholders of United Airlines ... This year we had a very clear example on January 21 when the European stock market plummeted by Societe General's decision to unravel in a day of celebration for being less involved in USA-all future of Dax and € Stoxx purchased irresponsibly and without permission by a Jerome such. It is clear that without that factor the trend had remained bearish and that day would have probably dropped the bag but not on the scale that it did, and it is also possible that over the next day that the FED would not have taken the urgent decision to lower interest rates coup three quarters of a point. In short, if lucky enough to influence the decisions of central banks ... which will not influence us if we decide to speculate in the short term.
That's why the Internet has helped a lot that we all have good tools to work in the markets: from speed to the information and general financial institutions have adapted very well to the environment and also have created many products (futures, options, CFD ' ... s) that are accessible to the general public but nobody, not even the most skilled and experienced speculators, is immune to errors and bad luck. That is why it is essential the use of stop-loss (limit losses where rid of the position taken and we are dedicated to something else) and humility in trying to earn money which, let us not forget, is leaving to win another that can to be smarter than us.
And of course, be informed and for that I leave with you a summary of news:
- Banco Santander of Spain prevented and Caja Madrid to issue high-risk assets
- The French Government will provide 10,500 million at the six big banks
- Hungary will be the next country to break, after Iceland, according Bankinter
- The credit market is beginning to respond to plans to rescue
- Spain offers government bond funds from Arab countries
- Not for canes! The consumption of beer has a historic collapse
Written by Droblo on October 21, 2008 with 330 points.
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