| The Stock Market is very complicated. Just when you | | | | stock prices often jump up little bit, so don't buy then! |
| think you've got it all figured out, something changes | | | | The best days of the month are a little more tricky. |
| right out of left field and you have to start all over | | | | The market is usually the strongest around the last |
| again. | | | | day of the month, or at least the last trading day of |
| There are a few best practices that you can follow | | | | the month. Generally speaking the first four trading |
| that seemingly give you a leg up on most investors, or | | | | days of the month are usually strong too. So keep |
| at least give you a little bit of a head start...and | | | | your buying to a minimum then. |
| sometimes all you need is that little bit of a head start! | | | | The best months of the year are very interesting. You |
| Am I right? Of course I am! | | | | can usually expect to see lows in the stock market in |
| One of my most secret little tricks is timing. Most | | | | late June and also during October and November. |
| people don't realize that WHEN you buy your stocks | | | | June, because traders go on vacation in the summer... |
| can determine how good of a deal you will get! Hey, | | | | and October November because of the Thanksgiving |
| every little bit helps and if I can gain a few pennies | | | | holiday season. Because of these lows, it's often a |
| here and a few pennies there just by making my | | | | good time to buy. It's often risky to buy stocks in |
| trades during certain times during the day, you can bet | | | | September because they may be at highs that will go |
| your bananas that I'm going to do it! | | | | down because of the October and November low |
| And it's not just best times of the day, there are also | | | | that I just mentioned. Often when January is strong the |
| best days of the week to trade stocks on as well. If | | | | rest of the year will follow and vice versa. |
| you can believe it, there are even best days of the | | | | Holidays are another strange part of the stock market. |
| month and best months of the year. Don't believe me? | | | | The markets are often strong one or two days |
| Well, read on! | | | | before a holiday for some reason. The stock market |
| Let's start by taking some of the best times of the | | | | also is usually strong right before the Fourth of July |
| day... stocks generally reach low points every day at | | | | and also between the Christmas and New Year's |
| around 10:45 AM and also around 1:25 PM and then | | | | period when many people buy and sell for different |
| finally at 10 till 3 in the afternoon. If the stock market is | | | | tax reasons at the end of the year. |
| generally rising, then these are the best times to buy. | | | | So there you have several different scenarios when |
| Now let's look at the best days of the week. Mondays | | | | the stock market is strong and weak based on days |
| are usually bad days for the stock market especially | | | | of the week, weeks of the month, and months of the |
| Monday mornings. You can usually expect Tuesday to | | | | year as well as holiday seasons. If you don't believe |
| be a little bit stronger but Fridays tend to be the best | | | | me, it's easy to go back and check the historic data |
| days for stocks especially right at the close when | | | | for those time periods and see for yourself! |