Archive for April, 2007

Stock Charts, Understanding the Basics

April 30, 2007

Stock chart education is very important for investors that want to perform technical analysis. By understanding price patterns traders have an edge at predicting where the stock is going next.
To make this simple, I have taken a stock chart and labeled the main parts that we will take note of. Below the chart I will [...]

NASDAQ Contest Final Results, $150 Cash Prize?!

April 30, 2007

38 contestants came together last week across multiple finance blogs for a stock contest with a $100 cash prize at stake. To claim the prize contestants had to simply guess one week in advance what the NASDAQ composite index would close at, to the penny! And, with last Friday the 23rd of April being the [...]

Gaming BlogTopSites, Technorati is Better

April 29, 2007

I have been a BlogTopSites member for well over a year, and I have always enjoyed their service because I thought it was the best way to see how my blog stacked up against the rest. Well, the last few weeks after cross checking some other sites and testing some concepts I realized that BlogTopSites [...]

Flashdrive Winner and Weekly Highlights

April 28, 2007

Congratulations to Brock from the name a sandwich and win a free flashdrive giveaway! Brock wins a brand new 512 MB water proof, shock proof flashdrive from yours truly, me! The giveaway was a random drawing, and you can read all of the sandwiches readers listed by going here. There will be many more [...]

Stock Lingo, Par

April 27, 2007

I love stock lingo, and par is a perfect example of an easy word you can pull out at the next business dinner through work when the stock market gets brought out.
What does Par mean exactly? Is it similar to golf? A hole in one perhaps? Nope!
Par = $100
Very simple and easy to remember, [...]

Stock Limit Orders and How They Work

April 27, 2007

There are several different stock orders you can place to buy or sell shares of stock. Each one has a different component that makes it unique, and the four types of orders are market orders, limit orders, trailing stop orders, and stop loss orders. This article will cover limit orders and explain how they work.
Definition [...]

Guess the NASDAQ close, 3rd Update for $100

April 26, 2007

I launched this contest last Friday, and all this week I am tracking our record 38 contestants to see who can most closely guess the close of the NASDAQ Composite Index. Anyone who can guess the NASDAQ’s close of tomorrow Friday, April 27th to the penny will win a cool $100 cash from yours truly, [...]

Reminder, Giveaway for Free Flashdrive Ends Tomorrow!

April 26, 2007

If you haven’t yet entered to win a free flashdrive here on the blog, then I suggest you head over and do it now! All you need to do is simply write via a comment what your favorite sandwich is, and you are automatically entered in to win.
I am handing out several of these guys throughout [...]