Trading Equities

[XxQuote399]

Hello,

What is the volatility of a stock portfolio ? It walks more than a futures portfolio ?

Whats the medium average return of a long-only stock portfolio ? (going flat cash but not short)

Is stock picking effective ? (I guess it does,I mean helps a lot if you are long a company that multiplicates it size)

Whats the medium % of risk in each stock ?

Thanks

 

[XxQuote399]

Its better long-only/value investing or there other trades ?

 

[aparoid89]

Forget stock picking, just buy a fund or an index fund

 

[StockConsultant_com]

You need to figure out what types of stock patterns you want to trade and then paper trade them or keep a record. Stock patterns could be breakouts, breakdowns, double bottoms, stocks trending upward buy on pullback etc...

Get a good charting software/stock screener and start looking for these types of patterns. Learn the entries and exits and proceed to learn good money management rules.

All this is just my opinion.

 

[XxQuote399]

I mean isnt more alpha or major moves in individual m´dium stocks ?

 

[aparoid89]

Yeah but there's also a greater chance of losing money or if the company goes bankrupt a greater chance of losing everything.

 

[danishone]

Forget stock picking, just buy a fund or an index fund

Stocks make more money if you know what you do

 

[XxQuote399]

I mean on speculative trading how a stock moves opposed to a commodity future,like the quantity of stocks and different sectors provide more leverage and potential big moves

 

[apau]

I mean on speculative trading how a stock moves opposed to a commodity future,like the quantity of stocks and different sectors provide more leverage and potential big moves

I am not seeing much vol in the ftse futures at the moment, I have invested a little into an equity portfolio, but will always use futures and options as my income.