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If you have an entry price that you want but it is below the previous close and the new opening price is well below your desired price would it be wise to use a buy stop limit order so that you would not get filled with a falling stock and possibly make the stop and limit price the same?

I know what you are saying. I paper traded with Investopedia and found that when I hit the button to buy or sell that even though it took about 20 minutes to respond it was at the price that I expected.

Thank you for the intelligent answer

I get the idea of the trailing stop but what I need to know when is the previous day low they talk about

Hi everyone.I have not used trailing stops before and I have a question. I was told to use the previous low as the trailing stop. My problem is if I put my stop on before the opening "in the morning" is the previous low the day before or if I put the stop on after the market closes is the stop...

Thank you how did you know I was from California

thank you for the intelligent reply,why would I expect any different from somebody that does not know the answer

I put a trade in , a buy limit ,then the stock opened above my limit and I did not get in .Is this normal.

I belong to Zack premium and they give you "tips" each day you would think if I am doing my screens right I would at least get one to match theirs

Thanks I will try it out I am big on both so I am looking foreward to it, I will get back to you. Again thanks

No hobbies can cost more but they can be pretty , this one keeps me out of trouble.This one may be better in January.

Interesting idea, there sure is a lot of info involved in this "hobby"

I agree but maybe I am putting to many fundamentals and earnings info into my screens.

Ive started screening for stocks and am using the Zacks custom screener. I am screening for momentum, value and growth stocks. The problem is when I run the screens for each, the results do not resemble any of the stock "tips" you can get. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas or screens that...

Thanks covered call I still have a little research to do then I will register.

I think it is worth studying and tracking some of there Zack pics which you can get almost daily for free if you subscribe on their website

Has anyone out there used the Zachs trading method. I am currently wading through a lot of information on them and I thought someone out there might have some insight into them.

Has anyone used this I came across it last night and found it interesting.

Im just getting into Candlestick patterns , so I went to a chart and scrolled to the hard right edge "without looking" to see if I could see what would happen in the next few days. What I was surprised to find is that the list of patterns that I have did not match any of the chart patterns. Is...

Yep you guys are so right