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Monday, January 4, 2010

Hints For Beginners: ETF Trend Trading

By Patrick Deaton

There are many programs and services available on the Internet that offer services when a person wants to participate in ETF Trend Trading. When choosing a service or program an individual will want to take some time to consider what their needs are and how the service or program can help in making successful trades.

Most technical analysts use an analytical program that provides detailed, long term data on the trends of a sector. This program gives information on the short term, intermediate, and long term trends and details about the level and length of time that each trend occurs.

A trend trader does not just rely on the analytical tools that are available. They also do the historical research necessary on the sector to find the trading volume, moving average, and other technical trends that will help to identify trends within the trends. In many cases, a disruption in a trend may be the result of a significant event within the sector.

When a significant event occurs with a major business within a sector, it often impacts the trend for that sector. This event may be a one-time occurrence that happens to fall during a rise in the stock that makes a great enough impact to disrupt the entire trend line for that sector.

EFT trend trading is simply using analysis effectively. When the momentum of a sector changes a trader will get in, going long in the trend is upward. When the trend reverses, they get out. When the momentum is downward a person takes a short position. The key to making gains in this trading is to know when to get in and when to get out. For many people the time to make a move is done on a feeling that the trend is reversing.

When an individual is going to begin doing the necessary analytical work to make effective trades they will want to take a holistic approach. Including historical data, current market climates in that sector, and any anticipated significant changes to that sector will all act to make trades more successful.

Setting buy and sell limits will act as a safety net if a person gets caught up in the movement of a trend. The longer that a person stays in when a trend is getting ready to reverse, the more risk they are taking. By setting buy and sell limits, and sticking to them, the gains will be more consistent in trend trading.

There is a lot to learn when one wants to delve into ETF trend trading. It is very helpful to visit websites and forums run by successful traders to use different types of trading, methods, and strategies to widen the base of knowledge that one has about trading. By getting information from people who are successful, it is much easier to develop a technique and strategy that will be most effective in making the successful gains that are possible with ETF trading. - 23211

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