Watchlist for January 3, 2005

Here’s today’s watchlist as well as links to several articles worth reading.

Trading 101: Recommended Reading – ‘How to Make Money Selling Stocks Short’

I just finished reading William O’Neil’s book ‘How to Make Money Selling Stocks Short‘. I was rather surprised at the approach O’Neil professes. Given that he’s such a proponent of using both technical and fundamental analysis when buying stocks, I expected him to do the same for short selling. That’s not the case at all, [...]

Surviving Speculation

Here’s an article by Adam Hamilton about how to speculate successfully. It covers what should be familiar topics — money management, position sizing, trailing stops and expecting the unexpected. Here’s a snippet: This week I would like to discuss tactics that speculators can use to survive and thrive in a limitless environment. The markets could [...]