Planning stock trading? These skills can help

September 25, 2022 07:00 AM AEST | By Ashish

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Highlights

People take to the share market to make gains on their investments

But it is not easy to time the stock market

Veterans advise trading with proper research and strategy

Many people have taken to stock market trading in a big way in the past few decades. People choose the share market seeking to make gains on their investments. But, contrary to what most expect, it is not easy to time the stock market. Veterans in the field have always advised trading with proper research and strategy which suits one’s goals. There is no one model which can fit all.

On this note, let’s discuss a few tips which may help in improving your stock market trading strategy

Mentoring can help

Having a mentor can be beneficial. A mentor can not only supervise your trades but also ensure your own accountability for your wrong choices. In fact, you can have a trading referee – someone who can make sure that your follies don’t end up with big losses. So, who could be such a person? A trading referee could be a coach, mentor, or family member. You may also try a chat room, forum, or regular meeting with people you respect.

Opinions matter, but choose wisely

It is good to have a healthy discussion about your trading choices with people you trust. But you should also know what kind of opinions you can easily do away with when it comes to particular trades. No one should be able to deviate you from the trading plan that you have created over the period after detailed research and discussions. You should not let others ruin your trading ideas.

No substitute for hard work

Just like in other fields, there is no substitute for hard work. Practice, practice, and more practice. But it is also true that you can’t take to the actual market to learn skills by burning your hard-earned cash. You can also trade it on a demo account until you get a true hold of the game.

Watchlist of stocks

You can benefit from creating a watchlist of stocks. Remove underperformers from the tracking list and include the stocks which you think can have high potential going ahead.

Trade monitoring

Monitoring your trades is likely to have a special place in your strategy.

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