what does each line represent in stock market?

Question

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i81/Marebear453/anf.jpg

That picture....can someone please explain to me how each line plays a role in the stock market...and what i should look out for when investing in stocks? I know you can't fit it all here but just a little will help. Please and thank you!

Answer 1

what you are looking for is as follows...

The last trade meaning what the price of the stock is at right now (or 20 min delay whatever)

Day Range the first number is the price it opens to current price if its a wild day the numbers will be out of whack.

Volume This actually became an issue for me on a borker service because no one was interested in a particular security I wanted to buy. the higher the volume the better in most cases.

52 wk range is important so you can see where the current pirce fits into the 1 year time frame.

the others are more techinal like price to earnings (p/e) eps and 1 year target price.

hope it helps.

Answer 2

Ok I will anwer.

1. Last Trade: When it was last traded (say 2 hours ago)
2. Trade Time: This is simple; the date we are talking about.
3. Change: Change with previous as base.
4. Open: At which price did it open at the start of trading.
5. Bid: Means buy price; put by prospective buyers who are ready to buy (Read: Limit Order)
6. Ask: Means selling; price at which they are holders are ready to sell. (Read:Limit Order)
7. 1yr Target Est.: Average Price during the last year. It is counted from that day only. In that case 8th December.
8. Day's Range: Its simple; the fluctuation range of price.
9. 52wk range: Fluctuation range during last 52 weeks.
10. Volume: Total no of shares traded during time period. By default it is daily.
11. Avg Volume: Average number of shares traded during last three months (in this case; it could be others also).
12. Market Cap: Means Market Capitalisation. It is calculated by freely floating shares multiplied by market price. Since market price changes frequently, it is generally daily. Freely floating shares means shares which are publicly held, promoter's shareholding is excluded from calculating Market cap.

I will describe the rest later on.

Answer 3

If you are going to dive into the market:
a) Try Vector Vest - they have the most complete and succinct summary of all the ratios etc.
b) Don't until you have 3 months' income tied into secure deposits such as CDs and bonds.
c) Consider mutual funds cf. Moodys which spread the risk around rather than rest all on one stock.
God's speed.

Answer 4

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