2007-12-22 01:23:58 · 7 answers · asked by kundan j 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
you can predict price movement 2-ways:
1-technical analysis- predict market behavior through some price patterns & market sentiment.
2-earnings analysis-predict how the company is doing prior to the official quarterly report.
either way, you some niche expertise to make money in short term. you can 'test' your theory by joining some virtual stock game though. You can read more stock investing tips in:
Step-by-Step Stock Investing for Beginner
http://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/
2007-12-23 00:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by BigBen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't!
Within a few weeks time frame any number of events, relating to the stock or overall market, could occur that would skew the best predictions. Only an insider would know in advance what the events are that might trigger a rise. You may hear rumors, but believing them would be guessing. And more often than not will cost you money.
The best you can do is evaluate the stocks you are interested to see if they are likely to rise in the future. Then evaluate the overall market and economy for a prevailing trend. If you are confident of your analysis, you can invest with a reasonable expectation that the stock will rise given time.
2007-12-22 02:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mystery 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stocks go up and down with the general market. Pick a stock of a company you understand or a product you use. Look at it's history to see what it does as far as ups and downs. set a target buy point and a target sell point then wait and watch to see what it does. The first time, just watch to see what happens. if you think you know what it's going to do next then you can plan to jump in. See when it announces earnings and dividends etc. I'm waiting now for Kraft to get it's self straightened out but it hasn't happened yet.
2007-12-22 02:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by zocko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some stocks I track for years and I get nowhere. My best bets are educated hunches. I just "feel" like the stock will go up based on several factors like where the stock in based on the 52 week H/L, the P/E ratio, Volume, News, Etc. For example just yesterday Circuit City was in the news and said they plan to post a loss. Their stock fell considerably. I expect their stock will go back up to almost $6.00 per share by mid January or sooner. It is about $4.75 per share right now. That is just a speculation. I also speculate that Verifone stock will shoot up in the next 90 to 120 days. It is now about $22.00 per share and I expect it to be over $30.00 per share in a few months. So what are you just new to this game or you're just trying to get a good lead? Write back if you want to. Best of luck to you.
2007-12-22 01:43:56 · answer #4 · answered by winstonsgamble 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The entire market would raise for next 2 weeks.
2007-12-22 03:13:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch for market conditions... and the catagory in which the stock you are watching is in. For example (oils) Chevron ticker CVX moves with the price of a barrel of oil or the oil inventory....Oil prices go up, Chevron goes up, oil prices go down, Chevron goes down. Oil is also associated with world events...something bad happens in MiddleEast and oil goes up....Watch your market conditions and you can pick a share that is likely to go up in the next few weeks.
2007-12-22 03:06:08 · answer #6 · answered by A. S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you trust the response of anyone in here?
how would you know the response was truthfully what we think, or that we know anything about how to figure that or, or that we actually did the work required to figure that out??
you need to do own investing work -- no one else's is trustworthy.
2007-12-22 01:32:43 · answer #7 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋