It's difficult to pick your own shares successfully – research consistently shows that more than half of retail investors in the UK and US who pick their own shares lose money. Even for skilful investors who buy a share and see it rise...
Trying to predict how current world events will impact on companies and sectors is not easy. Fortunately, large companies like BP (LON:BP.) are well covered by professional analysts who are used to making forecasts about them. BP is o...
Shares in Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) are currently trading at 309.5p, but a key question for investors is how much the current economic uncertainty will affect the price. One way of making that assessment is to look at the profile of the...
Ever since the 1980s, when the now-infamous "Turtle Traders" beat the market with simple strategies based on breakouts to new high prices, momentum investing has been shown to be a potentially profitable strategy. In fact, many academ...
Shares in Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) are currently trading close to a 52 week high, with the share price up by around 3.11% to 125.8p over the past week. On a one-month basis, the Diversified Energy price has risen by 9.20%. For inve...
'Buy' and 'sell' recommendations from company analysts often catch the attention of investors - but it's worth remembering that city experts can get things wrong. So rather than relying on just one recommendation, a potentially better...
Despite general economic uncertainty, shares in Petrofac (LON:PFC) have been in an uptrend in recent months. The question now for investors is whether that price strength will continue. Finding stocks with the potential to break-out as...
It's difficult to pick your own shares successfully – research consistently shows that more than half of retail investors in the UK and US who pick their own shares lose money. Even for skilful investors who buy a share and see it rise...
In stormy economic times, dividends play a vital role in the total return that investors get from shares like NWF (LON:NWF). These payouts - when they remain intact - can make it easier to ride out volatile market conditions. When shar...
While the world wrestles with the impact of Covid, inflation and geopolitical strife, investors are naturally wondering what lies in store for some of the country's largest quoted companies, such as John Wood (LON:WG.). John Wood is a...
It's a good time to be a shareholder in EnQuest (LON:ENQ) - as the share approaches its 52-week high, holders may be wondering whether to sell and take the profit, or buy more and ride the uptrend. Shares in EnQuest are currently tradi...
Shares in Shell (LON:SHEL) are currently trading close to a 52 week high, with the share price up by around 2.33% to 2,371p over the past week. On a one-month basis, the Shell price has risen by 8.14%. For investors holding the stock (...
Buying quality merchandise when it's on sale is a stock market strategy used by some of the greatest investors in the world - including Warren Buffett. After the economic turmoil we've seen over the past year or so, there are signs tha...
If you've ever found yourself feeling increasingly drawn to a stock that's constantly rising in price, you are not alone... Since the dawn of the stock market, speculators have been captured by the tendency of prices to 'trend'. When...
Buying quality merchandise when it's on sale is a stock market strategy used by some of the greatest investors in the world - including Warren Buffett. After the economic turmoil we've experienced recently, there are signs that stocks...
For income investors concerned about uncertain economic conditions, the comfort of a regular, reliable dividend is hard to overstate. But finding these kinds of shares isn't easy... Excessive yields, weak financials and variable payout...
Buying quality merchandise when it's on sale is a stock market strategy used by some of the greatest investors in the world - including Warren Buffett. After the economic turmoil we've seen over the past year or so, there are signs tha...
In times of turmoil, it can be hard to know what lies in store for stocks. But using the same approach as some of the world's most influential strategists could help you track down those worth taking a closer look at. Over several dec...
Intriguing research into stock market price trends shows that investors behave strangely when a stock trades close to its 52-week high... Despite flying high, holders of the shares are more likely to sell out and snatch a profit than h...
Studies by leading experts into the power of price momentum show that stocks with the strongest price trends can potentially keep up the pace for anywhere up to one year. A big part of the reason for this is down to investor psychology...
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