A growth stock?

It seems like we only invest in growth stock lately. But what is that? When does a stock clasify as a growth stock? And why do we like them so much? A growth stock: Has higher price-to-earnings ratio than the broader market Has a record for high earnings growth Tends…

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the S&P500 Index

In short: The S&P measures the 500 largest companies in the U.S.A The S&P 500, or simply the S&P, is a stock market index that measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices, and many consider it to be…

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the Dow Jones Index

In short: The Dow Jones measures the 30 largest companies in the U.S.A. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is perhaps the most widely followed stock market index in the world. Yet, very few people actually know what that the number represents just 30 companies. The following history and explanation…

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Support And Resistance Lines

In short: Support and resistance trendlines are horizontally drawn lines to indicate where the price might end or gain strength. In stock market technical analysis, support and resistance are certain predetermined levels of the price of a security at which it is thought that the price will tend to stop and reverse. These levels are denoted by…

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Candlesticks

In short: A Candelstick is a chart symbol of a specific period where the opening and closing price is given as the body and the price difference during that period is given as a line above and below the body. What is a Japanese Candlestick? Japanese Candlesticks are a technical…

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