When to buy and when not to buy
When not to buy
1. Fund Managers recommended a stock to buy although the price almost reach top and the rally is about to end. FM will take the opportunity to off load the shares with good profit whilst you are buying without knowing it is a bad call by them.
Don’t buy
2. We do not know the bottom is after the share price open with a big gap. A sudden “big gap up” opening price on top 30 volumes on NASDAQ or NYSE after hearing rumours about the company’s new product or buy out by another big company. The rally usually will not last and the share price will go down more than 50% of high price of the day.
Don’t buy
3. A first reversal day on the down side after 3 to 4 days rally, after the good news released, the sell off will likely to continue 3 to 4 days
Don’t buy
4. We are not sure of the direction of the stock as there is no more interest from fund managers. If there is any reversal on the uptrend after the rally, this could be the short covering by fund managers and the slight increase in the price will not last.
Don’t buy
5. We are most bullish, upbeat and eager to buy not to miss the boat not knowing the decision to buy is based on emotion.
Don’t buy
6. The share price keep on dropping the important support as there is no more interest from the insiders, fund managers and day traders.
Don’t buy
7. We do not know the products and the management who run the company.
Don’t buy
When is a good buy?
1. There are so many negative comments on the company by FM, Hedge Funds, and short sellers across the media to con traders and investors into selling their shares so that they can buy at a cheaper price.
Buy
2. Sell off on good fundamental stock after the bad news on the company released on media stream and the stock price went down as low as 40% of the previous high. Usually, after half an hour of panic selling in early trading, the share price will recover 10 % to 15%. We will make good money if we buy in the first half an hour panic selling.
Buy
3. Recommendation by the Investment adviser to buy good fundamental stock learning that the sell off has reduced with thin volume and the share price stay above important support level.
Buy
4. We are most bearish, feared and scared to go in to buy the sell off good fundamental stock.
Buy
5. The stock turn around or first reversal day on the upside with good volumes and breach (break out) important resistance level is indicating there will be a good news to be announced by the company 1 to 2 weeks. This type of significant rally usually will last 2 to 4 days, pause for 2 or 3 days, and continue the rally before the announcement.
Buy
Read the following advice by Motley Fool team of Professional Investors about DNDN
So what's my point?
My point is this: You could take Wachovia's word for it and assume that because Intuitive's products make life a bit easier for surgeons, every hospital is going to buy them. Or you could discover that an actual surgeon doesn't really see a huge potential for improvement in the quality of surgery because of the robots.
Again, your interest in Intuitive may not have changed, but at least you're informed. When you're interested in businesses outside your area of expertise -- say, biopharma or advanced technologies -- you need to obtain information straight from the experts. Otherwise, you're at a clear disadvantage, and that's particularly true if you're trying to decide whether innovative treatments from biotechs such as Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN) and Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) are going to receive FDA approval.
An Expert Weighs In on Your Stock
By Nick Kapur
April 27, 2007
Wall Street analysts know a lot about businesses. But let's say you want to know what makes laser manufacturer IPG Photonics' (Nasdaq: IPGP) product new and different -- and you could talk to one of two people.
The first is an Ivy League graduate with a degree in finance. She covers 30 companies in related fields and has read many reports on the industry. The other is an accelerator physicist with a degree from Stanford.
Trust superior knowledge
Whose advice are you going to take? While both are capable individuals, I'd be willing to put money on the fact that this analyst doesn't spend her spare time in a lab trying to slam together charged particles. In fact, I'd guess that the analyst would rehash some of what she read in IPG's 10-K:
Because fiber lasers are much more energy-efficient and place lower levels of thermal stress on their internal components, they have substantially lower cooling requirements compared to conventional lasers.
The accelerator physicist, however, might have a different perspective:
This really depends on the fiber laser. For similar output powers, the pump diodes will require similar cooling whether we're talking fiber or crystal (again with caveats about relative efficiency, operational modes, environment, etc.).
Regardless of whether you're now more or less interested in buying IPG after reading what the physicist had to say, you're at least now more informed. And you don't need me to tell you that information is the name of the game in this business.
Switching industries, sticking with experts
Now let's say you're an investor and you need to know if Intuitive Surgical's (Nasdaq: ISRG) surgical robots are really going to revolutionize health care. As is custom, you might be inclined to check out an analyst report from a major investment house. Here's a report from Wachovia Capital Markets this month:
Robotic Surgery is a "win-win-win" providing benefits for the hospital (ROI), surgeon (easier surgery), and patient (better outcomes).
On the other side, let's take a look at what you might hear when you talk to a urological surgeon with decades of experience:
There are always going to be stellar surgeons and not so stellar surgeons. Within the robotic field, the hierarchy is already being established -- in the same manner as in open urologic pelvic surgery. Some of the names have been changed, that's all. ... (A patient) will still want to go to the high-volume hospital and surgeon for the best outcomes.
So what's my point?
My point is this: You could take Wachovia's word for it and assume that because Intuitive's products make life a bit easier for surgeons, every hospital is going to buy them. Or you could discover that an actual surgeon doesn't really see a huge potential for improvement in the quality of surgery because of the robots.
Again, your interest in Intuitive may not have changed, but at least you're informed. When you're interested in businesses outside your area of expertise -- say, biopharma or advanced technologies -- you need to obtain information straight from the experts. Otherwise, you're at a clear disadvantage, and that's particularly true if you're trying to decide whether innovative treatments from biotechs such as Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN) and Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) are going to receive FDA approval.
Experts win
Consider, for example, the case of T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX). The fund, which has 96% of its assets invested in health care, has crushed the market over the past decade, posting nearly 13% annualized returns. And where does much of that fund's intelligence come from? Fund manager Kris Jenner -- a money manager who also happens to be a medical doctor. It's worth noting that Jenner has made sizable bets on Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD), Cephalon (Nasdaq: CEPH), Genentech (NYSE: DNA), and Amgen -- the fund's top four holdings, making up almost 14% of net assets.
So how can you gain expertise? You could sneak into some postgraduate lecture halls, attend industry conferences, or put on a lab coat and waltz into the operating room (well, if they'll let you). Another great resource is our growing community of investors at Motley Fool Rule Breakers, where we specialize in finding high-growth stocks poised to revolutionize their industries. We have scientists theorizing about SunPower's latest solar cell, doctors critiquing Pfizer's pipeline, and engineers who can break down Cisco System's newest products.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, those expert excerpts above were taken straight from our community discussion boards.
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