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A simple technique to trade stocks by simply comparing two different stocks.http://thewildinvestor.com

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Chart  Trend  Comparison    I  like  to  keep  things  simple,  and  that  definitely  holds  true  in  the  world  of  stock  trading,  and  since  I  am  a  pure  technical  analyst  that  makes  the  process  even  simpler.  For  the  most  part,  I  use  screeners,  such  as  the  one  inside  MarketClub,  to  shift  through  possible  stocks  to  play.  Yeah,  sure  it  works  time  from  time,  but  even  that  is  a  little  too  much  work  for  me.  Luckily,  I  found  a  strategy  that  a  third  grader  could  even  follow.    If  you  are  familiar  with  the  financial  market,  then  you  know  there  are  tickers  for  individual  stocks  and  then  tickers  for  indexes  of  various  markets,  sectors,  commodities,  and  so  on.  In  continuing,  a  certain  price  of  a  commodity  usually  tends  to  effect  related  companies.  A  quick  example  of  this  is  the  relationship  between  the  price  of  oil  and  drilling  companies  or  the  price  of  oil  and  airlines.      Basically,  the  change  in  one  entity  alters  the  outcome  of  another,  and  this  is  the  strategy  we  will  use.    All  we  need  to  do  is  find  two  symbols:  an  index  (i.e.  price  of  oil)  and  a  stock  that  depends  on  the  price  of  that  index.  With  these  two  ticker  symbols,  plug  them  into  your  charting  platform  and  see  how  they  correlate.  What  happens  to  the  stock  when  the  price  of  that  index  goes  up  or  down?  I  recommend  testing  a  couple  different  time  frames.  If  the  patterns  hold  for  a  couple  years,  then  you  know  you’re  on  the  right  track.    

   

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   In  this  specific  oil  example,  you  will  notice  some  equities  that  were  at  its  peak  when  oil  was  around  $140,  retreated  as  oil  hit  new  bottoms,  and  now  slowly  rounding  out.  In  other  words,  you  can  clearly  see  the  correlation  between  the  two  entities.  From  this  particular  analysis,  a  good  conclusion  is  that  we  need  oil  to  hit  this  price  for  the  stock  to  hit  this  price.      If  this  is  your  first  exposure  to  this  type  of  strategy,  then  it  may  seem  a  little  off  to  you;  however,  take  a  look  at  a  couple  tickers  and  you’d  be  surprised  how  accurate  these  prices  move  in  tandem.  It  sort  of  resembles  pair  trading.  With  oil  eagerly  wanting  to  move  higher,  now  is  a  great  time  to  try  and  find  dependent  companies  that  have  been  beating  up  by  lower  prices  and  ready  to  burst  higher.