Posts Tagged ‘William O’Neil’

• Why I Hate Shorting Stocks
  Joe Fahmy, July 12th, 2010 at 5:27 am, Comments: 0

  During this recent market correction, I have received several emails asking me why I don't recommend short ideas. In my Introduction blog post, I talk about finding an investment philosophy that fits your personality...and quite simply, shorting is not for me. The title of this article is not meant to offend anyone, as I never [...]

• Recommended Reading List
  Joe Fahmy, March 17th, 2010 at 5:05 pm, Comments: 0

  I posted this list back in October. I am re-posting it now because I constantly get asked questions about trading, the stock market, chart reading, etc. As Jesse Livermore said: "Trading is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance, or for the get-rich-quick adventurer." In other words, to [...]

• Why I Hate Shorting Stocks
  Joe Fahmy, February 11th, 2010 at 12:39 am, Comments: 0

  When I called for a market correction in mid-January, I received several emails asking me why I don't recommend short ideas. In my Introduction blog post, I talk about finding an investment philosophy that fits your personality...and quite simply, shorting is not for me. The title of this article is not meant to offend anyone, as I never [...]

• The Three Ways I Use Relative Strength
  Joe Fahmy, October 8th, 2009 at 11:38 pm, Comments: 0

  Relative Strength (RS) is one of the most powerful indicators that I use to evaluate a stock. It is a proprietary ranking number found in Investor's Business Daily or in the Daily Graphs Software product. My definition is simple: “relative” to the market, stocks showing better “strength.” Here is the official Investor’s Business Daily definition: The [...]

• Recommended Reading List
  Joe Fahmy, October 2nd, 2009 at 5:26 pm, Comments: 0

  I constantly get asked to recommend investing books. There are so many good ones out there but here are some that I suggest: How to Make Money in Stocks (4th Edition), William O'Neil How to Trade in Stocks, Jesse Livermore Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Edwin Lefevre The Disciplined Trader, Mark Douglas Trading in the [...]

• Finding Big Stock Winners
  Joe Fahmy, September 29th, 2009 at 3:40 pm, Comments: 0

  The tag line for my blog “Big Game Hunting in the Stock Market” comes from my constant desire to find “Big Stock Winners.” By big winners, I mean newer entrepreneurial companies that are going through a growth period where their stocks can experience HUGE price appreciation. Recent examples include Hansen that went up over +1200% in [...]

• Introduction
  Joe Fahmy, September 24th, 2009 at 8:30 am, Comments: 0

  In early 2006, I created “Market Notes” to update clients and friends on my views of the US stock market. I found it very helpful because it gave me the opportunity to organize my thoughts and prepare myself for trading. Thanks to Philip Pearlman (twitter: @ppearlman) and Howard Lindzon (twitter: @howardlindzon), they convinced me to [...]