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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

New Users Overview Of ETF Trend Trading

By Patrick Deaton

ETF trend trading is one of the methods that is often used when one is using an ETF trading strategy. In order to be successful with trend trading a person must do all of the research and work that is completed when using the Buy and Sell Points Setting strategy.

While many individual feel that there is no history to many trends within the market, this is often not the case. By doing the proper research a person will often find that certain sectors introduce a product that becomes a trend on a regular basis.

Effective EFT trend trading may result from a trader who is very familiar with a sector meeting a trend within that sector. In other cases the trader may be trading in other sectors based on relevant data they have collected that indicates a growing trend in that sector. In most cases, a trader will have their portfolio evenly distributed among two or more sectors and trend trading will take place in one of those two sectors.

Using the analytical tools available one can identify when trends have occurred historically in a market. For instance, in the electronics industry, one knows that certain companies historically introduce a product on a yearly basis and for a few months their stock rises significantly. This same company begins to lose stock about four months after the introduction of the product and bottoms out about the sixth or seventh month. With this historical data, one can safely and accurately identify the trend with that company and base trading in that sector upon that trend.

Trend trading also requires that an individual be aware of other factors that affect a sector's market. Many sectors experience a deep drop when a significant leader is displaced or dies. The drop will usually last while the company restructures. These events, plus moving average, trading volume, and historic highs and lows can give a trader a realistic calculation on the return they can expect from the trend.

ETF trend trading in a sector one is unfamiliar with raises the risk of investment. The research that an individual does to set spreads and limits can be more difficult when one is working within an unknown. For that reason it is beneficial to visit websites that focus on trend trading and have data that can help one to make a decision that will be productive.

Setting buy and sell limits will be important to effective and successful trend trading. This is an extremely fast moving form of trade and an individual can easily lose sight of their goals when they get caught up in the action of the trading environment. By setting buy and sell limits a person will find that they can enjoy the action, but still sell before they experience an adverse reaction.

There are classes available that offer training on every aspect of ETF trading, including ETF trend trading. People who participate in these classes find that the knowledge that is gained is invaluable. By gaining knowledge and skills in ETF trading, methods, and strategy, a person will find that they can be very successful and meet the objectives that they set for themselves. - 23159

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