Thursday, May 11, 2017

27. Swabeng Discussion: The Two Types of Stock Market Players in General

Now lets move on to this topic.


I've seen several types of players in the Stock Market based on reading. But for the mean time, I'll classify them in general.


1. Traders: These are stock market players that mostly rely Technical Analysis on charts, indicators and price action for their buy and sell signals. These type usually disregard any news as they focus more on the technical aspect of the stock and its movement. These are typically active people and who are mostly alert. They can hold a position (of a stock) from as short as a few seconds to as long as a year (or sometimes two).




2. Investors: These are stock market players that mostly focuses on the fundamentals of the company. They usually invest for the long term (mostly more than 2 years) up to the time that either they're old already to pass on the shares to their heirs or a couple of years when the company has solid earnings already. They use fundamental analysis to determine the soundness (how strong the company) of the stock. These people are not affected with the noise (hype and bash) and the price movements (charts) regarding their position of the stock and always look at the bigger picture (Company's Growth). Not that they are the passive type but rather they're in for the long haul.





3. Hybrid: These are the type of Stock Market players that has a combination of skills of a trader and an investor. While hybrids read reports, financial statements and news for fundamentals, they also rely on technical skills to determine the best time to enter and exit the trade. Hybrids can hold a position from a few seconds up to a few years depending on how their stock goes. This is where each one of us here should strive for.


Anyway, which of the three types would you go for?

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