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Monday, January 4, 2010

Tips For Beginners: ETF Trend Trading

By Patrick Deaton

There are many programs and services available on the Internet that offer services when a person wants to participate in ETF Trend Trading. When choosing a service or program an individual will want to take some time to consider what their needs are and how the service or program can help in making successful trades.

There are a wide range of people who use analytical programs and tools to conduct technical analysis of sectors. This is one of the key parts of trend trading. The analytical program will show detailed information about highs and lows for each trend over a given period. It also shows how long the trend lasted and in which direction it was going. These programs can be very useful tools for an individual who is going to be trending or working with a strategy that includes Buy and Sell points.

Using these tools without doing the necessary historical data collection on a sector can make analyzing trends less effective. A person will want to use a combination of technical analysis and historical data to identify any obvious indications of why a trend may have been a anomaly in the overall picture of that sector's trend history.

When a significant event occurs with a major business within a sector, it often impacts the trend for that sector. This event may be a one-time occurrence that happens to fall during a rise in the stock that makes a great enough impact to disrupt the entire trend line for that sector.

The basic premise of ETF trend trading is to get in when stock is taking on in a direction, either up or down, and stay on the ride until it reverses. By taking a long position when it is rising and a short position when it is losing, a person can move when the trend reverses, or when they think it is going to reverse.

A person who is involved with their trades and has analyzed and studied the indicators in their sector will have a better ability to be effective in ETF trend trading. There are some sectors that trend trading is very effective with and other sections that do not have the indicators that make trend trading an effective method on a consistent basis.

When first beginning, it is a good idea to set buy and sell limits so that an opportunity does not slip past. When trend lines indicate a reverse in a trend, a person needs to act on that indicator if they feel that the trend is getting ready to reverse.

Learning about systems, strategies, methods, and types of trading, including ETF trend trading will give a person a broad pool of information to pull from when there is an opportunity presented in ETF trading. By knowing about the different aspects of ETF trading a person is more prepared to system systems, trading strategies, or sectors when needed. - 23222

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