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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Utilize Sound ETF Trading Strategies In Order To Succeed

By Patrick Deaton

It never hurts to have a couple of good ETF trading strategies if you are contemplating getting into trading in an exchange traded fund. These index funds or trusts can be excellent investment vehicles because they carry broad ranges of securities that offer many opportunities for trading. Having a good plan and a strategy for trading can go a long way towards increasing chances of income return.

At its heart, an exchange traded fund most closely resembles a mutual fund in how it is set up and then operated. ETFs also behave similar to the ways in which stocks behave in that they can be traded and bought and sold, or at least the securities in the baskets can be traded and bought and sold. Also, each ETF tracks a particular market index such as the Standard & Poor's.

Normally, only large institutional investors or those with quite a bit of money to invest directly in the ETF are included as authorized participants. This means that most small investors won't be allowed into an ETF directly. However, for those interested in trading the securities contained within the ETF, there are online exchange traded fund trading systems that exist.

It is strongly recommended that anyone who is considering investing some starting capital in a trading system learn at least one or two good strategies for trading before going full bore in a trading system. There are usually two categories of strategy out there; those are fundamental in nature and those that are technical in nature. Many people are attracted to technical strategies.

There are a number of technical strategies that exist, and all of them have certain things going for them. One that is out there and that is good for pointing out when there are potentially profitable opportunities for buying a security is called a "cup-with-a-handle." It's sometimes known as a breakup pattern analysis. Just about every technical strategy tries to identify trends, by the way.

The general strategy with this particular breakup pattern is to buy the stock or the security as the price begins to break upward on larger-than-average volumes of trading. Losses are cut if it begins to drop back to the level just before it began to break upwards (known as the pre-breakup level). There are a series of rising stop levels if the pattern goes up as predicted.

With this sort of trading strategy, there is great potential for being able to capture the majority of the upward move. You can also limit your losses through a set series of stop-losses. Always beware anyone who tells you that the opposite handle pattern is just as good, because most experts disagree. Take a stock chart and look for a dip that exits upwards and has a handle on it.

Before beginning to play around in any ETF trading, it's an excellent idea to make sure you take the time to learn a couple of good ETF trading strategies before getting into serious trading. Keep in mind that, while income potential is excellent if a good plan is carried out, there is always the likelihood of loss of trading money on the markets. - 23218

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