Stock Market Timing

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Sunday June 24, 2007

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When to Trade the Markets

The stock market operates just like any other business you can think of. It opens its doors everyday & takes the odd holiday too. Below we’ve listed the times that the markets open & close at but generally speaking the main markets will start trading at 9.30 AM & close at 4.30pm.

Also the markets have what is called a pre-market & after market trading session. Without getting into too much detail here, this market allows traders to trade before the general market opens & after it closes.

The general times for the pre-market are 8.00 AM to 9.30 AM

NASDAQ Trading Indicators

The vast majority of traders will want to know if the markets are trading well or poorly before they start investing their money. The many who fail at trading will all too often not even bother to check out the health of the markets before they start to out on their trading day.

The traders that stand to gain the most out of the markets are the ones that put a little time into studying the pre market indicators before hand.

For the NASDAQ, the pre-market indicator is made up of a list of 100 securities & at what price they traded at before the markets opened.

Professional traders will use this same technique to examine the after hours sessions which occur from 4.00 PM to 6.30 PM.

Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com

NYSE Trading

Many traders will trade shares that are on the New York Stock Exchange but not all the time. Most will trade NASDAQ stock only as it’s a lot quicker for an electronic trade to go through.

When trading on the NYSE you could be waiting minutes for your trade to go through, this time delay is of no use to day traders especially as time is of the essence to these traders.

Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com

AMEX Trading

The same opening hours apply to the AMEX as to the other main exchanges. The AMEX is home to the cubes (QQQQ). Many traders trade the NASDAQ composite because they are nearly guaranteed lighting fast trades. Making a trade on the AMEX should usually only take a second or two.

Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com

Trading Success
Using precise risk management with this course, you'll have the confidence & know-how to enter the market & exit the market with ease,

Tutorials and Tips:

Please read the Market Timing page before you start trading. It contains relevant information about the NYSE, AMEX & NASDAQ. Other interesting pages like Bollinger Bands, Relative Strength & Moving Averages will help you get started.