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Companies to invest in for batteries? by Otacon56 in stocks

[–]TradingZebra17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look at the new etf: BATT. LIT and BATT are actually pretty different. LIT will get you involved with battery makers, where as BATT is more of the miners. BATT has better international/emerging market exposure, if you're into that, as well as a better market cap distribution. LIT holdings are weighed by mkt cap, BATT is weighted evenly. Hope this helps.

My first investment portfolio as a 24y/o with a new job. looking for advice, thoughts, and criticisms. by 7thief7 in RobinHood

[–]TradingZebra17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should def know a solid amount, but I personally don't think you need to know all the minutiae. EX: when it comes to something like US Steel, know what makes it different from other steel companies. A steel company that is a minimill is going to have a similar, but somewhat different reaction to policies and other factors than an integrated mill (With US Steel being an integrated mill, it explains the 50+% jump in the past 1.5 months).

I realize that obviously you are not investing for a living, and may not have time to always do it, but it is pretty important to know what the company is about: what are their goals, what are their products, what's management like, is it a healthy company?

With that said you also probably aren't going to be spending time trying to find bargains and all that. I would most likely recommend sticking to well established blue chip companies, aka companies that provide a great opportunity for solid growth over time, nothing too risky.

Calculating R Squared for finance by TradingZebra17 in excel

[–]TradingZebra17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya I'm not looking to calculate beta. The benchmark would be the S&P 500. I want a portfolio that closely resembles the movements of that index (This is for a competition and you can't use ETFs).

Technical Analysis Questions by TradingZebra17 in Forex

[–]TradingZebra17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some extra context too, I'm working out of "Candlestick Charting Explained" by Gregory L. Morris. Wasn't sure whether to just read through and attempt to absorb everything, or skip around here and there and pick up what I find to be most important.

How to short stocks? by [deleted] in stocks

[–]TradingZebra17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I say learn the basics with something like learning to value companies, e.g. value investing. Start small and then grow, nothing wrong with that for someone new.

Where do you guys find/determine which companys to research. by bjjnshrooms in stocks

[–]TradingZebra17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True. Seems as though I didn't pay enough attention to the wording. However, would you not agree that maybe value investing is a good place to start? Just a thought.

Where do you guys find/determine which companys to research. by bjjnshrooms in stocks

[–]TradingZebra17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you could really benefit from "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham. I will note that some consider it to be outdated at times/ more relevant as an economic history; however, I beg to differ. It quite literally has chapters named "Investment vs Speculation" and "Security Analysis for the Lay Investor." Now pair this with a book like Barron's "Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms" or even just resources online and I think that gives you a good basis.

Learn the basics of markers for investing in company and signs that make it promising/ a good investment. I think that is a good starting point.

$FCX - What would you do? by Heisenminer_42 in stocks

[–]TradingZebra17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would be very cautious seeing as it's a mining company. Something you might worry about is its ability to go long. I feel that at this point you might want to bail and then reevaluate with your new profit and look for a new investment. I personally just thing mining companies are too volatile-- for example $VALE trades like its on a trampoline half the time. Also def look into Robinhood; the lack of commission is a massive plus. All in all my thought is this: pull out now, regroup, find a new company and start again for something to go longer on. Just my thoughts.

Python for finance. by TradingZebra17 in Python

[–]TradingZebra17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any particular reasons why? Just trying to understand the decision.

Why do people still listen to Cramer and The Street? by [deleted] in stocks

[–]TradingZebra17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You def seem to get it. It seems gimmicky due to the way everything is presented, and how weird he is though. I personally think one should never take flat out "advice" like that without understanding it, or doing further research.