s. So if the market is in a general uptrend you should be leaning more toward plays going that way. Now that you have assessed the stocks that affect your stock the most, you have to take into consideration the much larger picture, the overall market. Wall Street is often a large cesspool of herd mentality. When the market sells off, around 75% of stocks follow suit and also sell, the same is true about when the market goes up. Now there are exceptions, but you want to give yourself the best chance for success. So if the market is in a general uptrend you should be leaning more toward plays going that way. <on the much larger picture, the overall market. Wall Street is often a large cesspool of herd mentality. When the market sells off, around 75% of stocks follow suit and also sell, the same is true about when the market goes up. Now there are exceptions, but you want to give yourself the best chance for success. So if the market is in a general uptrend you should be leaning more toward plays going that way. . When the market sells off, around 75% of stocks follow suit and also sell, the same is true about when the market goes up. Now there are exceptions, but you want to give yourself the best chance for success. So if the market is in a general uptrend you should be leaning more toward plays going that way. the market goes up. Now there are exceptions, but you want to give yourself the best chance for success. So if the market is in a general uptrend you should be leaning more toward plays going that way. s. So if the market is in a general uptrend you should be leaning more toward plays going that way.

You should now have the entire basis you need to pick a stock, now you need to determine your entry. I have found that the best way to do this is to break up a predetermined amount of money, and buy in pieces. I tend to buy on strength, not weakness. The reason is, if a stock is unusually weak, it normally tends to continue down, not trying catch the “falling knife” is a good way to save you money. If