Tag: momentum stocks

Momentum stocks are stocks that are bought by investors who focus on growth stocks- but they want to hold only while prices are rising. They don't mind paying a high price, because they plan to sell as soon as the rise begins to falter. A momentum stock's price moves up faster than market averages-usually ahead of the release of its latest earnings. Momentum investors are particularly keen on the so-called “positive earnings surprise”, when a company outdoes brokers' earnings estimates. They view a “negative earnings surprise”-lower-than-expected earnings-as a sell signal. They may also use a variety of computerized formulas to make buy and sell decisions. But in the end, they all come down to “Buy on strength and sell on weakness”. So they tend to pile into the same stocks all at once, and the gains that follow are something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. The trouble is that when the stock's rise wanes, momentum investors also try to sell their momentum stocks as a group. But there are never enough buyers to accommodate them. That leads to violent fluctuations in the stock's price. At TSI Network, we feel that treating growth stocks as momentum stocks is unprofitable in the long term we recommend using our three-part Successful Investor philosophy:

  1. Invest mainly in well-established companies;
  2. Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
  3. Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

Discover how most investors who successfully build wealth over the long term follow certain investing practices. Find out what they are in our FREE investing guide, The 10 Best Practices of Successful Investors.

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Pass on this ETF: AGFiQ US Market Neutral Momentum Fund

September 12, 2019||ETFs

Momentum-based investing involves buying or selling stocks with rising or falling earnings and stock prices. It’s largely unconcerned with the absence of value markers like moderate p/e ratios or high dividend yields.
It’s a strategy that some investment managers, especially hedge fund, use to create and… Read More

Be aware of these Momentum hazards

August 15, 2019||ETFs

Nowadays, many investors dream about getting rich by uncovering the ultimate stock-market indicator, or what you might call a “magic key to market profit.” This mythical device not only tells you what stocks to buy, but how to buy them at the bottom and sell… Read More

There’s room for Value-focused ETFs

February 7, 2019||ETFs

Value investing is just one of a number of investing styles or methodologies. In the last couple decades, some researchers have tried to pinpoint which of those styles outperforms the others over time.
Apart from “Value” stocks, these researchers have identified factors including “Growth,” “Momentum” and… Read More

Steer clear of these leaders & laggards

June 7, 2018||ETFs

Here are some of the best- and worst-performing North American ETFs of the past year. But regardless of their return, we don’t recommend any of these funds.
The Leaders:
iPath Global Carbon ETN $21 (OTC symbol GRNTF; Market cap: $10.6 million) provides exposure to the global carbon-credits… Read More