You often hear of people who are staunchly for either technical or fundamental analysis. Chartists will sneer at those who read the …
Michael Taylor made the move to trading the stock market with his own capital on a full time basis in December 2016. As well as ShareScope, Michael contributes to Investors Chronicle and other online publications. He has also written a free book on getting started in the UK stock market, along with a stock trading handbook – both of which are available to download from his website at www.shiftingshares.com
I believe that anyone can learn to trade if they are able to remain objective and are willing to put the hours in. I lost a lot of money early on by not having a proper strategy and following the crowd. If you want to make money then you need to generate your own ideas – I use SharePad to find and plan my trades, and ShareScope to run on my trading screens.
You often hear of people who are staunchly for either technical or fundamental analysis. Chartists will sneer at those who read the …
Michael looks at a profit warning and some reactions to the news. It’s been a busy week in the markets and about …
Are we in an early-stage bull market for small caps? Michael Taylor shares his experience on trend trading and how now could …
In this article, Michael looks at trading external news events and opportunities that are set up as a result. External events that …
Michael covers recent events and looks at two potential breakout trades. A lot has happened in the last two weeks. The US …
Michael looks at some of the results from his classic filter to see if he can find potential trades. I’ve written about …
Michael explains his new filter and goes through some of the stocks it has provided. My 10% within 52-week highs filter is …
Michael looks at assessing news premiums and news discounts with two recent examples. One question I’m often asked by clients is how …
Michael looks at staggering stops and position weights to increase the likelihood of profit on the trade. Many regular readers will know …
Michael takes a look at the week as well as the AIM market index. This week there were plenty of trading opportunities …
Michael takes a look at profit warnings and how to play these with several examples. Profit warnings are appearing on …
Michael looks at two examples of high-beta stocks offering news to trade. For anyone wanting to trade intraday then high beta stocks …
The market saw a boom in new listings in 2020 and 2021 as companies were greedy to slurp on the capital market …
Michael looks at the first two hours of the trading day and how to view potential mispricing. The hour between 8am and …
In this article Michael Taylor looks at the trading impact of rumours, overloads and spikes from Social Media. What to be aware …