Swingtraders... Same stocks or different stocks?

Discussion in 'Strategy Building' started by ghetto808, Nov 1, 2006.

How do you select the stocks you trade?

  1. Same stocks over and over again.

    3 vote(s)
    27.3%
  2. Any stocks that fit your TA criteria.

    7 vote(s)
    63.6%
  3. Stocks with a fundamental/seasonal direction

    1 vote(s)
    9.1%
  1. To all you swingtraders out there...

    Do you tend to trade the swings in the same stocks over and over again, or do you scan/trade any stocks that fit your criteria?

    I used to keep tabs on a basket of stocks and do decently. I now use stockcharts.com to scan for stocks that fit into what im looking for. I now trade anything that fits, but I notice i tend to neglect/miss obvious moves in stocks that Ive tracked before. I am also looking towards seasonal/fundamental plays prior to using a TA entry.

    I like trading anything that fits because there are more opportunities out there daily, but I feel that there is a drawback because I dont have a feel for how the particular stock moves, what they do, etc.

    Just looking for your opinions/thoughts.
     
  2. same stocks off a list of about 100. the list gets updated often though.
     
  3. I trade patterns here. Any stock meeting my criteria is included. My criteria include a price and volume minimum requirement, though.
     
  4. I dont even know what a swing is, lol. I guess it's the same thing as a channel.
     
  5. dac8555

    dac8555

    same. Each week i try to narrow it down to about a 20 stock watch list.