Buy low and sell high, or Sell high and buy low, or Buy high and sell higher, or Sell low and buy lower. That's about it really for the average trader.
considering the fact that 1234 asked a very open ended and vague question, I should say your answer is rather good.
Buy low and sell high, or (Bottom of Trading Range or Reversal) Sell high and buy low, or (Top of Trading Range or Reversal) Buy high and sell higher, or (Bull Breakout) Sell low and buy lower. (Bear Breakout) That's about it really for the average trader. Something to get op started.
Look at daily chart everyday. Follow by comparing chart trend of stocks in the same industry e.g.(Home Improvement Store - HD,LOW,FND,BLDR,LL). If most are trending up, then it's strong indication. This is not a recommendation.
+ stars , planets, voodoo and for desert timestamped Tim, just have a lot of screen time among all timeframes . 1000 + hours at least
That's a good philosophy. But my most profitable trade was a company whose product I had never seen or heard of. My first trade ever I think I made like $1800 and all I knew was it was a drug company. Didn't even know the company name. Of course that was day/swing trading, not investing, and I think as an investment, familiarity with a company is more important.