When the Levee Breaks

[Survivor]

It seems no matter how much work you do, a stock you buy just keeps going down?
All the research is contradicted,analyst opinions,charts,conference calls,
and 50 day averages, Bolinger bands mean nothing
IBD top 100 and Barrons could not pick a winner
if they had a gun to their head. FXP was good.

The minute you buy it,the price goes down, amazing.
I have only been able to hang in there around ten grand but no profits.
Scottrade is making money hand over fist,
along with other online brokers.

The stocks I picked were,HK, one of the best companies,
must have been injected with toxic waste,it just keeps going down.$4.00 today? wtf?
MZZ, and TS,if you thought those were good, wrong.
You need a thousand horsepower to drag them out of the Toilet.

A bear market is no time to learn,you just lose time and money
I cant get to the keys to unlock the real profits.
What can I be doing wrong? Help. Thanks.

[ZaNoob]

I hear you because I'm paddling up the same creek without a paddle. Ehhh are we on the same canoe?

The one thing I have found out is never ever buy on what you see because someone says to buy because it is good. Do your own research first and if you agree then buy. Two months in and I've learned a lot of things. Some stocks got pumped and forgotten. Best of luck and I hope this market turns around soon.

[lifewideopen]

I think its a pontoon that we are on and this market is full of gators. I agree, learning how to interpret info and use the tools out there is key. It will just take time to learn. The market being bad is probably a good thing in a way because it will make us more disciplined in doing our homework before throwing away money. I have managed to lose about 2% of my 10K thus far. Tough lessons to learn ahead I'm sure.

Newbie Commisuration Committee Chairman

[Survivor]

I hear you because I'm paddling up the same creek without a paddle. Ehhh are we on the same canoe?

The one thing I have found out is never ever buy on what you see because someone says to buy because it is good. Do your own research first and if you agree then buy. Two months in and I've learned a lot of things. Some stocks got pumped and forgotten. Best of luck and I hope this market turns around soon.

Well, best of luck to you also,I'm going to hit the books,
When I get a better handle on this,and unlock the door, I will let you know.
It seems like a secret,and a few really know how to win at it.

[roadtool]

Just looking back now HK made 3% approx wed thu and fri , granted mon and tuesday werent terrific but if every day was profitable it would be investing ...... try buying FSLR and going down 12 per share on day 1 that was the hammer

[wallstreetsedge]

theres never a surefire way to win...

only ways to improve your chances of winning