Friday, January 28, 2011

Use Your Holiday Shopping To Profit In The Stock Market Now

It's the holiday season!

I live in New York and I am reminded of the holidays every day
because traffic comes to an absolute standstill.

People stand frozen as they look at the magnificent window
displays in the department stores.

If you are walking, it's great to just stop and take it all in.

If you're in the back of a cab, well, let's just say it gives
you a little extra time to think!

Given my business, it's not surprising that I think about the
different companies that benefit from the holiday season.

Each year there are going to be different companies that have a
break out holiday season and if you can anticipate who it will
be then you can profit from your foresight.

How?

Simple, just pay attention when you're doing your own shopping.

What is everyone trying to buy, what's sold out?

What are the hot items and who makes them?

Just by being out there and looking for gifts you are doing
research for the next great stock.

Look at Google, one of the greatest stocks ever.

As soon as it became an actual word in the dictionary, that
should have given us a clue as to the success it might have.

Now Google was a longer term and larger play but it's a great
example of how "buzz" about a particular product can lead to big
money in the stock market.

Let's use Starbucks as an example.

You're walking around shopping all day and you're freezing.

You pop into the nearest Starbucks for a hot cup of coffee
(first hint: it's conveniently located everywhere!).

There's a huge line (second hint: it's always crowded).

However, the line flies (third hint: efficiently run business).

Now you order some brand new flavor and it tastes unbelievable
(fourth hint: great product).

Now, not only did you just have a great cup of coffee during
your holiday shopping but you also researched a potential trade.

You can go to finance.yahoo.com and look up the symbol for
Starbucks.

It's SBUX.

Now you can look at what it's been doing lately and start to
anticipate what it will do.

You will then use technical analysis to determine what your
target entry point should be.

Congratulations, you have just researched your first stock and
it all started with your holiday shopping!

Once you begin to research and track stocks you can start to
develop a feel for how they move.

I hope you have a happy and profitable holiday.

Kind Regards,
Adam Mesh



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