What's a good site to go on for stock market education and analyzis?

Question

i know a decent amount of stuff now just want to get into more in depth education

Answer 1

Start with:

http://finance.yahoo.com/education

And go from there.  Telling us you know a "decent amount of stuff now" doesn't really give us a good place to start knowing how to answer your questions.  To some people, a "decent amount" means they know the basics of what a stock and a bond are.  To others, a "decent amount" means they know the basics and technical analysis and fundamental analysis, etc.

Answer 2

You are starting out with some great questions.

1. I like to use a couple sites for online research of a company:

a. Yahoo! Finance

b. Google Finance

c. Briefing

d. Earnings

e.  http://www.optionseducation.org/ - good for learning about options

f.  Wikipedia

2. By focusing on company data, you're suggesting fundamental analysis. I prefer to combine fundamentals with the use technical analysis of a company. I want to know when Earnings are going to be released. I want to know if any analyst meetings are approaching. Basically, I want to know if a stock has a catalyst to push it up or down in the near future.

Then, I use technical analysis to check the stock's trend. I look for specific chart patterns. I try to identify the support and resistance of the stock to see what are good entries and targets for any move up or down. Finally, I use indicators to confirm trend and fine tune my entries and exits.

3. The only suggestion I can make here is decide what level of risk are you willing to take with each trade. All of what you asked and what I propose are a part of any effective trade plan. Defining where you are, what you want, and how you will get there are all facets of a good trading system. Deciding what sectors you will trade, and trading styles meet your investment goals and risk tolerance are important to determing your conclusion on whether to execute a trade.

Good luck and Happy Trading

Answer 3

Well if you want to see what buying a stock and etc. looks like I would say to go to etrade.com and If that doesn't help wiki it... Hope that helps.

Answer 4

Here's some sites that will help you learn more "stuff"

http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp

http://finance.yahoo.com/

http://www.investors.com/?tn=top

http://investorshub.advfn.com/default.as...

http://www.thestreet.com

http://www.brokerage101.com/

http://www.1source4stocks.com/

http://www.decisionpoint.com/TAcourse/TA...

http://stockcharts.com/

http://www.grahaminvestor.com/

http://www.thestreet.com/

http://www.schaeffer.com/

http://www.zacks.com/

http://screen.morningstar.com/StockResul...

http://www.options-trading-advice.info/

have fun, learn well and invest even better

Answer 5

Motley Fool is a very good guide for people who are just getting started.  Start with them.

If you are serious and want to learn anything, you cannot rely on web sources alone. You need to pick up some books and do some basic reading.

Figure these are the bare minimum before you start risking your money.  A $10 investment isn't too much to ask if you are going to be risking thousands.

1.  A Random Trip Down Wall Street

2. The Intelligent Investor  by Benjamin Graham (Warren Buffet considers it the best investing book of all time)

3.  One Up on the Street by Peter Lynch ( a classic)

4. Jim Cramer's Mad Money

I tell anyone serious about the stock market that if they cannot stick through these books, there is no point in even putting money in individual stocks, they are better off in mutual or index funds.

Television:

Mad Money: decent show.  Shows you how one person who has been successful looks at the market on a daily basis. Don't watch it for his stock picks, watch it for how he thinks and spots trends.

Fast Money:  Several different style of investors (Value, Options, Retail, All Around) shows you how different people look at the market.  Again, don't rush out and buy, just watch for a year and learn how they think.

Investopedia has a nice dictionary of finance terms you can look up.

Chigago Board of Trade has many tutorials in options markets and simulators here..

http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181...

But read first. Watch television second.  Go to the web third.  

There are so much bad information on the web it is astounding.  Read those books and use simulators to track your stocks over six months.  After that, you are ready to start small.

Answer 6

The best way to gain that kind of an education is to go to work for Stock Brokers in your area.