Does the Stock Market Always Make Money in the Long Run? “The stock market always goes up in the long run!”“Stocks might fall in the short term, but they always recover!” Sound familiar? But is it really true that the stock market always makes money over time? Believing in this blindly means ignoring financial history […]
Most investors believe that the key to making money is correctly predicting where the market is headed.They spend hours analyzing charts, watching economy channels, asking so-called experts, and in the simplest terms — They want to buy if the market will rise, and sell if it’s going to fall. TV pundits talk for hours about: […]
We’ve already talked about how using a stop-loss is one of the most important rules for surviving long-term in the stock market.Most investors who don’t use stop-losses eventually wipe out a large portion of their portfolio. But this article isn’t about those who don’t use stop-losses — It’s for those who do use them, but […]
One of the most common clichés in the world of investing: “Buy when everyone is selling, sell when everyone is buying.” No one really knows who said it first. But like most catchy phrases, it’s often passed from one trader to another without anyone truly understanding what it means.It sounds like some great secret of […]
One of the most common mistakes in the market is trying to catch the bottom of a falling stock.People often think, “This stock has dropped a lot, it must bounce from here.”I’ve seen this behavior countless times. But here’s the truth: There is only one real bottom,and 90% of the time, the point where you […]
Every investor’s biggest fear — whether they’re actively trading or just watching from the sidelines — is losing money.Strangely though, while 90% of traders feel this fear, very few of them actually manage risk properly.The result? One trade wipes out their entire portfolio.Years of savings vanish in a day.They go “just one more try”—and lose […]
A lot of traders see losing trades as massive failures.Some even get emotionally attached to their positions — they refuse to accept the loss and hold on until it becomes something much worse.That right there is one of the biggest mistakes you can make in financial markets. But here’s the truth: Losing trades aren’t losses. […]
When most investors fail, their first reaction is to blame something else: “I picked the wrong stock.”“Technical analysis doesn’t work.”“The market is manipulated.” Believe it or not, a large part of Turkish financial social media genuinely believes in a fictional character named “Pala” who supposedly manipulates the entire Borsa Istanbul.Of course, that person doesn’t exist. […]
In our first article, we discussed how following news and economic channels, and trying to make money by analyzing macroeconomic data, does not help you stay consistent or survive in the markets long-term. In this second article, we’ll talk about one of the most widely used tools in financial markets: indicators. Indicators are tools used […]