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Small Cap Stock Investing

Small Cap Stock Investing

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Characteristics: Market cap is less than 1 billion Historically provides higher returns also higher loss when Market suffers – More risk / more reward Higher liquidity risk – you may not be able to find a buyer when conditions deteriorate. Less volume traded Followed by less people so you may have less information available to make decisions with High volatility Small Cap Value based strategies have performed better in comparison to growth based strategies Small Cap Investing Strategies : Invest…

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Daily Day Trading Analysis – July 19, 2018

Daily Day Trading Analysis – July 19, 2018

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I have decided to share my daily thoughts with regard to day trading. This is one way to force me to perform some sort of action each day. I been trading Katanga Mining Limited ( KAT.TO) stocks constantly. In Nicolas Darvas’s word this stock has become one of my pet stocks for day trading.  Having a pet stock for day trading can be dangerous. You become emotionally attached and emotions are never a good idea in any type of trading….

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Trades of July 18th, 2018

Trades of July 18th, 2018

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I been dabbling in KAT.TO for day trading. I have bought 9000 shares in it yesterday and the day before. Debating about if I want to sell today or put in a stop loss. Picking the right stop loss is important. For someone like me it is one of of the hardest things to do.  But it is something I need to force myself to do to minimize losses and to avoid holding positions for a long time tying in…

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BNN Picks – Mike Newton’s Pick June 12 2018

BNN Picks – Mike Newton’s Pick June 12 2018

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Roper Technologies ( ROP.N ) – Currently at 276 and change. It is a parent company of 40 Micro company.  Didn’t catch my interest – so staying away for now. Softbank  (9984.TYO) – Owns 28% of Alibaba owns shares in many other leading companies. Considered one of the best venture fund on the planet by a lot of smart companies. Currently at $40.43 .  16 Buys , 2 Holds and no Sell. This company definitely captured my interest. I will…

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Canada Stock Exchanges

Canada Stock Exchanges

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Six Stock exchanges registered in Canada. TSX –  Toronto Stock Exchange – 9th largest Stock Exchange in the World. Large companies TSX Venture Exchange – Emerging companies CSE Canadian Security Exchange . Alternative Stock Exchange – similar to TSX MX Montreal Exchange . Derivative Exchange NASDAQ Canada – Canadian Arm of NASDAQ US Aequitas Neo Exchange – One of the newer exchanges with a mandate of embracing competition and innovation Exchanges are where companies go to raise capital and where investors…

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Investment Guidance – Lithium, Cobalt, Copper and Nickel

Investment Guidance – Lithium, Cobalt, Copper and Nickel

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If you have been following my stock picks you would have realized there are two stocks I enjoy day trading. Lithium Americas Corp ( LAC.TO / LAC) and Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) . One is a Lithium Mining Company and the other is a Copper Mining Company . I came across a very interesting segment on BNN today . In this segment Paul Gait of Bernstein Investment was discussing about Electric Car Demand – specifically the demand for various commodities associated…

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FAANG vs. BATX

FAANG vs. BATX

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If you watch any sort of investment related TV programming, read investment articles, or even regular News, you would have came across the terms FAANG.  This is the term used to group together the top Tech companies in the US. Facebook Amazon Apple Netflix Google.  Similarly in China the top Tech companies are called BATX . Baidu Alibab Tencent Xiaomi. Came across this article that describes each of these companies and how they relate to the tech companies in the…

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BNN Top Picks – Hap Sneddon

BNN Top Picks – Hap Sneddon

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From yesterday’s Top Pick Show with Hap Sneddon . His picks: 1. XBM-T – Base Metal Ishares tracking S &P snd TSX. Hap has a personal stake in it . This is a short term (3 month ) base metal play . 2. Shopify ( shop.to) – At recent highs for the stock . I normally don’t like to buy stocks at its height , but that can mean I miss run ups . Hap has personal stake in it…

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BNN Top Picks

BNN Top Picks

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I watch BNN’s Top Picks daily to get possible ideas for short term and long term investing ideas.  Last week I watched David Baskin on Top Picks. These were his picks . From his segment : Keyera Pipeline ( KEY.To) . The dividend  yield is 5.2% . The price at the time of the show is $32.37. It currently has 11 buys and 4 holds. The price target from Baskin is $42.64. He personally owns shares in this company, and…

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Long Term Investing – Hudson Bay [ HBC.TO ]

Long Term Investing – Hudson Bay [ HBC.TO ]

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I think it is time for some long term picks. My current picks for long term have been held for over 6 months and it maybe time to divest some of the picks and buy some new stocks. You have to take profit periodically otherwise you may lose the gains in a market correction. I watch BNN regularly and I am a fan of the Top Picks segment. Elliott Fishman of Scotia Wealth reviewed his past picks as part of Feb…

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