Hello everyone!

Just returned from a vacation in S.C at Hilton Head, it was amazing. The weather was fantastic, the water warm and full of dolphins. The restaurants were excellent. It was very relaxing I am not happy to be back and I’m still exhausted.

Trading stocks while in Hilton Head? Are you nuts. The family would’ve killed me. I just wanted to let everyone know I was still alive and functioning, while I catch up on the market you may want to check out these points of interest.

Our Penny stock forum is full of lurkers watching for the latest stock picks. We don’t run a hype board so its quieter than all of your pump forums. You know the ones the new penny traders tend to flock to.

This is a must read for those of you who buy penny stocks. If you haven’t visited our hope page check out everything you need to known about penny stocks.

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Hope you find these links useful in your trading life. Some I check daily. I’ll have something new for everyone soon.

Penny stocks, microcap stock, or nano stock are the three main terms used for stocks trading under 5$. Most traders will use these terms as interchangeable. There is no set rule to determine a penny stock by specific definition. A broader definition refers to the companies outstanding shares and their market capitilization. This is a more accurate way of finding a penny stock than relying on the 5$ rule.

One way to find the market cap of a company is to multiply the price of the stock by the amount of outstanding shares. This will help you find the monetary value of the shares at any time. Penny stocks may be inaccurate in their share count, when calculating the market cap you may want to speak with the companies transfer agent and ensure you have the amount of outstanding shares correct. Penny stocks are traded on the OTCBB market by market makers. Commisions are made and there are tricks the market makers use to entice a trade. Here is a list of market maker (mm) signals.

Brokers often receive a commision for facilitating the sale of penny stocks. They can also make money on the price spread and will be able to buy and sell shares at the best times to make the most money for themselves. This spread is the difference between the bid and the ask. Penny stock spreads can be very slim or they can be 25 to 35% difference in price. Furthermore, there is what is known as the inside and outside bids. If someone tries to buy or sell a lot of shares the price will change instantly. Penny stocks also may come with a mark up in pricing due to the brokerage holding the penny stock for a period of time therefore holding it through risk.

Trading penny stocks is a dangerous process that can quickly remove the money from your brokerage account. Even with these problems and scams, many companies continue to trade penny stocks for the chance at an enormous profit and a chance to be in on the bottom floor of a ground breaking company or product. The best way to find a company is to research on your own, use reliable sites and brokers to help you find companies but be careful, there is a lot of money to be made scamming the penny stock traders. Always do your own due diligence.

Penny Stocks are a very interesting investment. Many traders consider these types of stocks to be a little risky. A lot of traders avoid penny stocks whenever possible or completely. However, there is an opportunity to make a very large return, you just need to know what to look for.

Penny Stocks are any share trading under 5.00 but when i’m trading penny stocks I look for them to be under 2.00. Look for a company that is growing and new, with a minimal trading history. All penny stocks are trading this low due to tough financial issues and difficulties. Instead of investing in the struggling companies you could choose to invest in new and growing companies. Focusing on these types of companies allows you to minimize distraction and focus on companies that have the potential to become huge.

How do you find companies to buy?

Find the company your interested in by meeting the above criteria, then take a look into the industry. Is the industry growing, is it predicting to be hot over the next 10 years? How is the competition in the industry for the product or idea being marketed? Take a look at the industry as a whole and whether or not this companies product is worthy of your investment.

If everything is solid, then dig deeper into the company to find out more information about their operation. Find businesses that are different from others look for something that stands out with this company. Maybe they have a better product, better price or a more streamlined and financially sound company. Original products that you would be willing to buy are often signs of an interesting investment.

When you take a look at the companies financial situation there are many things to look for. These are penny stocks, you will find them with negative income and in debt. This is natural, often these companies are just beginning and it takes money to make money. This is often the situation with new companies. When your company is in this situation, look for them to have a line of credit available or some other source of funding.

Finally, look for a stock of a company that maintains strong communications with shareholders. When you can read periodic updates from the business, either on a website or some type of newsletter, you can keep up with exactly what is happening within the organization.

When you begin buying penny stocks you will find yourself making huge gains (addictive) and taking some losses. Ensure you can look back to find out what you missed on the bad trades. Learn from your mistakes and try to limit these losses in the future.

Use the penny stock tips you find on our penny stock forum and the hot penny stock picks that are randomly placed upon this blog.

I know, and no results either from last week.

On results: I know some of you are lazy but you can pull them up.

I’m late on the watch list and the results due to a busy weekend. Sorry about that, I do them for my own trading and since I type fast I normally post them for you. If I make one for the week I’ll post it.

I hope I’m fogiven.

Have a great week of Trading!