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July 22, 2020 By Joe Marwood 11 Comments

Should You Buy 52-Week Highs Or 52-Week Lows?

Whatever your investing style it’s useful to have a way to whittle down the thousands of available stocks to a more manageable number.  Over the years, I’ve listened to many investors explain how they do it. Often, the first step is to look at the Wall Street Journal for stocks making new 52-week highs or […]

Filed Under: Amibroker, Strategies/ Systems, Technical Analysis Tagged With: stocks, trading systems

May 25, 2020 By Joe Marwood 2 Comments

5 Things You Learn From Backtesting Trading Strategies

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When people talk about backtesting their minds often turn to formulas and equity curves. Some may even be drawn to data mining or curve fitting, things that can go wrong. But backtesting is not just a way to test the profitability of a trading signal. In fact, backtesting has taught me many important lessons about […]

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May 15, 2020 By Joe Marwood 3 Comments

Should You Invest In Dividend Aristocrats?

Dividend Aristocrats are stocks from the S&P 500 that have managed to increase their dividends for 25 consecutive years or more. They are typically large, blue-chip companies with a market cap of at least $3 billion. One example of a Dividend Aristocrat is Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) which has 57 years of consecutive dividend increases. […]

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May 8, 2020 By Joe Marwood 4 Comments

The Problem With PE Ratios

One of the biggest mistakes I see new investors make is their use of the PE ratio. The ubiquitous P/E ratio is typically the first metric investors learn on their journey towards financial freedom. But the P/E ratio has some significant drawbacks that you should be aware of. 1. Price is not a good measure […]

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April 25, 2020 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

Q1 Portfolio Update For ZTM

In February of last year I started a project called Zero To One Million. The goal was to show that anyone can go from zero to one million dollars by investing a regular amount into one or two quality stocks each month. It was also to prove that stock picking is possible and you don’t […]

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April 13, 2020 By Joe Marwood 6 Comments

Will The S&P 500 Retest Its Low?

March 2020 saw one of the quickest bear markets in history as coronavirus shook the world and the S&P 500 dropped 34% in about five weeks. Since then, the market has reversed and rallied about 24% from its low meaning it’s now down only 19% from the February peak. The market is now trading at […]

Filed Under: Investing, Stocks, Trading Tagged With: options, stocks

March 17, 2020 By Joe Marwood 9 Comments

When To Buy The Coronavirus Sell-Off

When to buy the coronavirus sell off

The fallout from the coronavirus has been rapid. The last few weeks have seen huge levels of volatility and the S&P 500 has dropped around 29% from it’s February peak.  If you have read any of my previous updates you will know that I have been waiting for an opportunity like this for some time.  […]

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January 10, 2020 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

Five Lessons For Investors In 2020

5 lessons for investors in 2020

It has been already been an interesting start to 2020 with the flaring up of hostilities in Iran. I never imagined the S&P 500 could hold up so well with this kind of news but it just goes to show how strong this bull market is (and also how complacent investors are becoming). As we […]

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January 6, 2020 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

December Review – Starbucks And Chewy

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Regular readers will know that I started a new project last year called Zero To A Million.  The goal of this project is to prove that anyone can become a millionaire by investing a small amount into the stock market each month.  It’s also to prove that there are viable alternatives to index funds and […]

Filed Under: Investing, Stocks, Zero To One Million Tagged With: investing, stocks

December 19, 2019 By Joe Marwood 1 Comment

Try This Profitable Trade Setup

In this article we will look at a simple trade setup that has been backtested on US stocks and shown to be profitable over nearly 20 years of historical data.  We will then consider the benefits and risks of this setup and whether it might be possible to improve the setup with additional analysis. An […]

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December 4, 2019 By Joe Marwood 2 Comments

November Review – Disney And Alibaba Top Up

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If you have read some of my recent posts you will know that I’ve started a new portfolio called Zero To A Million. This is a project where I am attempting to reach $1 million in equity by investing a small amount into the stock market each month. This strategy is part quant, part discretionary […]

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November 24, 2019 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

What Are The Best Performing Stocks Of The Last 20 Years?

20 years ago we were in the middle of the dotcom bubble. This was not a great time to invest since many stocks were at their peak earnings. Many never recovered and a few went bankrupt.  However, some companies grew out of the rubble and posted mouth-watering returns. I decided to look at which stocks […]

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November 12, 2019 By Joe Marwood 6 Comments

Trade Ideas Review – Is It Worth It?

Trade-Ideas is a stock scanner created with active day traders in mind. The scanner has become quite famous among day traders for its endless customisation, massive amounts of data and prominence among well known day traders.  One of the platform’s main selling points is it’s artificial intelligence engine nicknamed Holly that identifies trading opportunities in real-time. Holly is […]

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November 5, 2019 By Joe Marwood 4 Comments

October Update – I’m Backing Britain

October was a fairly busy month. I published a new class to Marwood Research and made three more stock investments for our long term portfolio.  As I mentioned in a previous post, this portfolio is part of a project called Zero To One Million where I am attempting to get to $1 million in equity […]

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October 27, 2019 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

What Is The Truth About Zero Commission Trading?

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Popular brokerages like TD Ameritrade and Schwab have cut their trading commissions to zero and more brokers are following suit. A reader asked about the impact of zero commissions on trading so I thought I would share my thoughts below.  Mixed Feelings  My first impressions of this news are mixed.  It’s great to have zero […]

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