Avoid the Lowball Game Altogether

One of the ways I deal with a poor market like this is to make a clear plan NOT to be fully invested at the exact low. That may sound the exact opposite of what many market players with to accomplish, but I find that I do better when I completely avoid the game of trying to nail the bottom.

I realize that in a downtrending market most pundits have nothing much else to do but to keep on declaring that the turn is going to come at any minute. It is just an automatic reflex when the indices start to break down. The minute they see red they are compelled to respond "buying opportunity!"...228 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.

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