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Old 01-02-2012, 02:49 PM   #1

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Buy when Up or Down

One of the basic question that often comes up is - do you buy when price reaches 52-week high or when it reaches 52-week low? The argument for buying at high is that it indicates the stock is in increasing trend, whereas the argument for buying at low is that it is cheap.
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Old 01-06-2012, 05:54 PM   #2

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Re: Buy when Up or Down

I have implements two automated strategies
1. One that automaticaly buys stocks that make new 52-week highs
2. Another that automatically buys stocks that make new 52-week lows
Both strategies hold stocks for one month before selling them.

I will update this thread with the results as they become available.

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Re: Buy when Up or Down

I'm all in when a stock bottoms out and if it doesn't make any sense and it's still a good company. Nothing better than when a stock takes a big hit due to external factors that really don't impact it much. Made a lot of money the past couple years when a stock is really low. Last week I bought a large position in Ford that I'm gonna just sit on. I'm planning on at least 30% this year. Their sales are rising yet the stock has gone down 30+% in the past 52 wks. It's gonna be a good one this year.

You won't see me buy a stock at a 52 wk high.

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Old 01-09-2012, 04:41 AM   #4

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Re: Buy when Up or Down

I buy at low if there is some trend to go up in near future. But I do not follow 52-week high or 52-week low strategy for buying or selling.
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