Shares don't move in a straight line. Even if the long term primary trend is up, there will be periods of downwards movement. I trade that medium term trend. I look for a change in direction (or a swing). Typicallly, my trades last from a few days to a few weeks with the really good ones a few months. And using futures, I trade both the up and down directions (or long and short to use the correct terminology.) I don't care about the long term trend of the share or the future of the company. To get a sms, add the share to your watchlist and set an alert (you may have to open settings or configure to add the tools option to your watchlist.)
... View more