| Learning to trade penny stocks effectively can be | | | | to preset my sell order (which I always do). I |
| very lucrative. | | | | usually set my sells ahead of time. (mind you, I |
| Penny stocks can also be extremely risky if you | | | | play alot of penny stocks at one time). I usually |
| don't know what you are doing. Golden rule: | | | | set them where I will double my money than I |
| Never fall in love with a penny stock. | | | | get out (this usually leaves me profiting a few |
| You might be asking- What is a penny stock? A | | | | hundred dollars a trade) I learned this the hard |
| penny sock is considered any stock trading on | | | | way, when I first started trading penny stocks in |
| the pink sheets or otcbb. | | | | 2005, I had the get rich mindset where I would |
| Penny stocks are risky and require research. | | | | buy lots of shares and hold onto them with the |
| Alot of the companies trading penny stocks have | | | | expectations of making thousands and thousands |
| limited information and histoey. Often they are | | | | of dollars all the time. Needless, to say I lost my |
| just shell companies. A shell company is an | | | | initial investment in 2005. As I do with |
| actual company but does not have assets or | | | | everything else in my life, I went on a mission |
| actually do business. | | | | and researched so much on penny stocks and |
| You might be asking why people are attracted to | | | | trading because I was mad that I lost my money |
| penny stocks if there is so much risk involved. | | | | and I wanted to make my money back. I am |
| The reason is simple- there is alot of money to | | | | glad I stuck with it but I did learn the lesson of |
| be made if traded correctly. Penny stocks can | | | | NEVER falling in love with a penny stock the hard |
| run up real quick- Often this is done by pump | | | | way. |
| and dump schemes. This basically means a | | | | I always do my due diligience before investing in |
| bunch of people get together to promote a stock | | | | any penny stock and only play a few hundred |
| with false expectations of what company is | | | | dollars at most on any given one. Some of the |
| planning to do etc. They feed investors a bunch | | | | factors to look for when learning to trade penny |
| of fluff basically. They run the price up, sell the | | | | stocks is to research the company is a good |
| stock than dump the stock. This leaves alot of | | | | place to start. You can find alof of info there) |
| what you call bagholders (People who bought into | | | | Learn to read charts, Know the history of |
| the stock at the height of the run) Now, if you | | | | reverse splts for that stock, outstanding share |
| bought at the low end and sold at the high end | | | | number, authorized shares, read any recent |
| than you made out. You pretty much should | | | | company filings etc. Visit the company's |
| take your profits and move on to the next penny | | | | website (You can get alot of this info from |
| stock. | | | | pinksheets) |
| For example- One of my most recent and | | | | Penny stocks are cheap, alot more volatile |
| lucrative penny stock trades was of a stock with | | | | which gives the opportunity for a much higher |
| the symbol TPHM. I bought 2 million shares at | | | | ROI (Return on Investment). |
| .0003 share price (which cost me $600.00 plus the | | | | I never recommend trading penny stocks unless |
| $9.99 fee for the transaction from etrade) A | | | | you know what you are doing. |
| week later, the stock ran to a high of .0045 | | | | You can make alot of money by just investing a |
| (Note: I sold at .0039) I made $7800.00 less the | | | | little but you need to know the stocks to pick, |
| $9.99 etrade fee so I profited $7200.00 off of | | | | the ones that are poised to run and most of all, |
| my $600.00 investment (less etrade fees) and | | | | know when to sell. Don't fall in love with |
| actually, that was a mistake on my part (a | | | | a stock and DON'T GET GREEDY. Keep |
| pleasant mistake) When I bought TPHM, I forgot | | | | reinvesting and make alot more over the long run. |