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The stock exchange is driven solely by human emotion.Nothing else really matters.Human emotion is driven by perception, and perception is jaded by expectations.If your expectations aren't fulfilled, than your perception is that this is awful.If your expectations are high, you likely will be disappointed.The trick then is to gauge the expectations that stock traders have at any given moment.Unfortunately there isn't any reliable measurement that I know of to judge expectations...

I am taking the opportunity to help others learn the fundamentals in assessing stocks for investment using the technical and fundamental analysis.Both tools are equally important in making serious decisions with your hard earned CASH!If you would like to invest in stocks, then treat it like a business, NOT A HOBBY.(ex: a retail outfit can not earn money if it does not have products to sell; the exact same is true for investors, without money, you can not invest)...

One of the largest forces that affect stock prices are inflation, interest rates, bonds, commodities and currencies.Sometimes the stock market suddenly reverses itself followed by printed explanations phrased to suggest that the author's keen observation allowed him to predict the market turn.Such circumstances leave investors somewhat awed and amazed at the infinite amount of continuing factual input and infallible interpretation required to avoid going against the industry...