The perfect market timing strategy is a chimera. Nobody can pick the peaks or troughs perfectly. Being on the wrong side of a peak or trough by a few percent is "good enough" for dramatically improved ...

Because nobody knows what is going to happen in the short term, my consistent/boring advice is to create a financial plan ...

Market timing, when properly understood as trading based on conditional expectations rather than forecasting, can be an effective strategy for generating superior risk-adjusted returns. We look at a ...

Can investors realistically time the market to maximize returns, especially over the long term? According to a recent study from Charles Schwab, perfect market timing is practically impossible. The ...

This first half-hour after the New York Stock Exchange opens is known for wild volatility. Overnight news, analyst ratings, and pent-up orders from institutional and retail traders all hit the tape at ...

“‘Buy low, sell high’ is the worst advice in investing,” Schneider says. “It implies you can know when to jump in and out of an investment. The better advice to build serious wealth is ‘Buy low, buy ...

For retail investors, a fundamental question emerges: Should you try to time the market to buy low and sell high, or invest consistently regardless of market conditions? Dollar-cost averaging ...

The stock selloff is pushing some investors to the exits. But the summer of 2024 was great for the market. The "sell in May and go away" seasonal stock-market timing strategy may come early this year.

The mainstream media often discusses the stock market with a short-term mindset. Even worse, pundits often promote market-timing strategies. They draw arbitrary lines on charts to explain when it's ...

Cash cushions portfolios against volatility and unexpected financial needs. One drawback is that excess cash risks falling behind inflation over the long term. Rebalancing preserves your asset ...