What strategies or methods should the average retail investor adopt?
Before a retail investor thinks about his strategies or methods, he has to truly understand himself first. He has to determine his own financial standing, the amount of money he is willing to risk in the market, whether this amount is for high risk or low risk trading (risk appetite), his personal trading style and beliefs, his knowledge about the market, the time frame for holding his positions, the returns expected and the amount of time he is able to spare to monitor the market. The above considerations give rise to a wide range of trading strategies and methods ranging from the conservative and long term, to the risky and short term. On average, I would suggest a retail investor with some market knowledge and experience to adopt a trading strategy to time the market with charts and catch market moves over the 1-3 months time frame. He should equip himself with good knowledge of technical analysis. He should also adhere to strict stop loss policies and not to allow each position to
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