I haven't been too ambitious to write for a while. Today I have a modest bit of motivation. It was an exciting day, for Investers. As it says in the Title of this post, the Stock Market Gapped-Up today! Shortly after my 9:30 alarm sounded, my second phone (An old Cell Phone that I still use through Wi-fi) came alive with notifications. I was standing in my Kitchen, pouring a cup of coffee, and talking to my mother through a Bluetooth earbud. I knew something was happening. I am quite eccentric when it comes to Investing. When I purchase a Stock, it is based on, "Fundamentals". Rather than analyzing Fundamentals, other retail Traders use Technicals. While I don't use them, I don't completely ignore Technicals either. I drew the conclusion that people use Technicals because they don't have a means to gather, store, and compare the data. They're left to follow the herd (as they heard) and seem to believe Stocks are a living thing with repetitive behaviors. I...
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