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1.
If you believe in "buying low and selling high," at which of the following points should you sell your stock?
When the stock begins to move downward. This signals that the bull market may be reversing, although it is never certain. This signal is not present during the other situations mentioned, because they may just be periods of slow growth.
2.
Emotions can contribute to bull and bear markets.
True. Aspects of investor psychology, such as emotions, can drive people to value stocks very high or very low.
3.
Selling short involves _______.
Selling when prices are high and buying when prices fall. This is the reverse of the buy low, sell high strategy. It attempts to take advantage of falling prices.
4.
Which of the following does not contribute to bull or bear markets?
Past bull or bear markets. Only present behavior can determine such markets.
5.
Economists and market-watchers use a practice called _______ to help them predict stock values.
Technical analysis. This is the use of market data to analyze individual stocks and the market as a whole.