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Q: Dollar volume of stock compared to dollar volume of bonds traded.?
"If you can calculate the dollar volume of stock traded on any stock exchange for any "average" day and compare this amount to the dollar volume of bonds traded in any "average" day, which of the following would be true: a. the stock market is very much larger than the bond market, b. the stock market is large than the bond market, b.both markets are about the same size, c. the bond market is larger than the stock market, d. the bond market is very, very, very, much larger than the stock market.
A: The answer is (a), especially if you are only looking at bonds that are traded on an exchange (instead of the interdealer market).
Q: Which is better: Low volume and high stock price increase or high volume and smaller stock price increase?
I'm in a stock market game and make daily trades. One stock (CGO) went up $7.75 (43%) to 25.65 after hours. However, this was only on 1,000 volume. Its average volume is 22,000.
The other stock (VRGY) increased 3.67 (17.43%) to 24.72 after hours on 226,000 volume. Its average volume is 383,000.
Should I buy CGO or VRGY for tomorrow?
A: Statistically speaking, when the daily volume of a stock has a high % increase, an increase in stock price should follow. As they say follow the money. I'd go with the VRGY.
Q: Considering the volume of information involved in a stock's price move?
Do you think it even begins to scratch the surface to calculate things like P/E and other simple formulas to attempt to quantify a stock's value? I mean the true formula for calculating the direction a stock would likely be about 3 pages long, given the sheer volume of information that influences it in some way or other. So then maybe just reading articles and making educated guesses is the best way?
A: In the long run, what an investor is trying to determine is ROI (return on investment). "If I invest $10,000 today, how much will I have a year from now?" And that's why P/E is particularly important... the P (price) component relates directly to how much you have to spend on a share of stock, and the E (earnings) component relates closely to how much you can expect to gain.
For a stable company that's not growing (like, say, a big retailer, or a restaurant chain), P/E is almost tied directly to ROI. If a company has a P/E ratio of 20, then you're looking at a return of approximately 5%. If a company has a P/E ratio of 10, your return would be approximately 10%.
However, you're right that there are many, many factors involved in stock prices, including investor psychology, overall economic conditions, the influence of computer trading algorithms, and so on. A seasoned investor will try to factor in as many variables as possible. But P/E is an easy and powerful indicator, and for some types of companies, you don't need much more than that.
Q: what does volume mean in the stock market?
i'm playing a stock market game at skool.. my professor wants us to buy two stocks with $5000. how do i know which stock to buy? what do I base my choices on? volume? price? what?
thanks...
A: What time frame are you using?
Long-term investing requires finding a solid business with good prospects for growth. Comparing the "value" of the stock with its current price determines how likely it is to be a good investment. Value is a function of earnings and future earnings growth, as well as market share, solid balance sheet, and other factors.
Short-term investing isn't too different from gambling, but you can improve your odds by looking at momentum and "technical" factors such as stochastics.
Stocks with low volumes can be easily manipulated, and have price swings that reflect short-term supply and demand imbalances. High volume stocks tend to be more efficient, but are not guaranteed to be fairly priced.
Ignore the recommendations of the "experts," unless you want to use them as contrarian indicators. If they were so smart, they would make their fortune trading stocks, not talking or writing about them.
Q: How i know how many stocks are bought or sold from the stock qoute volume reading?
A: If the volume says 56,000, that means that 56,000 shares changed hands for the current or last trading day.
Q: when evaluating whether or not to invest in a companies stock why is it important to look at the volume?
when looking at a companies stock why is it important to look at the volume and average volume? is that an indicator of something if you are considering buying/selling the companies stock?
A: For investors, I do not think it is something that is important to consider. For traders it is one of the things they are interested in, because they are hoping to catch the stock on an upswing and increasing volume might be an indication of an upswing.
Q: Guitars that come stock with whammy bar, 2 volume knobs, and a 2 pickup selector switch?
Im a tom morello fan, and im soon to get a new guitar. what are some guitars that come stock with a 2 pick-up selector switch, 2 volume knobs, and a whammy bar?
the les paul doesnt come stock with a whammy bar
thanks for the answers, but i forgot to say that my price range is around 400 or less
A: http://www.music123.com/Epiphone-ES-295-Electric-Guitar-with-Bigsby-Tremolo-518554-i1150073.Music123
I just saw this one. Never heard of it before, but it IS a Gibson Les Paul
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Custom-Les-Paul-Axcess-Standard-Electric-Guitar-531000-i1424102.gc
Also a few Gibson SG's
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Custom-SG-Standard-with-Maestro-VOS-Electric-Guitar-517997-i1165396.gc
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Custom-SG-Standard-Historic-Reissue-Electric-Guitar-with-Maestro-517507-i1149447.gc
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Angus-Young-Signature-SG-517038-i1149147.gc
There are a couple of other SGs with tremolo.
That's about all I can find with the specs you are looking for.
All Strats only have one volume and two tone knobs and a 5 position selector switch.
No Ibanez guitars have two volume knobs that I could find.
Same with Paul Reed Smith guitars.
Gibson/Epiphones pretty much have the 2 pick up selector switch and two volume control market cornered.
I think the best one would be an SG with the Maestro tremolo Bridge
Q: If I buy a stock with decent volume numbers and buy put protection on it, can I ever lose?
How often should I renew my put protection?
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Q: Question about volume in the stock market?
Is there somewhere on the web I can go to see which sectors/industries experienced the most volume action either up or down on a given day? Thanks.
A: That information is usually available on the websites of the various exchanges.
Different exchanges specialize in different sectors/industries
For example, the NYSE specializes in US companies from all sectors, but there is still a heavy weighting in industrials and consumer products
The Toronto Stock Exchange specializes in Canadian financials, but is the world's largest exchange when it comes to the mining and energy sectors.
So, my recommendation would be to visit the various websites for the various stock exchanges and see how they stack up.
Q: How can i know that the volume for a particular stock is driven by selling or buying?
Can i tell if there are any bids for a stock?
A: It will always be both. There is no way to buy unless someone selling, and no way to sell unless someone is buying.
Q: Can anyone recommend a printer for printing large volume on 80lb stock?
I would like to find a large format printer that will automatically feed up to 80lb cardstock. I print designs from Adobe CS3 Mastersuite on Mac and PC - so it would need to be compatible with both (which doesn't seem to be a problem with most I have seen - the problem seems to be the cardstock). Any suggestions?
A: Hi! Have you had a problem with the 80# stock before with printers?
I have Epson printers, and they can even print on illustration board! I do use art stocks that are made for archival print use.
It may possibly be the type of paper you are using instead of the weight. It must be made for the type of printer you are using.
Here is a good link for information:
http://www.inkjetart.com
Hope this helps. Best wishes!
Q: is the daily volume of a stock traded really important ?
when for every seller there's a buyer why shold we look at the volumes ? what should be construed when the volume is higher or lower ?
A: I'd like to add to Califrich's answer:
Daily volume fluctuations are not that important and should be expected. What's important is a volume spike (1-10 X daily volume) combined with a price move (up or down). It indicates that something new and important is happening to the company.
If you read this indication correctly, you can either profit from it or save yourself from a financial disaster.
Q: stock volume; how malleable is a penny stock with low volume?
what happens when you purchase 10,000 shares of a penny stock whose 10 day average volume is 77,0000 shares? Will the trade move the stock up only to trigger a mass sell off?
A: Extremely!
The lower the volume, the more easily manipulated a stock can be. The cheaper it is, same thing because it'll take less $$ to manipulate it.
In general, you should stay away from penny stocks. In most cases, it's like playing slots in vegas. You might hit one once in a while, but in general, just say buh bye to the money!
Hope that helps!
Q: how to calculate the defference in between loose stock volume and natural exacavated volume of rock.?
we excavated the mountain and stockpiled according to classification of material and measured the original excavation cross sections without classifying the material.now the conflict is that how much we did common excavation and rock excavation,as per practical conditions we couldnot able to have elevations of common and rock strata,and for payment now we need to calculate the percentage of common and rock excavation,with the help of measuring volumes of stockpiles,i want to know the percentage difference in between the loose stockpile volume and original excavated volume ,by any calculation method or thumb rule etc,whatever it may be to come to conclusion to know th edefference in between them.
A: What you are looking for are bulking factors.
The second figure in each line below refers to the rough bulking factor for each rock type.
eg chalk = 1.50, granite = 1.72
you could use 1.5 as a rough average. That is after excavating a volume of rock, its volume will expand to about 1.5 times its original volume in the ground.
Chalk 1.85 1.50 0.97 E
Shales 2.35 1.50 1.33 M-H
Limestone 2.60 1.63 1.36 M-H
Sandstone (Porous) 2.50 1.60 - M
Sandstone (cemented) 2.65 1.61 1.34 M-H
Basalt 2.95 1.64 1.36 H
Granite 2.41 1.72 1.33 H
Q: When you look at the stock volume for a day,is there a way to find out how many shares were sold short?
for any one particular stock
A: No there is no real way to tell the shorting numbers by just looking at the volume.