Pacific Ethanol, Inc. is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: PEIX) that is engaged in the development, production and marketing of renewable fuels in the United States. The company has five ethanol plans under construction on the West Coast with expected capacity of 200 million gallons. In addition, the company's wholly owned subsidiary is one of th

During every correction, I encourage investors to avoid the destructive inertia that results from trying to determine: "How low can we go?" and/or "How long will this last?" Investors who add to their portfolios during downturns invariably experience higher values during the next advance. Yes, Virginia, just as certainly as there is a Santa Claus,

Investment scams are so commonplace that they aren't given nearly enough attention. Most people believe that scams will be so obvious and apparent that they will realize it when they see one, avoid it, and not be a victim. However, scam artists know that they have started to design more devious methods of capturing a reader's attention and, hopef

Trade size is an important factor in your trading performance.Typically a percentage of your asset size is selected with 1 to 2 % of total equity representing the highest to avoid massive drawdowns. Setting a loss per trade for your trades is very important but it is just the beginning of the story. How to analyze stops can make or break your tradi

Those who pick stocks are not always accurate but over time the average is usually a positive one. There are so many opportunities to jump on hot stock picks throughout the years. Learning which ones to jump on at the right time will translate to wealth. Unwisely jumping on the wrong picks at the wrong time can cost you a lot of money. Penny sto

If you are tired of keeping track of your stocks and also need some professional help managing your portfolio of stocks then your best bet is to turn to mutual funds. In simple language mutual funds are large companies who take money from each investor and then pool that money and buy stocks in the market. There is a mutual fund manager who is a

Common stocks are shares in companies that represent ownership in the company. If you do hold this kind of stock, then you do have a right to play a part in electing a board of directors and in voting on corporate policies, even though these stockholders are pretty low on the ladder when it comes to ownership issues. Should the company go out of bu

When you want to be in total control of your financial future, online stock trading may be something for you to look into. You can research companies on your own, also online, make your own decisions and make your trades when you are ready. With many brokers having a web presence online, stock trading online is easier and faster than ever before

In my opinion, the second biggest challenge that you face in your online forex, stock commodity or futures trading is distraction. Now, I say the second biggest challenge, because the first challenge is to know what the heck you are doing in the first place! Frankly, if you don't know that- and most beginner and many intermediate level traders r

Any journey starts with a single first step. Everyone agrees that this is true, but what is the first step for the beginning option trader? The vast amount of information can appear to be overwhelming, and is full of terminology that might as well be ancient Greek for all the sense it makes. Everyone you meet, and every website you visit has some d

Just as elite athletes go through a specific warm-up routine for their body and their mind before competing at a meet, we too as option traders need to follow a specific routine/process before we enter a trade and compete in the markets. Here is the step-by-step routine that I follow each market day when looking for new short-term option buying

As a stock market investor you should look to invest where you can get better returns. With the stock markets being the first and foremost vehicle to get better returns on your money which is invested make sure that you look all around the world for investment. First of all let me describe what emerging economies are and which countries are con

The stock market rallied on Friday and boy was the press upset. When I turned on my car radio I caught the market report near the end and I didn't hear the news about the stock market rally. All I heard was very depressed journalists reporting. They sounded so sad and upset. I said to myself, "oh no, what terrible thing is happening now! More

To make money in the stock market, setting stops is an imprecise science and involves a lot of trial and error, but it is an integral part of being a successful trader. A good analogy is to compare stops to buying insurance for your business. Should you avoid insurance altogether just because you`re not sure exactly how much you need, or because it

The search for automatic investing techniques - schemes which would produce profits by giving investors advance indication of market swings, based on a mechanical interpretation of market data - has been going on for quite some time. One of the earliest methods was the "Dow Theory," a set of rules for interpreting market action drawn up by William