For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – October 27, 2016 – Zacks Market Edge is a podcast hosted weekly by Zacks Stock Strategist Tracey Ryniec. Every week, Tracey will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life. To listen to the podcast, click here: ( https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/236045/when-should-you-sell-a-stock )
Welcome to Episode #55 of the Zacks Market Edge Podcast.
Every week, host and Zacks stock strategist, Tracey Ryniec, will be joined by guests to discuss the hottest investing topics in stocks, bonds and ETFs and how it impacts your life.
In this episode, Tracey is joined by Steve Reitmeister, Executive Vice President of Zacks and the editor of the portfolio service the Reitmeister Trading Alert, to discuss the important topic of when to sell a stock.
A lot of focus is put on what stocks to buy and when, but very little is put onto the other end of the equation of when you should sell a stock. But it is just as important for investors to learn when to sell as it is when to buy.
There are two scenarios for selling a stock:
1. Short term traders: they can use the Zacks Rank system by selling Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) stocks.
If you used the Zacks Rank system to trade the fertilizer stocks like Mosaic (NYSE: MOS – Free Report ), for instance, you would have seen it as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) or #4 (Sell) for the last eleven months. That’s sending a strong signal.
What about selling stops of 10% to 20%? Tracy and Steve discuss whether or not they recommend stops to contain losses or harvest gains.
Short term trading can also be very emotional where traders try to “make it back” after bad news hits the stock.
Tracey and Steve discuss what happens when your company is in the news for unsavory behavior and whether or not you should sell on an earnings miss or when guidance is lowered.
2. Long term investors: this is the harder of the two scenarios because long term traders can get complacent.
Make sure you keep up-to-date on your company and keep watch on the business. Many of those in Xerox (NYSE: XRX – Free Report ) over the last few decades have seen a real change in the business.
For those in it for the long term, rising earnings estimates are still important. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT – Free Report ) may have higher growth now but for many years, earnings were stagnant. Should you have sold it years ago?
Issues which can impact a long term investment can be a technology or product that becomes obsolete; change or death in management such as at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL – Free Report ) when Steve Jobs died; and corporate scandals, including fraud or accounting mismanagement, like the stories swirling about Banc of California (NYSE: BANC – Free Report ) this month.
What else should you know about when you should sell a stock?
Tune into this week’s podcast to find out.
Tracey Ryniec is the Value Stock Strategist for Zacks.com. She is also the Editor of the Insider Trader and Value Investor services. You can follow her on twitter at @TraceyRyniec and she also hosts the Zacks Market Edge Podcast on iTunes.
About Zacks
Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978. The later formation of the Zacks Rank, a proprietary stock picking system; continues to outperform the market by nearly a 3 to 1 margin. The best way to unlock the profitable stock recommendations and market insights of Zacks Investment Research is through our free daily email newsletter; Profit from the Pros. In short, it’s your steady flow of Profitable ideas GUARANTEED to be worth your time! Click here for your free subscription to Profit from the Pros .
Get the full Report on MOS – FREE
Get the full Report on XRX – FREE
Get the full Report on MSFT – FREE
Get the full Report on AAPL – FREE
Get the full Report on BANC – FREE
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zacksresearch
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Zacks-Investment-Research/57553657748?ref=ts
Zacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates.
Media Contact
Zacks Investment Research
800-767-3771 ext. 9339
https://www.zacks.com/performance
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performance for information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.
Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report
MOSAIC CO/THE (MOS): Free Stock Analysis Report
XEROX CORP (XRX): Free Stock Analysis Report
MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report
APPLE INC (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Plantations International