Stock market basics for beginners

by jxw1899 on 2011-02-15 19:15:03

The long-term development of the stock market depends on the trend of economic fundamentals, the medium-term on the supply and demand relationship of funds, and the short-term on the fluctuations in investor sentiment. Judging from the latter two factors, the driving force of the stock market is still there as the real estate market and overseas funds are still shifting. With bullish expectations prevailing, there is no reason to be pessimistic. A bull market's characteristic is to fill in the valleys, whereas a bear market's is to flatten the peaks...