SIMPLE STEPS TO INVESTING IN A BEAR MARKET, PROTECTING YOUR CAPITAL

Every stock market comprises traders and investors each desirous of money-making in the short, medium and long term as a target, helped by movements in the price of equities to create wealth for investors.
These investors would mostly buy into a seemingly bearish market, while anticipating a bull transition with the intention of selling in a strong market at a higher price for profit.
However, it is true that oftentimes, things do not turn out as planned, especially when the stock price you expected would rally turns the other way and then starts plummeting. It may happen that the prices of such stocks go down by as much as 10 to 25%, and even 50%. In the process, you may lose your capital which is your hard-earned money regardless of the name attached to market situation – down-market, correction, downtrend or up market.
In equity investments, nobody wants to stocks at a loss ordinarily. This creates a ‘loser’ feeling and an inexperienced way of investing, a feeling I had many years ago.
You cannot expect me to sell a stock I bought at N5.00 each for N3.20 for example. I am very sure that many investors would respond in the same manner. But after the 2008/2009 market crash, I learnt a lesson that a bird in hand is worth two others in the bush. Many of us lost our investable funds, believing that the market would recover soon after but continued it continued a southward pull. In the process I almost lost everything. Before I knew it, stocks that were bought at N120 dropped to N23; while those of N12 slumped to N1.76; and those worth N380 was selling at N120 and we held on, because many of us did not apply the simple rule of cutting our losses, thereby protecting our capital from further decline. It looks simple but it works in any market at all time. Stopping loss is not only a rule but a stock market principle.
Do you know that there are only two types of investors in the market? They are the givers and the receivers. Which type are you? Do you want to join the group of receivers?
If the answer is ‘yes,’ do not act emotionally. Apply the ‘Stop Loss’ rule and hold cash, not stocks. It is not easy to be receivers in the stock market, but you can achieve it if you desire to invest without attaching emotions to any stock when a trade does not meet your expectations. Jump out immediately to protect and preserve your capital. Also, many investors lose money in the stock market because they don’t want to sell their favorite stocks.
Such investors often think the price of a particular stock would rebound eventually. If you let your stock go down 50%, you will need the stock to gain 100% just to break even. It is not at all times that stocks double in price, especially in our market where players are inclined to trading. Smart traders target 18-25% profit and exit such stocks thereafter.
Sometimes, stock prices will bounce back, but most of the time the stock price never does.
Yes, I mean never. So, why take the risk of allowing your stock to drop, hoping its price would come back? Just take a small loss and move on to other stocks in the market or hold cash to watch for the next direction the market is heading.
On October 2, 2017, INVESTDATA Research is partnering APT Funds & Securities Ltd to organize a free ONE-DAY EQUITY INVESTMENT WORKSHOP tagged Independent Day Free Investment Education Summit to teach new and existing equity investors of how to invest profitably and protect their capital. All you need? Just register and attend. The theme of the workshop is: “Profitable Stock Market Trading Strategies That Leads To Financial Independence and Freedom.”
Have you traded the stock market before and failed? 90% of people who trade without knowledge and understanding of the market’s dynamics will end up losing up to 90% of their capital most of the time.
You don’t have to be among them. Learn to how to trade profitably at the October 2 seminar and you could be one of the lucky 10%, who manage to be consistently profitable while trading by themselves through our online portal, via your phone and laptop anywhere in the world.
Consistency is the key to equity trading and investing success.
At Investdata Consulting Ltd and APT Securities & Funds Ltd, we have been teaching the investing public simple and proven strategies to implement and become a successful traders and investors in any market conduction, especially equipping them to know how to protect their portfolios and profit from market correction in a recovering economy.
We would also focus on developing the mindset of investors and traders to manage risk and eliminate emotions when trading so that they don’t make any irrational investment decisions.
Attend the free workshop and we will show you how you too can successfully and confidently trade and invest your way to profits when you trade stocks on your own through your phone, laptop or desktop computers.
What you will learn? At the independent day free workshop include:
1. The fundamental basics of stock trading and investing
2. Trading and Investing strategies that will help you manage your risk, protect your capital and profit from market correction.
3. How to trade on your own online using APT’s e-trade platform on your phone and laptop from anywhere in the world.
4. The psychology of trading and investing, and how it will make you a successful trader or investor in any market situation.

The workshop holds on:
DATE: October 2. 2017
TIME: 10am – 2.00pm
VENUE: Ostra Hall & Hotel, Behind MKO Abiola Gardens, Opposite NNPC Gas Plant, CBD, Alausa, Ikeja. Lagos.

Although the seminar is free, participants are however required to registered with N1,500 to be paid into InvestData Consulting Limited’s Zenith Bank account number: 1013033032.
There will also be sale of stock trading and investing materials, including Fundamental and Technical Analysis, home study packs to interested participants at the end of the workshop. The study pack can thereafter be viewed on your phone, laptop and television set thereafter. All such materials are on offer at 20% discount for attendees.
You need to prepare yourself and profit from the market and the ongoing recovery in the economy to truly achieve your financial independence and freedom.
For more enquiries about the programme, please call 08032055467, 08179547605, and 08111811223

MR. OMORDION AMBROSE
CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER

INVESTDATA CONSULTING LIMITED
ambroseconsultants@yahoo.com
Tel: 08028164085, 08032055467