20/05/2025

The stock market’s most famous quotes – and why they often fool you

The stock market’s most famous quotes – and why they often fool you

Vi människor älskar citat. Korta, slagkraftiga meningar som känns kloka och trygga. På börsen är de extra populära – de ger en känsla av förståelse i en värld som annars präglas av osäkerhet, brus och motsägelser. Men problemet är att...

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07/04/2025

3 types of bear markets

3 types of bear markets

Bear markets, where the stock market falls by more than 20%, are an inevitable part of the investment cycle. They will always happen, making them predictable in the long run. However, timing them is notoriously difficult. Attempts at timing are...

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03/04/2025

Why do losses feel so much worse than wins?

Why do losses feel so much worse than wins?

Om du någonsin har upplevt att en förlust på aktiemarknaden känns som ett hugg i magen, men en lika stor vinst bara ger en axelryckning, så är du inte ensam. Detta fenomen kallas loss aversion (förlustaversion), och det är en...

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04/03/2025

Pessimism without a stock market crash – a warning signal or a buying opportunity?

Pessimism without a stock market crash – a warning signal or a buying opportunity?

One of the indicators I study to quantify investor sentiment is the survey from AAII (American Association of Individual Investors). They ask how private investors feel about the stock market over the next 6 months. AAII can be seen as the American equivalent of Aktiespararna, but...

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28/01/2025

3 types of bear markets

3 types of bear markets

Bear markets, where the stock market falls by more than 20%, are an inevitable part of the investment cycle. They will always happen, making them predictable in the long run. However, timing them is notoriously difficult. Attempts at timing are...

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28/12/2024

Recorded lecture: How to catch winning stocks

Recorded lecture: How to catch winning stocks

Lecture at Financial Stockholm by co-founder Erik Martin Hansén about thoughts and ideas about strategies and how we can use methods to capture winning stocks. Contents: Common thinking errors The reason to avoid subjective technical analysis How much the stock market usually falls...

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12/12/2024

Prospect theory and the importance of going against emotions to beat the market

Prospect theory and the importance of going against emotions to beat the market

According to Prospect Theory, developed by Kahneman and Tversky, we humans are emotionally affected by losses more than by gains. This leads to us holding on to losing stocks for too long in the hope that they will recover...

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04/12/2024

Why price is your best friend – and predictions your worst enemy

Why price is your best friend – and predictions your worst enemy

Investors have long been fascinated by the idea of ​​predicting which companies will deliver strong future earnings. It makes sense: if you can predict future earnings, it should be easy to beat the market. But what if I told you that...

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12/11/2024

Don’t be fooled by technical analysis

Don’t be fooled by technical analysis

Technical analysis is very popular and often the first method that beginners encounter when they start trading actively, especially if they focus on short-term trading. With simple graphs and clear patterns, technical analysis seems to promise quick results and easy...

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28/10/2024

10 types to avoid on social media

10 types to avoid on social media

Navigating the stock market is hard enough without being distracted by the wrong people. On Finanstwitter (or other social platforms) it is teeming with opinions, “experts” and market gurus who want to guide you – or rather, lead you astray. If you want to keep...

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