Knowing what to buy and what to sell is important.

But knowing WHEN to buy or sell could very well be the question of all questions when it comes to trading.

Fundamentals of course are ultimately the key in determining the price or value of a stock. And statistics have shown that companies receiving upward earnings estimate revisions outperform the market, while companies receiving downward earnings estimate revisions underperform the market.

But a quick look at a chart can often times give you insight as to when the market is ready to react to those fundamentals.

Just because you think you've found a solid company, doesn't necessarily mean it's ready to go up as you'd anticipated.

We've all been in this position at one time or another:

How many times have you read about, heard about or researched a certain stock, determined that the fundamentals were bullish (or bearish) only to then take a position and ...

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