The idea here is to buy a stock today and sell it in five days only and not wait more than that. That too with potentially profitable trades which compound your trading capital to astonishing levels. This sounds nice but not so easy to do. So find out how to do it in Jeff Cooper’s The five Day Momentum Trading Strategy.

Short term trading is more exciting than long term trading because you get to finish the trading fast and see the results (profits or losses) in a short time without waiting or forgetting.

Jeff Cooper is a stock trader who had expertised in short term trading that is trades lasting a period of only upto a week or 5 trading days. Imagine if you could start a trade during the week and make profit by the end of the week without spending much time monitoring it. That is what is Jeff Cooper’s 5-day momentum method for short term trading of stocks.

Jeff Cooper has written a short book explaining this stock trading strategy in The 5 day momentum method.

Jeff Cooper’s Trading Book: The 5 Day Momentum Method

The idea here is to buy a stock today and sell it in 5 days only and not wait more than that. That too with potentially profitable trades which compound your trading capital to astonishing levels. This sounds nice but not so easy to do.

It is very easy to lose money in stock trading but very difficult to make profits. Hence Jeff Cooper explains in detail every step and also various on picking stocks with potential for rewards to making entry/exit decisions within in a trading period of five days. What more he also promises no constant monitoring on your part which makes it ideal for individuals who have a primary job to focus their time on full time.

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Today, following Jeff Cooper’s method is difficult but nonetheless possible. The reason is there is a wide mixture of trends followed by stocks within the same industry/country. On the positive side, it provides one or the other opportunity at any time, but on the other side, it creates confusion when deciding which strategy is right.

This book is old and perhaps possible find easy on various websites freely through Google search or on websites indexing or storing pdf files. It needs some prior stock trading experience to pick up the knowledge from this book. Once learned and put into practice this can make successful short term traders. But the chances of learning it well is less for novice or new stock traders.

Good luck with your momentum trading and don’t forget to read more of my articles on stock trading.

Disclaimer: Stock market trading is not a game of kids. Hence always caution is advised as the stakes are high. Use your discretion and cautiously invest in stocks/shares. The following are author’s views only.

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