why is the stock market playing in a mad way?
484024
Stock market fluctuations are usually pretty normal.  It can be quite hair-raising if you are 'playing' the market or if you have a large portfolio, but the stock market is really the same as any other market place...we often see share prices dip and peak for no apparent reason this is due simply to the 'nervousness' of shareholders.  \nIt can be compared to people buying a house or any other major purchase...sometimes just before we "sign" the deal we get second thoughts or feel 'jumpy' exactly the same way the market is behaving at the moment.
43665
Exploding stocks gave it a terrible rating, for its lousy chart action.\n\nhttp://explodingstocks.com/blog/?p=43
190590
Bullish! of course summer dull drums is coming up.  I think now is the best of times because the market is anticipating the Fed not raising rates much above 5.25.  Growth is still going to be running in the double digits this year.  I can not wait for the Santa clause rally at the end of the year.  Last year was kinda lame.  BooYA!
221570
Could be a lot of factors. I would say now it is Interest Rates. Investors may be Speculating that rates will soon go up. Normally when interest rates rise you will see negative fluctuations in the Stock Market because it is a Company Expense. The Bond Market will actually perform better in time. Then as the Economy Dictates the Investors will hopefully sell the Bonds at a profit and reinvest into Stocks. This is how I see this and may be wrong, but, it has worked for me when I invested in this manner.
729205
Its because the market is constantly changing and thats what day traders try to capitalize on. Stocks make money through either capital appreciation (raises in value) or dividends (money paid out from company). Day traders usually do trades that run from a couple of thousand dollars to much more. They make their money by using the large amount of stock purchased with those thousands and then later sell them after capital appreciation. Meaning the value of the stocks went up and they sold them for more and since they bought so much stock those few cents turned into much more than even thousands in some cases. The reason its so risky is because stocks fluctuate meaning they also go down although historically the stock market continually rises. Hope that gave you an idea.
1103272
What, nobody else gets stock spam?\n\nWell, it all goes back to the age old expression, "there's a sucker born every minute".  So some people have to learn the hard way that there are people out to get you.  Also, when it comes to investing, people let their greed, emotions, hopes, etc. take over and stop thinking, so this also makes it easier for them to fall for these scams.
391496
oh it effect more than just stock in the "oil" market... it effects everthing.  from stocks to futures.  it is complex, if i were you i would go to the wall street journal
71914
It because of craps. Some people disagree with this. New research has been done with this. You can find the new research with simple searches on Yahoo
634279
The stock has done extremely well but it is not clear why. It is way overvalued by most measures and I would not hold it at this point. If you're concerned about selling too low, then you might set a stop-loss, which means if it keeps going up, the value of your stock will keep going up, but if when it drops significantly from the top your shares will sell.\n\nBest of success.
1016051
Maam,sensex has got a past which shows that it's one of the world's most dynamic markets.After almost 3 weeks of downfall,rather biggest downfall,FII's have changed their view from caution to aggresive buying.MUTUAL FUNDS will continue to pour money as that's their job.Overall after this deep correction fundamentally market is very strong.The way it's gone one way down it's capable of going one way up as well.though some amount of short covering may be seen in middle.But in 1MONTH  time it should return back to 12000
88807
Stocks go up and down due to supply and demand foreces created by buyers and sellers.\n\nMore demand, less supply = Price go up\n\nMore supply, less deman = price go down\n\nBuyers receive the money, sellers pay up the money\n\nBrokers get a commission. The stock market is a minus sum game as broker commissions whittle away the value that is being traded with their commissions.
1053718
haha no! The market always changes dude, its now or never!!\n\nits a bit illegal but best of luck!
2413
Not to be coy...but more buyers then sellers.  It is invested in often as a portfolio diversification as an inflation hedge.
473548
It is a false bubble with more people losing their homes to reposessed then ever before in history, high prices is costing people millions of dollars with the rich coming out the winner, as usual. \n\nThe guy above is one sick puppy, needs medication fast.
888798
Share prices rise when there is an increased demand for the shares.  That is people are willing to pay more money for them. If a comany reports that their earnings have increased more than was expected, that generally increases the demand for the shares and prices rise.  \n\nSometimes the price movement is due to technical factors.  If the price of a stock has fallen a significant amount, people might think it is now a bargain and begin wanting to buy it, driving the price higher, even though there is no other apparent reason for the price increase. The opposit is also true.  \n\nThe best way to consistantly make money, is to buy stocks with solid fundamental value that are not overpriced and then to hold on to them and not sell them after the price has risen a few points and not to panic and sell them if the price drops a few points. \n\n The markets tend to run in cycles. And many people tend to buy stocks at the top of the cycle when they are expensive and then to panic and sell them at the bottom of the cycle when they are cheap.  Others tend to buy speculative stocks hoping to make a fast buck, but usually wind up loosing a buck real fast.
426382
No, that led to all kinds of perversions of market forces in the past. Liquidity is also an issue. \n\nIf it ain't broke, don't fix it.
111468
A big boost in the stock market has occured because of the technology to trade online at such high speeds. Nowadays any body with a computer can own stock with out having to be brokers.