The Canadian Stock Alerts   -   Descriptor  2010

Visitors find The Canadian Stock Alerts blog through a variety of the 150 plus social media channels (Twitter being a single example & I have 17,000 followers to date). 

My stock alert criteria is simple, follow the unusual higher trading volume. Once an alert is established, the stock is noted on the blog. (Unusual trading volume being at least 3 and 4 X the trailing daily average) 

The Canadian Stock Alerts blog also publishes a performance review of the stocks that are blogged. When you look at the Performance stats over several months they act more like an actual case study. You can see why the daily blog traffic remains high and loyal. And also why sponsors have become interested in purchasing banner ads that sit alongside the stock alerts. I also write and blog about other  related material also applicable to the investor, with a particular appeal to the day trader. 

As a social media strategist, I make the added article material available at no extra cost to the sponsors of the Canadian Stock Alerts blog. So in fact the same sponsor banner ad has exposure through 4 investment type blogs, all of which are free to the end user.  

The entire Canadian Stock Alerts blog process is kept simple on purpose. Why? Because it has a proven track record and also has a loyal fan base.  

Look at a few recent Performance Review pages as an example of some success stock alerts.

And for the record, I am not a stock picker, but rather someone who has identified an alternative way to find potential stock investment candidates by tracking their volume activity. It’s that method that I blog about and offer certain stocks that meet my specific criteria. These alerts are not buy or sell recommendations but rather a simple way to validate the system I follow.

I do go a step further and offer my system for sale. A simple 31 page PDF file, loaded with chart examples sells for a single one time fee of $47.00 and comes with a full 100% money back guarantee after 60 days. 

Finally, as a freelance writer, I contribute article material to ezinearticles, Seeking Alpha and Stockhouse to name a few.

All the submitted articles have a resource box area that allows for a mini bio about the author, and also provides a link back to the actual blogs themselves. For our purposes of reference, these link back features offer a great service to the writer & reader alike.

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Canadian Stock Alerts - Performance Review (September 2009)

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Canadian Stock Alerts – And Now The News

Personally, I only subscribe to one rule as a day trader. That rule is to only follow stocks where there is higher than usual trading volume.

It's great to read a drilling news release at 8:30am and have a heads up for the opening bell. BUT, you have to wait for unusual volume to prove that the news actually has legs to drive the buying and thus the share price higher.

In fact, I always advocate that you let the price run for a bit and wait for the pullback, as stocks almost always pullback. Waiting takes discipline, and with practice, the discipline becomes habit.

And Now The News:

Today (August 14, 2009) a Canadian company called Aura Silver Resources sent out a news release at 8:30am with this headline "Aura Silver Drills Silver Rich Discovery Hole - 12.1 Meters of 533 g/t Including 1.3 Meters of 2.5 Kilograms/t Silver Equivalent at Shallow Depth".

The reaction was instant for this Canadian junior mining company. Aura Silver Resources had a previous close of.095 and opened this morning on the strength of that news release at.15 then spiked to.33. It then pulled back to the mid.20's

The stock drifted between.25 and the mid.30's for a few hours and then boom, just after 3:00pm it blew through.40 and.50 like it wasn't even there. The day traders were out of there minds I'm sure, especially those who were in before today at under.10

The Lesson: Absolutely watch the news releases, but don't commit until the serious volume arrives.

My system is very simple, I check the Stock Research Portal website (just sign up for a free membership) for the Canadian drilling news releases, then look to see if higher than usual volume comes in. If it does, I always wait for a pullback in the share price, never EVER chase it. Only on the pullback would I consider an entry point.

And as Paul Harvey use to say "and now you know.. the rest of the story".

About The Author: Mike Perras is a former media executive and faculty of business professor. Today he is a freelance writer and also manages the Canadian Stock Alerts blog. It is updated weekdays in real time, and the primary focus is to find stocks with higher than usual trading volume. Mr. Perras doesn't advocate buying the stocks he mentions. Nothing in this article is either designed to meet readers personal financial situations, or intended or taken to be investment advice.

** Originally published by Mike Perras for ezinearticles

Stock Research - University Style

As someone who has both taught at the post secondary level and worked in the University environment, I can tell you that "learning" there happens on a totally different level than anywhere else.

More progressive institutions now teach with a collaborative learning style mind set. In the old days you were learning more on your own, almost in isolation. The best students got better fast and those who didn't grasp things as well on their own, most certainly fell behind just as quickly.

I make the analogy between university learning and stock research because today, one no longer needs to invest or learn to invest, in total isolation. There are a great many places to gather data and share information. Keeping in mind that the social media revolution or collaborative learning is here to stay.

A University library is quite unlike any other kind of library. It's their online resources that make them truly unique. The institution pays fees so that students can have access to the best papers, the best research material in the world.

The best stock research sites do the same, and some charge a great deal of money to have access to their data. The every day financial web sites most of us are familiar with offer the basics for free, with seemingly little regard for the end user's needs. 

There is one site, a newer player called Stock Research Portal. They seem to have that "university" approach I was talking about. It's more of a "learning library" for the stock research enthusiast. It's organized the way a true academic sees the world. Better said, it's not only designed for investors, it's been designed by investors. 

Detailed company balance sheets, peer comparisons, trades by insiders, regulatory filings, a variety of charting screens, segregated news releases, and a host of other features you'll be hard pressed to find in one place. A "learning library" is just that, extensive relevant information under one roof. That's exactly what you'll find at Stock Research Portal.

Here's  the best part, this "learning library" stock research portal is free. Free with a simple email subscription.

About The Author:  Mike Perras is a former media executive and faculty of business professor. Today he is a freelance writer and also manages the Canadian Stock Alerts blog. It is updated weekdays in real time, and the primary focus is to find stocks with higher than usual trading volume. Mr. Perras doesn't advocate buying the stocks he mentions. Nothing in this article is either designed to meet readers personal financial situations, or intended or taken to be investment advice.

** Originally posted on Seeking Alpha on September 11, 2009  **

http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/444928-mike-perras/27147-stock-research-university-style

Is It Time To Buy Natural Gas Companies?

Every few months a few investor buddies and I get together, play some golf and compare notes. One of the conversations that stuck me came from one friend who only plays the cyclical energy sector.

He tells me that it's a commodity, no different than gold or silver. Meaning that the producer or exploration company is always at the mercy of that specific commodity price. So far, so good, I get all that.

He was telling me that typically when the natural gas commodity price is low, just like it is now, exploration simply stops.

All what that really means is simply this, while we continue to use the existing supply, very little new supply is being added as the drillers wait till they see a better return or at least a higher commodity price.

Well that's kind of like cause and effect in play. As soon as the winter / heating season comes, and we all know it is coming, the demand will be higher for natural gas. While the supply has diminished, the demand grows and thus you start to see a spike in the commodity price of natural gas.

Now this almost seems too easy, or at least easy for an investor who is willing to play these energy cycles.

Because I follow the mining and oil & gas sectors specifically, I came across a small Canadian company called Yangarra Resources. Their stock trades around .04, was .20 over the past year, and as high as .40 just two years ago.

I called their President & CEO Jim Evaskevich. We had a nice long chat and he echoed my golfing buddy's comments exactly. NG companies go through this cycle every year, the more booming winter months and quieter summer months, from a natural gas price perspective.

Jim said, his company had assets of $45 million dollars just last January and that has fallen with the natural gas prices. He did say his company is still profitable today even with NG's low price.

So if one paid closer attention to these commodity prices and then searched for companies in that sector, it stands to reason, you would have a new investment strategy on your hands. Well it certainly works well for Mr 10 handicap anyway.

I only mention Yangarra Resources specifically because they had a news release last week which. And then it became the whole conversation of my golfing adventure. And once again, my golf score was not the adventure!

About The Author:  Mike Perras is a former media executive and faculty of business professor. Today he is a freelance writer and also manages the Canadian Stock Alerts blog. It is updated weekdays in real time, and the primary focus is to find stocks with higher than usual trading volume. Mr. Perras doesn't advocate buying the stocks he mentions. Nothing in this article is either designed to meet readers personal financial situations, or intended or taken to be investment advice.

** Originally published by Mike Perras for SeekingAlpha.com on September 4^th 2009

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