OK PP-braintrust, I've asked this before and really did not get a 'true' answer. It seems overall I understand very little about stocks / investing specifically other than buy 'low', 'hold' long term, hopefully there will be steady dividends paid.
My overly simple observation, looking at the market in my local paper there is a column of largest % gainers in a single day. Is there
one software application that would scan the entire market quickly and 'spot' stocks that start to rise in %, save them in a queue where you could then monitor real-time?
I know that my question may seem pre-kindergarden to most folks here. But to an 'outsider' it seems that any real gains in these days are made with information whether inside or not, not available to the investing public in a timely manner.
Further, I'm really in the camp as to not trusting someone else with my investing money, regardless of how the commission is paid. I may own this point of view because I saw my father, who was a very savvy and shrewd investor lose almost his entire fortune in the savings and loan crisis in the 80's
I would really like the responses to be narrowly focused to my question, to the point initially please, then we can expand
Thanks all
