Normally I will see the trend first. After that we set the entry and exit price. If possible, I might use FA to see if I might want to keep it for long term. It depends on the kind of stock you wish to play for short term or long term.
If you know how to control, it would be very good. Same like we buy a house, we don't pay full right? More importantly, you must make sure you got buffer. Margin of Safety like share and options and CFD. Warren Buffet also use leverage to boast up his wealth too. It is between Good Debts and Bad Debts.
$Apple (AAPL.US)$ Price going up as expected
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$Apple (AAPL.US)$ when Apple releases iPhone. price shall go up.
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