Stocks in the green economy are popular right now. Should you buy shares of green companies?
- It depends.
- It depends on whether the stocks you are looking at are a good fit for your financial goals.
- It depends on the individual stocks you are looking at.
- It depends on how diversified your assets are.
There is no simple answer that applies to every trader.
Are you a Trader or an Investor?
Investors buy shares of stable companies that will deliver dividends and growth that far outstrips inflation. Investors typically hold stocks for many years, based on the daily ups and downs of stock prices, holding on to a long-term uptrend.
Traders buy stocks for the purpose of short-term growth. Many traders will buy and sell stocks on the same day. The trader has changed hands. They keep track of the stocks they hold and are ready to sell immediately if they go into loss-making territory.
green stocks
Green stocks can be good or bad, just like in any market sector. You have to be selective. The sector is quite diversified and includes electric vehicle stocks, battery manufacturers, turbine blade manufacturers, solar panel stocks and recycling specialists.
There are green stocks to watch and there are electric car stocks you should research. It would be foolish to ignore the green economy when you are looking for profit.
Reasons to Buy Green Stocks
Larger companies may be worth adding to a long-term investment plan, but many of the newer entrants to the market don’t have the track record you need to confidently hold them for the long term.
Traders will buy a stock they will see again in the next few hours, so will probably hold some green stocks.
The only good reason to buy green stocks is profit. You’re not going to solve the climate crisis by buying shares in Tesla. Selling your shares in polluting companies may feel good, but it won’t affect those companies’ policies or profits – The market is too big. If the stock price falls and there is an opportunity to profit, there will always be buyers.
Reduce your risk
There will always be some risk when you trade or invest.
Understand the risk
You can never reduce your risk to zero. There will always be a chance to lose money. You should never trade with money you cannot afford to lose.
- It is important to know your risk tolerance and trade appropriately.
- The highest risk is to put all your money in a stock because you expect its price to go up. If the price drops, you could be wiped out.
- The lowest risk is to deposit your money in the bank. It’s safe but depreciates day by day with inflation.
- There is an infinite amount of risk between these two extremes – Different degrees of diversification, different amounts of research, and different strategies.
Knowledge
Knowledge is not just information. Information will never be enough. Learn to read financial charts, learn about trend lines, resistance and support levels. Get familiar with candlesticks.
You are only ready to trade when you can read the data for yourself.
Study
You can never study too much. You need to understand the company, the sector, the market and the economic cycle before investing a dime.
You’re investing your own money, so do your own research. NEVER buy or sell based on any source of free advice such as newspapers or online stock tipsters.
Use paid consulting services because their company’s profits depend on the accuracy of their predictions. They have a team of experts in different fields. Even then, remember that it’s just advice, it’s your money, so make sure you understand the advice before starting any trade.
diversification
Should you limit your trading to the renewable energy sector?
Think back to 1999. Technology and internet stock prices are skyrocketing. It was crazy when the entire dot com sector collapsed in 2000. That seems unlikely with green stocks, but you should always diversify your holdings.
Stop Loss Positions
You can set up a stop loss position so that your stock will automatically sell if the price drops to a level you choose. You can buy a stock at $0.4 and place a stop loss position of $0.37. Doing this means you lose 3 cents a share, but not doing it means you lose 20 cents a share.
Take Profit Position
You can also set up a take profit position, which automatically sells your shares if the price rises to a level you choose. You can buy a stock at $0.4 and place a take profit position of $0.45. You watch the price go up and your semi-auto drops to $0.45. The price continued to rise to $0.50 for a few minutes but then fell to $0.41. Your automatic take profit position is locked in a profit of 5 cents per share before the price drops.
Virtual trading
When you start trading, you will make mistakes. You will lose money. The best way to reduce this risk is to open a free virtual trading account at your preferred broker. You trade with fake money. You make a fake profit, but your loss is also a fake.
Using Green CFDs
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) allow you to bet on whether a stock’s price will fall or rise. You never own the stock, and the trade is for the difference in the share price between the opening and closing of the contract.
You can borrow a stock and sell it if you think the share price will fall. You then have to buy the stock before the contract expires, hopefully at a lower price. This is called ‘short selling’.
If you think the stock price will go up, you borrow money to buy the stock and sell it before the contract ends, in the hope of a higher price. This is called ‘going long’.
Selecting YOUR stock
NEVER follow a trend you don’t understand. Educate yourself, understand the market and do your own research.
Green stocks may be the flavor of the month, but the taste of the month changes, so consider stocks in many different market sectors. Watch out and buy green stocks if they fit your investment plan, but avoid putting too much emphasis on the green.
Stock trading always involves some risk. Do everything you can to minimize risk: Education, research, diversification, stop-loss positions and virtual trading are all equally important for successful trading.
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