{"id":2356,"date":"2015-12-01T23:20:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/when-to-sell-stocks-checklist\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:39:18","slug":"when-to-sell-stocks-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/when-to-sell-stocks-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"When to Sell Stocks Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"make-a-record-of-the-stock-in-question\">\n <h2>Make a record of the stock in question<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/ps-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com\/e4263e5c-853b-4052-8708-0443736ab639\/mEHV4UdlB7BoRZ__aydHcw.png\" alt=\"Make a record of the stock in question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ps-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com\/e4263e5c-853b-4052-8708-0443736ab639\/mEHV4UdlB7BoRZ__aydHcw.png\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p>First off, it's a good idea to <strong>make a note of the stock in question<\/strong>, as this will allow you to look back on the sale and judge with hindsight of the success in doing so. <strong>Record<\/strong> the details using the <strong>form fields<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n  <div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Stock's Company <\/label> <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n  <div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Stock Value At Purchase <\/label> <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"date-field-content form-field-content\">\n  <div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Date Of Purchase <\/label>\n   <div class=\"date-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-calendar btn-icon\"><\/i> Date will be set here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n  <div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Current Stock Value <\/label> <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled class=\"form-control\">\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"date-field-content form-field-content\">\n  <div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Current Date <\/label>\n   <div class=\"date-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-calendar btn-icon\"><\/i> Date will be set here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"select-field-content form-field-content\">\n  <div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Current Stock Value Trend <\/label> <select disabled class=\"form-control\"> <option value=\"An option will be selected here\">An option will be selected here<\/option> <\/select>\n  <\/div>\n  <ul class=\"items\">\n   <li class=\"item\">\n    <div class=\"step-number-container\">\n     <div class=\"step-number\">\n      1\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n     <div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"item-name-static\">\n     Rising\n    <\/div><\/li>\n   <li class=\"item\">\n    <div class=\"step-number-container\">\n     <div class=\"step-number\">\n      2\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n     <div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"item-name-static\">\n     Roughly level\n    <\/div><\/li>\n   <li class=\"item\">\n    <div class=\"step-number-container\">\n     <div class=\"step-number\">\n      3\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n     <div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"item-name-static\">\n     Falling\n    <\/div><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stock-price-downward-trend\">\n <h2>Stock Price Downward Trend:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stock-falls-8-or-more-below-its-original-market-price\">\n <h2>Stock falls 8% or more below its original market price<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/768c7b0e-83fd-427f-b8b1-a1633d887077\/f185e72d-093b-42d2-958d-aa53ffdf66d9.jpg\" alt=\"Stock falls 8% or more below its original market price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/768c7b0e-83fd-427f-b8b1-a1633d887077\/f185e72d-093b-42d2-958d-aa53ffdf66d9.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p><strong>Sell <\/strong>a stock if it<strong> falls 8% <\/strong>or more <strong>below its original market price<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stock-price-upward-trend\">\n <h2>Stock Price Upward Trend:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stock-climbs-20-to-25-above-its-purchase-price\">\n <h2>Stock climbs 20% to 25% above its purchase price<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/ed498044-309e-408c-8e66-fa3557edcce9\/a1b113c4-a264-46f8-8fb1-7f3c2b283c94.jpg\" alt=\"Stock climbs 20% to 25% above its purchase price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/ed498044-309e-408c-8e66-fa3557edcce9\/a1b113c4-a264-46f8-8fb1-7f3c2b283c94.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p><strong>Consider selling<\/strong> a stock if it <strong>climbs 20% to 25% above your purchase price<\/strong>. This could also be a<strong> tell-tale sign of an approaching bull market<\/strong>, when average stock market prices&nbsp;are generally on the downward trend, considering that the benchmark for determining a bull market is roughly a rise of 20% in the stock price.<\/p>\n  <p><strong>Exception:<\/strong> Hold a stock for at least 8 weeks if it goes up 20% or more within three weeks after its price breakout.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stock-price-warning-signs\">\n <h2>Stock Price Warning Signs:<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"new-price-highs-on-low-trading-volume\">\n <h2>New price highs on low trading volume<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/0adb3dd9-10c0-4946-b546-7ba7dd25ee6e\/360cc59d-3859-4c44-a212-468169efdda2.jpg\" alt=\"New price highs on low trading volume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/0adb3dd9-10c0-4946-b546-7ba7dd25ee6e\/360cc59d-3859-4c44-a212-468169efdda2.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p>If the<strong> stock market price shoots up to a new higher level<\/strong> even though <strong>demand-supply are at relatively low level<\/strong>, treat it as a <strong>warning<\/strong> sign.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"market-price-falls-below-50day-moving-average-line\">\n <h2>Market price falls below 50-day moving average line<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/e6b3f448-6212-4619-922a-195d9c612901\/03ce3ac1-1a94-4e94-9f1a-5f671a4b1c44.jpg\" alt=\"Market price falls below 50-day moving average line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/e6b3f448-6212-4619-922a-195d9c612901\/03ce3ac1-1a94-4e94-9f1a-5f671a4b1c44.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p>Simply put, this is when <strong>average stock market price plummets drastically to a lower level even though trading volume is at an all-time high<\/strong> in recent months.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"heavyvolume-selloff\">\n <h2>Heavy-volume sell-off<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/1c42206c-7c9b-4e2a-a95d-3a57f6c64a19\/fa5a6f67-c064-422c-99bf-67870b8f3c4b.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy-volume sell-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/1c42206c-7c9b-4e2a-a95d-3a57f6c64a19\/fa5a6f67-c064-422c-99bf-67870b8f3c4b.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p><strong>Heavy volume of stocks are sold at highly&nbsp;reduced prices<\/strong> as the particular stock underwent a dramatic price drop in one single trading day.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"excessive-trading\">\n <h2>Excessive trading<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/4fdf423f-a87f-4401-a422-28600082d23b\/c420e20c-54e3-46cd-9908-3c8a7d3969d5.jpg\" alt=\"Excessive trading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/4fdf423f-a87f-4401-a422-28600082d23b\/c420e20c-54e3-46cd-9908-3c8a7d3969d5.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p><strong>Unusually large volume of trading of stocks in a single trading day<\/strong> even though stock prices are practically not undergoing any noticeable price changes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stock-price-climax-run-signs\">\n <h2>Stock Price Climax Run Signs:<\/h2>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p>A climax run also signals a stock is approaching its peak. Here are some signs a stock is undergoing a climax run:<\/p>\n  <ul>\n   <li>Occurs after a long price run up of 18 weeks or more.<\/li>\n   <li>25% to 50% price jump in three weeks or less.<\/li>\n   <li>Largest one-day price gain of its entire trading period. Daily volume may also be the heaviest of its advance.<\/li>\n   <li>May experience an exhaustion gap, as its price opens significantly higher than the prior day's close of trading.<\/li>\n   <li>Weekly price spread is the largest since the stock began its trading activity.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"prolonged-trading-period\">\n <h2>Prolonged trading period<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/f8b1462c-f74e-4394-bf94-4f8b1d8e9334\/f3f1a915-6914-43e7-af3e-677efd19101b.jpg\" alt=\"Prolonged trading period\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/f8b1462c-f74e-4394-bf94-4f8b1d8e9334\/f3f1a915-6914-43e7-af3e-677efd19101b.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p>This situation refers to <strong>unusually prolonged trading period<\/strong> of a particular stock with a <strong>steady price upswing or downswing<\/strong> with daily gains or losses oftentimes lasting upward&nbsp;of 18 weeks or more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"price-upswing\">\n <h2>Price upswing<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/37820c5e-d2d6-434a-b99b-520b29835acc\/527ed4db-f405-4e70-b630-8f06986036e2.jpg\" alt=\"Price upswing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/37820c5e-d2d6-434a-b99b-520b29835acc\/527ed4db-f405-4e70-b630-8f06986036e2.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p>Essentially, if it exhibits a <strong>25% to 50% price jump in three weeks or less<\/strong>.<\/p>\n  <p>This could be a tell-tale sign of an approaching bear market, when stock prices are on the downtrend, considering that the benchmark for determining a bear market is roughly a 20% fall in the average stock market price.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"largest-price-margin\">\n <h2>Largest price margin<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/311aac49-250b-4fe3-88d7-6a80a009ba73\/69aba5e6-7474-41aa-86fd-8490fa287a94.jpg\" alt=\"Largest price margin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/311aac49-250b-4fe3-88d7-6a80a009ba73\/69aba5e6-7474-41aa-86fd-8490fa287a94.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p><strong>Largest one-day price gain of its entire trading period<\/strong>. Daily volume may also be the heaviest of its advance.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"price-exhaustion-gap\">\n <h2>Price exhaustion gap<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/d61e3c48-8bc6-4b62-a16f-3e7822445b77\/b635a9b7-e2b8-40fa-ae67-b94139699251.jpg\" alt=\"Price exhaustion gap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/d61e3c48-8bc6-4b62-a16f-3e7822445b77\/b635a9b7-e2b8-40fa-ae67-b94139699251.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p>May experience an <strong>exhaustion gap,<\/strong> as its price opens significantly higher than the prior day's close of trading.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"largest-price-spread\">\n <h2>Largest price spread<\/h2>\n <div class=\"image-content\">\n  <figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/f8cbb61a-aa88-45a4-83c0-4651f671c932\/f88313e7-24aa-4fec-a64c-36ae6f6129be.jpg\" alt=\"Largest price spread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/st-process-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/f8cbb61a-aa88-45a4-83c0-4651f671c932\/f88313e7-24aa-4fec-a64c-36ae6f6129be.jpg\"> <\/a><!-- No caption -->\n  <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"text-content\">\n  <p><strong>Weekly price spread<\/strong> is the <strong>largest since the stock began<\/strong> <strong>its trading activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make a record of the stock in question First off, it's a good idea to make a note of the stock in question, as this will allow you to look back on the sale and judge with hindsight of the success in doing so. 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