The purchase and sale of shares on the stock market are one of the preferred alternatives for Spanish investors to make their savings profitable. Above other financial products or even from fixed income. However, it will be absolutely necessary for you to correctly monitor your positions with the main objective of exit the markets at the right time and enjoy the possible capital gains generated by your movements in the equity markets.
From this scenario that will be presented to you every time, you can select from a wide range of informative channels to know the status of your investment. Where depending on your needs, you can access the new technological services that financial institutions will offer you for an adequate management of your personal assets. So that in this way, you can follow the evolution of your money from anywhere. At the beach bar or in a remote destination during your vacation periods.
In any case, the most effective method is still the Bank on line that provides you with information in real time on all the prices of the securities and the main international indices. It is information that you can request at any time and for free. Not in vain it will serve you for many kinds of operations. For example, change operations based on new data, make total or partial sales, apply a loss limit order or stop loss or simply close positions on the stock market at the most dangerous times.
More traditional follow-ups
Of course you can use the usual systems. The ones your parents or grandparents used years ago. They never fail And they can be frankly effective from any kind of investment approach. In this sense, if you do not have access to banking online, the solution to this problem will be to regularly go to the media, especially the specialized ones. You will always have the invaluable contribution of newspapers that offer information on the price of equity securities. Although it is true that in many cases limited to companies listed on the Ibex 35.
However, not all the contributions of this method will be advantages. Since you will have serious limitations in the follow-up that may at some point or another harm your interests. For example, they will only offer you information for very short-term periods. Not for longer, as would be expected on your part. Although the main problem will come from not having Real-time information. If not, on the contrary, it is delayed and with a few minutes late. This in the financial markets can mean a lot of euros in the operations carried out.
Apply the new technological channels
On the other hand, one of the most effective solutions that small and medium-sized investors have is the one provided by the mobile phone through a connection to a channel that provides this service. To the extent that it allows real-time operations on the main financial markets around the world. Even in those furthest from Spain and which until a few years ago were practically difficult to access. In addition, through this service you can also use tools that will help you make your own investment decisions.
With the added advantage that you can operate and track your investments at any time. From your home, at work or even at the dentist's office. There will be practically no borders for you to use this modern information system. With the only requirement that you must have a properly equipped mobile to perform this kind of functions in the bag. Where you will have information about your investments Instantly and without any kind of delays in the operations and services required from your cell phone.
Stock information portals
Another of the alternatives that you have more at hand is this. You cannot forget that the vast majority of stock market and economic information portals offer this possibility. In those that precisely indicate the contracting volume, minimums and maximums of each trading session, among other parameters of which you will need information at some point or another. You have the advantage that in most cases you do not have to be registered to access any of these services. In addition, it is an excellent instrument to channel any stock exchange operation at a certain time.
Not surprisingly, it is a resource that is especially suitable for people who are frequently away from their homes, offices or work centers. Where it is a priority to urgently know what the real state of your portfolio is. So that in this way, you can even vary the investment strategy if necessary. Where a few seconds of delay in the operation can suppose many euros of difference. Therefore, it is worth using it from now on. Because it will help you get out of the odd trouble at the least desired moments.
Investment during the holidays
Another problem that can appear is during vacation periods. Surely on more than one occasion you have experienced it and you have not known what to do in some very embarrassing situation for your financial interests. Although for avoid unwanted effects the best strategy is to leave your securities account in total liquidity. That is, to get rid of the buying positions to start the buying process once they have arrived from the trip.
Also conditional orders will allow you to enter a really dangerous scenario. They are very easy to use and will allow the user to spend a few days with complete peace of mind at their destination. Among other reasons because they will be applied if the price to sell the shares is reached. Normally a trick to get out of these situations well is based on link it with resistance levels. Not surprisingly, it is an especially advisable alternative for vacation periods. With the advantage that you will not have commissions or surcharges at any time from your financial institution. If not, on the contrary, it will be a free service in most cases.
Bank alert services
Of course, another resource that never fails in these very special cases is the one that comes from the alerts on the part of the bank where you have contracted your portfolio of securities. It is an instrument that allows you to be on guard against any major move in the financial markets. So that in this way, you are in a position to sell your shares or better vary the strategy and try to improve the return on investments. You can receive this notice at any time and at all hours of the day on your personal computer, mobile or tablet. Possibly through the bank with which you operate regularly so that the service is free and you do not have to spend a single euro.
On the other hand, this class of warnings is very indicated before movements in the markets of great intensity, almost exceptional. Not in vain, they will allow you react in a few minutes. Your responsiveness will save you from many problems from now on. Beyond the strategy you are using in your investments. Of course, you will not regret it if you opt for this model of defense in your interests as a small and medium investor. Because it will even allow you to limit losses, if there are any at some point.
Design your own graphics
The implementation of this original proposal can be very useful if you are going to operate with a certain frequency in the equity markets. Through your personal computer and a financial management program you can create a tool with these characteristics. From where you can create the graphics that are more useful for your investments. Depending on the level of learning you present. Because what it is about is that you know how to handle it correctly to decide your operations in the stock market.
This new instrument will give the guidelines to exit and enter the financial markets at the right time. Not in vain, the resistances and supports of the securities, sectors and stock indices will be reflected. With a constantly updated from the same. This is one of the advantages over other more conventional information instruments. To the point that you will be in a position to develop technical support that can make all the operations that you are going to carry out profitable from these precise moments.
You may have a problem at first to get hold of this source of investment support. But little by little you will acquire the necessary learning so that you can develop any kind of operations. Not only in the stock market, but in the vast majority of financial assets. As for example, raw materials, precious metals, currencies or even sovereign bonds if this is your wish. With the contribution of a remarkable reliability in all the data that this analysis system provides you.