{"id":2407,"date":"2015-04-13T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.202\/en\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2016-10-16T20:09:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T20:09:35","slug":"factors-that-drive-stock-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futuresandoptions.gr\/en\/factors-that-drive-stock-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Factors That Drive Stock Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"h-biggest\">Factors That Drive Stock Prices<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Market sentiment.<\/strong> On a day-to-day basis, it&#8217;s impossible to predict what will happen in stock markets around the world. One day, the market is up on better-than-expected economic indicators (GDP, interest rates), and the next it&#8217;s down because of a new development in the sovereign debt crisis in EU and Greece or the real estate market in China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Growth expectations.<\/strong> Research over the years has proven that higher GDP growth doesn&#8217;t necessarily translate into higher stock returns in a particular country. The correlation between the two is actually negative. Investors should pay attention to analysts&#8217; expectations for higher or lower economic growth in a given country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valuation.<\/strong> In the long term, valuation plays an important role in driving stock prices. Price-to-earnings ratios (P\/E ratios) are used to measure the value of stocks. Trailing P\/E ratios track historical earnings, while measures like forecasted P\/E ratios track expected earnings. Both can be helpful in determining how expensive or cheap a stock (or stock market) looks.\u00a0<span id=\"__w2_BGSK7kq_toggle_link\">Earnings growth: Good companies grow. You want to understand how fast is this company is growth into the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Central bank activity.<\/strong> Generally, you want to invest in stocks in a country in which the central bank is lowering interest rates. Incidentally, interest rate changes can also cause money to flow into and\/or out of certain markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Analysis.<\/strong>\u00a0 <span id=\"__w2_BGSK7kq_toggle_link\">This is an evolving field and uses the &#8220;wisdom of the crowds to identify the future market trends&#8221;. It doesn&#8217;t have an adoption anywhere closer to the other two schools.<br \/>\nHere you look at the stocks that are most talked about in social channels (TWTR, FB, stocktwits) and identify the ones that have the strongest &#8220;Sentiment&#8221; going for it. You can also use social channels to identify if people &#8220;love&#8221; or &#8220;hate&#8221; the brand, the product &amp; the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Momentum.<\/strong> Despite what&#8217;s going on in the economy or with a particular company&#8217;s fundamentals, investors will sometimes trade stocks based on momentum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuresandoptions.gr\/en\/stock-market-crash-a-historical-pattern\/\">Stock Market Crash, A Historical Pattern? <\/a>by Wim Grommen<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuresandoptions.gr\/en\/5-rules-investing-warren-buffett\/\">5 Rules For Investing by Warren Buffett<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuresandoptions.gr\/en\/15-of-steve-jobs-most-inspiring-quotes\/\">15 of Steve Jobs most inspiring quotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span id=\"__w2_BGSK7kq_toggle_link\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Factors That Drive Stock Prices Market sentiment. 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