Does it make a difference during which week of the month you buy or sell your index funds? At Stock Trend Investing we dived into the data and present you here with our conclusions.

We haven’t just looked at every month during the last 13 years. We have also looked specifically at the months that follow directly an “Up” or “Down” trend expectation from Stock Trend Investing. The results are different for each of the considered cases.

Every month, Stock Trend Investing is publishing one of its historic trend trading charts for free. This month, it is the trend trading chart or the Nikkei 225, the index of the Japanese stock market in Tokyo.

The blue line shows the closing price of the Nikkei index for that month.

The green line signals when our Initial Trend Expectation for the Nikkei was "Up". The red line signals when our Initial Trend Expectation for the Nikkei was "Down" or when there was a special warning.

Log in or register on this website to download the chart at the bottom of this page. You can also click and drag the chart to a tab in your browser to see an enlargement.

There is a recent trend that non-professional investors step into the currency trading. The major shifts that the US dollar has made versus the Euro during the last year are probably the reasons for this. Why should you be very, very careful before starting to trade in currencies and what can be the impact of currency fluctuations on investors in stocks and funds.

The exchange rate between currencies is developing 24 hours per day. This exchange rate is the price you need to pay in one currency for another. For example, at the time of writing, one needs to pay 1.37 US dollar for every 1 Euro.

When do you outsource something in your business and does the same apply for your wealth management? In business you outsource those activities that someone else can do better and that are not a core competence to your organization. So, how does the management of your wealth stack up to that?

Is it part of your core competences or should it be? It is probably not part of your core activities when you look at how much time you want to spend on it. If an hour per month would do, that would be great. You prefer to spend your time on other matters. But managing your wealth is pretty important, isn’t it. It is your future.

Do you know now how the Asian, European and US stock markets did during February 2010? Did they go up or down and how shall someone investing in stock market trends take action on these developments? Here is an easy overview.

In summary, the main US markets went up during February, the main European markets went a little down, except for the UK and the Asian markets went up except for the Japanese Nikkei.