Why does it seem that the NASDAQ fluctuates much more than other indexes. It seems like there is a lot more short term trading on tech stocks. Doesn't anyone know why this is?
Yeah, there is more money to be made (and lost) on the NASDAQ than on other exchanges. Much of it is due to the industries, sectors, and types of companies that tend trade through them. And they also seem to have more technical problems and difficulties themselves than the other exchanges do.
Makes sense, there's only a few stocks like Intel that are pretty stable over all! It seems very few can be used for long term investments.
I'd consider plenty of NASDAQ stocks worth investing in, including Intel, which I have a few shares of. I like the added risk that NASDAQ fluctuations offer because I haven't gotten screwed yet. A handful of the index's stocks are in my portfolio for long-term investments, and I feel pretty comfortable with them right now.
