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Apprenticed Investor: Surviving Silly Season

Stock quotes in this article: MSFT , GOOG , IBM , AAPL , HPQ , C , YHOO , GM  

Monday down. Tuesday up. Wednesday up, then down, then back up again -- big. Thursday, down over 0.5% for each of the major averages at midday.

Welcome to earnings season.

It may seem there is no rhyme or reason to how individual stocks respond to earnings reports. If you have been frustrated trying to make sense of it, you are in good company. Many traders have found gaming quarterly announcements to be a futile exercise. My own personal approach is that without some sort of an edge, I'd rather simply not play. ...

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