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Averaging in stock market helps traders to minimize losses and maximize profits by Buying more shares when the prices fall or rise. Know when should we do Averaging?

In finance, the efficient-market hypothesis (EMH) asserts that financial markets are "informationally efficient". That is, one cannot consistently achieve returns in excess of average market returns on a risk-adjusted basis, given the information publicly available at the time the investment is made.

A stall in the market in general stands to mask internal opportunities as profit takers invest in other stocks. New money will come from that parked in safe havens.

China and Hong Kong stocks traded lower, burdened by losses in U.S. and European markets and technical selling after blue chips fell below the 250-day moving average.

Hong Kong followed U.S. markets lower in very thin turnover, slipping below its 10-day moving average. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index sank 1.8 percent, and the index of Chinese companies fell 2.7 percent.

Stocks rallied back from yesterday's decline but mixed earnings and uneasiness in Europe could mean additional drops. Apple surprised Wall Street with an uncharacteristic miss in Q4.

In spite of Greece' frustration, a deficiency of economic data and short of of leadership among stocks, stocks remained able to attract buyers all the day and this tone hold up a rebound that took all three major equity averages into positive region.

Wall Street was sagging lower today, but a late rally in the day helped stocks to close in the green as investors keep a close eye on Europe's financial crisis.

The US stock markets ended by posting varied outcomes as the US major indexes also ended in mix. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index supported the session by adding +4.24 points or 0.03% to settle at the level of 12,878.28. The S&P 500 Index remained shy of -1.27 points or 0.09% to linger at 1,350.50 and the NASDAQ Composite Index recovered position and posted +0.44 points or 0.02% to finish the session at 2,931.83.

In the second part of this series, Ken Calhoun of Daytrading University discusses further on determining winning entry points for successful trading.

Investors in search of safe and high-paying dividend stocks should tread carefully, lest they risk overpaying for yields. Sam Stovall talks more about overpriced safety plays.

The start of 2012 has seen a rise in most areas of the financial markets, but as economic concerns re-emerge, investors will need to decide which assets have staying power for growth.