When you have been trading in penny stocks for a while it's time to try a few different strategies. Instead of choosing the traditional 'Buy low and sell high' approach, you may want to choose to sell the stock short. This is a strategy for intermediate to advanced investors and you should be very careful while carrying out this trade.How It WorksFirst, lets clarify what its all about. In simplest terms this strategy involves selling stocks with the commitment to purchase them back at a future,
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