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There's no dearth of experts on how to trade and invest in the stock market in a situation, where the stock market is trading at all time highs. These days it is very common to find websites and infomercials which are promising four and five figure trades through an easy-to-learn system. However one need not spend a dime to make it big in the stock market.

Every bull market has its winning sectors and every sector has its high performers. These big money stocks tend to outperform not only their peer stocks and stocks in other sectors, but the market as a whole. Taking a position in these high performers at the right time - before they make a large move to the upside - is one of the surest ways to catch big trends in the market.

The momentum stocks are those, which outperform the other market stocks. For example, the rising oil price in the world market will make the oil sector stocks to outperform the other stocks. However, some stocks will follow these stocks whereas a few will under perform the sector. Identifying the out performers in a hot sector needs careful planning, patience and a bit of luck. In the ultimate analysis, these highly profitable stocks become the momentum stocks, which the fund managers and investors all want to own.

A certain degree of patience is essential to make profit from big money stocks, as it takes long time, often several months at least. Some active traders would like to hold onto their core portfolio and trade with their remaining funds through quick buys and short sells. However true investors prefer to wait for the right opportunity to enter and then hold onto their position for a planned time, until it reaches a target price or until their funds are used somewhere else in a better way. In all this, it is important to know that all the picks will not be winners and so being quick enough to liquidate the losers is also very crucial.

Right time can be the most important thing and often it's the differentiator between making profit or loss in the short term. A bad pick can give good returns with good timing. One needs luck to be on his side to be able to time a stock, sector or the market. However big money stocks will give huge returns because buyers will continue to grab shares for many weeks and months. One can make the best use of timing by picking up more shares of these big performers when their price dips. This will surely give a comfort of higher margin and profitability in the long run.

Big money stocks exist in bull and bear markets, but are easiest to find when times are good. In the present bull market, one needs only to read the paper or watch the news to find out which sectors are hot and which may become hot in the future. Then finding which stocks in these sectors are poised to get the most attention takes a little homework, patience and luck.