The opening 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern time (ET) period is often one of the best hours of the day for day trading, offering the biggest moves in the shortest amount of time. A lot of professional day traders stop trading around 11:30 a.m. because that is when volatility and volume tend to taper off.
What time of day are stock prices usually lowest?
Look at the Company's Price-to-Earnings Ratio\n\n Look at the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to determine whether a company is a good value compared to others in its industry. The P/E ratio is basically a measure of how much investors are willing to pay for each dollar of annual earnings.
How do you know when to buy stocks?
The best time of day to buy and sell shares is usually thought to be the first couple of hours of the market opening. The reason for this is that all significant market news for the day is factored into the stock price first thing in the morning.