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There are some theories out there that stock market splits are a great bullish indicator. The theory says that stocks that split occur because their stock has increased so rapidly that they need to lower their price in order for the average investor to be able to invest into it.

This means that the company should be a pretty strong company and the same momentum that carried them up to that high level before the split will likely push them back up to that level after the split.

It is a good theory and seems to work when you look at past stock splits and their effects, but even so it is just one thing to look at. Just because a stock split does not mean it is something that you should start buying with both hands, if it was then every company would start to split their stock in order to get all these crazy investors to jump on board.

Looking at a few other indicators can help an investor filter out good trades and bad trades is still a good idea. One of those things is momentum investing.

In trend trading a trader attempts to get into stocks that are going up and hold onto them for as long as those stocks continues to go up. How does this apply to stock splits?

Well one thing I will do when I hear that a stock has split is to keep it on the side. Then watch the stocks to see if they continue their uptrend.

If it does it has the potential to be a pretty profitable investment. Also the fact that the stock has just got done splitting may also give the stock an extra boost of momentum.

Trading stock market splits can work out great, but they work better when combined with better investment strategies. That way all the odds can be put in your favor which is always a good thing.