I get the idea, for me I am certainly not Warren Buffet and it does take another skill set to trade this way. Personally, I don't trust news trading, much of it is fake and self fulfilled as if the news is controlled to get buyers and sellers go a certain way before ripping them a new one. My mum in law trades well this way so people can make money on news trading but she doesn't hold (stocks) for more than 3-6 months.  Also because of my personality, I prefer to be in and out of the market and compound my account. Simple, no mess, no fuss.