Contrarian, Bargain, and Deep Value Strategies

Contrarian and bargain strategy pages explain approaches that deliberately seek out-of-favor securities or unusually cheap opportunities.

These pages focus on value-style behavior rather than general value-investing principles.

In this section

• Bargain-Hunting: Practice of Buying Undervalued Securities for Short-Term Gain
  Bargain-hunting is the practice of purchasing undervalued securities with the expectation of realizing a short-term gain. This approach is popular among investors who seek to profit from price discrepancies in the market.
• Bottom Fisher: An Investor''s Strategy
  A Bottom Fisher is an investor who seeks opportunities in investments that have fallen to their lowest prices and are expected to bounce back. This strategy sometimes involves investing in bankrupt or near-bankrupt firms.
• Contrarian Investing: Definition and Strategy
  Contrarian Investing is an investment style where investors go against prevailing market trends, often purchasing poorly performing assets in anticipation of their future rise.
• Dogs of the Dow: Investment Strategy, Stock List, and Historical Performance
  An in-depth look at the Dogs of the Dow investment strategy, including its definition, the list of stocks involved, and an analysis of historical performance.
• Value Trap: Understanding and Avoiding Misleading Investments
  A comprehensive guide to identifying and steering clear of value traps, which are investments that appear undervalued but may ultimately be poor investments.