Chaos and uncertainty rule in this market. People are scared and are in a panic. I'm sure you feel it yourself, especially if you have 401K's or other long-term investments in the stock market.

Here comes the crash. I've been bearish on the stock market for over a year now. I've made a lot of money this year short-selling the stock market twice. A few times I went long and got stopped out.

So you want to make money in the stock market. To do that you have to have a method. There are three basic investing methods that successful investors use to make money.

I just put together a special video showing you how I use TC2000 to look for stocks. Unfortunately the video didn't come out as nice as I would have liked, but I still think it gives you the idea of how the software works - and more importantly how I use it. To watch it go here.

Contrarian analysis. That's a big investment buzzword that gets thrown around a lot. You see most people are wrong at important market turning points. People have a tendency to get excited and buy at tops and then ride their positions all of the way down and sell them at the bottom.

How I use TC2000 technical analysis software to scan and sort through stocks

Giving out lists of mistakes that investors make is a common thing advisors do at investment conferences. One of the most popular lists is the one put together by Investors Business Daily. I've attached their list below and then give my thoughts on what I believe is the biggest mistake that investors make.