Creating multiple scroling text on one pane

Question

yeah i have been working on this banner im making and i absolutly dislike GUI i have most of the core programing but im having trouble with the GUI
i have been using test strings so here is the panel class i have been working on
trying to create multiple scroling text with multiple timers (iknow the timeings off but thats not the problem)
the program should send one string scroling across the panel than the next based on timers but i dont understand how to do that exactly
i understand why its not working but i need some nudges in the right direction to get how to do it
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class stockTickerGUI extends JPanel
    private int xCord = 0;
    private int yCord = 20;
    private int secondXCord = 20;
    private String message = "";
    private String [] messageList;
    protected int counter = 0;
    private int width;
    public stockTickerGUI(String [] listOfStocks)
     messageList = listOfStocks;
     message += listOfStocks[counter];
     Timer timer = new Timer(100, new TimerListener()); //timer for movement
     Timer timer2 = new Timer(100, new TimerListener());
     timer2.setInitialDelay(150);
     Timer timer3 = new Timer(100, new TimerListener());
     timer3.setInitialDelay(200);
     Timer timer4 = new Timer(100, new TimerListener());
     timer.start();
    protected void paintComponent(Graphics x)
     super.paintComponent(x);
     if(xCord > getWidth())
      xCord = -20;
     xCord += 5;
     x.drawString(message, xCord, yCord);
    class TimerListener implements ActionListener
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent x)
      repaint();
      counter++;
      if(counter >= messageList.length)
       counter = 0;
      message = messageList[counter];
}

Answer 1

could you go in to some more detail heres what i have so far from what you said
i tryed setting the layout of the label's to null (not showen here) but nothing happened and i keep getting an nullpointexecption
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class stockTickerGUI extends JPanel
        private int xCord = 0;
    private int yCord = 20;
    private int secondXCord = 20;
    private String message = "";
//    private String [] messageList;
    protected int counter = 0;
    private int width;
    protected JLabel [] labelList;
    public stockTickerGUI(String [] listOfStocks)
//         messageList = listOfStocks;
         message += listOfStocks[counter];
         labelList = new JLabel[listOfStocks.length];
         for(int i = 0; i < listOfStocks.length; i++)
              labelList.setText(listOfStocks[i]);
          labelList[i].setHorizontalTextPosition(xCord - (5 * i));
     Timer timer = new Timer(100, new TimerListener()); //timer for movement
     timer.start();
class TimerListener implements ActionListener
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent x)
               if(xCord > getWidth())
                    xCord = -20;
               xCord += 5;
               for(int i = 0; i < labelList.length; i++)
                    labelList[i].setHorizontalTextPosition(xCord);