In my view the trades are independent... BUT the traders emotions are not. People's emotions are non-random because if I feel bad now it is likely...
You can learn very fast but you wouldn't know it. You need at least one year to tell how good did you do. Let's say you make 100% for the first...
I think you are right. It's all about confidence. The more confident you are the more money you will make in the market. The tricky part is that...
What makes you not to take a signal generated by your system? What other factors do you consider? Overall market, news, fundamentals...? Gut feel...
It is possible but only in a very thin stock. Market makers have very limited influence on a stock's activity unless it is very thin. If the stock...
That's an excellent advice too :p A swimming pool can reduce the volatility in one'e equity curve :D
You shouldn't let that stock go to $9. It has to go up 44% to reach your target in less than two weeks which is very improbable. Therefore you...
KLAC went up to 51.44 yesterday on relatively low volume (like many other stocks). Do you see a good short opportunity here? I went through...
Yeah, mine too :cool:
Luctrative1, check out this thread If you had to name one quality to succeed in trading, what would it be? I believe it answers some of your...
TradEStar, You are correct! I did have a short rather than a long bias (broken supports,big down volume, etc.) but since I wasn't confident of...
ChartingMarkets, I appreciate your chart analisys for its objectivity and accuracy :) Could we say that if the trader cannot determine a...
What was your target price or how long did you intend to hold the position when you initially entered it?
You can't tell if a trade will be a winner or a loser in advance.... "You can't tell till you bet" (Livermore) What you can do is move your...
The stock closed 69.61 the day when the above was posted (it shot up 50% that day, on volume of 58 mln shares). I didn't believe it back then but...
I think it could be done but very important is that the traders have the same skills, experience etc... They put the money in a partnership and...
The idea would be perfect if you could replicate yourself instead of having some other people trade with the pool money. I mean if I could for...
Compare the two charts and place your bets :cool:
This is easy for me but I don't know if it will be easy for you - every time I enter a trade I ask myself if I feel I did the right thing, I don't...
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