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  1. Trading is Boring.... Good

    Does good trading become boring when we finally get fed up of predicting market movements? I feel I'm at the stage now. Where I just enter my...
    Post by: Newc2, Jan 24, 2019 in forum: Psychology

  2. Dealing with micro-management

    Thanks. I read somewhere to write off a trade as soon as it is entered ie accept the amount risked as having been lost. It's supposed to trick the...
    Post by: Newc2, Jan 4, 2019 in forum: Psychology

  3. Dealing with micro-management

    The biggest issue I still fight is when I enter a trade and I am underwater straight away. My stop hasn't been hit but it really annoys me and I...
    Post by: Newc2, Jan 3, 2019 in forum: Psychology

  4. Position sizing across multiple different markets

    I now risk only 0.25% per trade! It reduces account volatility. Yes I would need lots of positions for an effective use of capital but I figure...
    Post by: Newc2, Dec 2, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  5. Position sizing across multiple different markets

    Thanks Tomorton. That makes sense. But say in a hypothetical world you have $90000 to invest of which $30000 is in Market A and $60000 in...
    Post by: Newc2, Dec 2, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  6. Position sizing across multiple different markets

    Hi. Say I have half my cash in forex and half in equities, what do people think the best way to consider position sizing? I can't seem to figure...
    Thread by: Newc2, Dec 2, 2018, 6 replies, in forum: Risk Management

  7. I am a new trader with under $25,000 looking to day trade, what should I do to start?

    Trade with ultra small position sizes eg risking 0.25% of capital per trade. Not sure how that would work for daytrading. Maybe not even...
    Post by: Newc2, Nov 27, 2018 in forum: Trading

  8. How do you pay yourself?

    Old thread but interesting. I'm wondering whether removing some equity on a regular basis can improve trading because trading with a larger...
    Post by: Newc2, Nov 6, 2018 in forum: Professional Trading

  9. Averaging IN (not Averaging Down)

    my problem was that i was taking on too much risk without realizing it. If Apple got hit then my Google holding would too etc. My risk per trade...
    Post by: Newc2, Oct 4, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  10. "Scaling out" is inferior behavior

    I'm disappointed that after 167 pages there have been no posts for nearly 1 year. All in all out wins? :D How would an emotionless robot trade?...
    Post by: Newc2, Jul 7, 2018 in forum: Strategy Building

  11. Diversification good or bad?

    Old thread but though i would bring it up. I diversify into 10 different equities across Nasdaq and AMEX (having learned the hard way of just...
    Post by: Newc2, May 11, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  12. Averaging IN (not Averaging Down)

    Hi. When has a position reached maturity? I've been putting all kind of figures into a spreadsheet and it seems results highly dependent on where...
    Post by: Newc2, Apr 16, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  13. Averaging IN (not Averaging Down)

    but for years you've been posting here that 'risk management is the only edge'. Averaging in is better risk management in that the full amount is...
    Post by: Newc2, Apr 14, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  14. Averaging IN (not Averaging Down)

    Thanks. I guess averaging in with higher buy points might be more prudent? Livermore did this
    Post by: Newc2, Apr 13, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  15. Averaging IN (not Averaging Down)

    Hi. I should have mentioned that I am referring to position trading. But I am interested in your figures of the market being 80/20 against me...
    Post by: Newc2, Apr 13, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  16. Averaging IN (not Averaging Down)

    Thanks Bob. This is what I am finally realizing. I looked back at many of my trades where I was taking full positions. I would often: (a) be...
    Post by: Newc2, Apr 12, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  17. Averaging IN (not Averaging Down)

    After looking back at many of my frustrating trades where they were killed not long after entry, I have come to the conclusion that averaging in...
    Thread by: Newc2, Apr 12, 2018, 69 replies, in forum: Risk Management

  18. Building in failure to help manage risk

    I think pyramiding has another very important benefit and maybe it is crucial as to why pyramiding works: A big problem is cutting a winning...
    Post by: Newc2, Mar 13, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  19. Building in failure to help manage risk

    Thanks again. Food for more thought for me!
    Post by: Newc2, Mar 13, 2018 in forum: Risk Management

  20. Building in failure to help manage risk

    Thanks. I have read your comments on this previously and am very interested in scaling in while keeping risk constant. Is there an author or...
    Post by: Newc2, Mar 13, 2018 in forum: Risk Management
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