Ugh! You said it Need to unload 10k shares of MDLZ that were acquired for an average price of 44.8 and 1k shares of SPG, avg price of 200! Ouch!
Go futures, you won't have that pain, because you'll never be able to get into that situation to begin with.
For demo trading, trading is 99% technical, and 1% mind / money management For live trading, trading is 99% mind / money managment, and 1% technical. Presuming you are ok during demo trading, then you should focus your attention on the mind aspect. As long as your conscious mind is not functioning in tip top condition, and your subconscious mind is controlling you, very difficult to earn $.
Why don't you quit waxing philosophical and just give the guy something of substance that he can actually use.
I don't know, if I were you and have a system that consistently gives me a profit, eventually it will all add up and become big profits. You need patience and be satisfy with a winning method. You can always experiment with a different method, but should do it in parallel and not give up what gets you here. Best of luck to you.
I'd suggest trying to define your rules a little more tightly. Re-examine and re-test why you think your system will work, using an array of different rules for selling. Although some stocks are simply in an industry that is in a downturn and will ultimately recover, some stocks will never come back. They aren't making 52-week lows for nothing. Do you have a rule for identifying and avoiding the stock or selling in such situations?
No disagreement there. I understand that was your main point. But also pointing out that one should probably be more diversified than 1 stock unless they have a lot of control over the company or know information that the rest of the market does not know.
We're in an insanely bullish market, it doesn't matter all that much what you buy if you diversify, you'll make money.
Well this is generally true, but if anyone can find a stock that's showing a 52wk low after more than 10 minutes of any January in any of the last 8 years..... what the heck's wrong with it?