KGTrader4 Paper Trading Journal - My Training Wheels

Discussion in 'Journals' started by KGTrader4, Mar 25, 2022.

  1. deaddog

    deaddog

    LOL!!
    Exactly how much rope is enough?
    Sounds like mine is running out.
     
    #91     Apr 8, 2022
  2. KGTrader4

    KGTrader4

    Haha. No I can take it. Remember, I was in the business
     
    #92     Apr 8, 2022
  3. deaddog

    deaddog

    You think that might be a detriment to becoming a trader?
    You got a lot of stuff to unlearn.
     
    #93     Apr 8, 2022
  4. KGTrader4

    KGTrader4

    No doubt. And I recognize it sometimes. I try guard against it
     
    #94     Apr 8, 2022
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  5. KGTrader4

    KGTrader4

    UNH - Raised stop from $512 to $530.
    Cost $515
     
    #95     Apr 10, 2022
  6. KGTrader4

    KGTrader4

    Raised stops

    UNH TO $540 was 515, then 530 (above)
    PSA to $399.00 was 394
    XLRE to $48.50 was 45
    Leaving XLV AT 135, FEEL LIKE it deserves a little room, i consider it defensive in nature. Same for XLE, leaving at $74, sector is in uptrend, it deserves some room

    Just not liking the market action, we have another 200 points to SPY support, if i get stopped out its fine, small losses one decent gain, and i should probably not trade against the trend (meaning should not be long) anyway.

    With that said, i am liking DVA, but holding off, might buy on pullback
     
    Last edited: Apr 11, 2022
    #96     Apr 11, 2022
  7. KGTrader4

    KGTrader4

    OK, while i was posting above, i got stopped out of UNH at $539.91. Cost was $515. i had already sold 10 shares at $546. So profit on the trade was $1285.00. I feel like i managed this trade pretty well.

    I'm now left sitting with three positions, two minimal losses and one minimal gain, all three on short leash with very tight stops
     
    #97     Apr 11, 2022
  8. deaddog

    deaddog

    You want to buy the stock because you think it will go up but in order for you to buy you want it to go down. Do you see a conflict of emotions? :)
     
    #98     Apr 11, 2022
  9. KGTrader4

    KGTrader4

    Ahhhh, I’ve been waiting for you LOL

    no not at all. It’s extended. And I want to see it come back in a bit. In a different kind of market I might be more interested in taking a partial position (which is what I’d do if it pulled back in a bit). But in this kind of market, as I’ve quickly learned, chasing is a bad thing, it is a detriment to finding low risk trades.

    did I pass the test? :)
     
    #99     Apr 11, 2022
  10. KGTrader4

    KGTrader4

    actually 4 positions.
     
    #100     Apr 11, 2022