POLL: What was your best trade ever?

Discussion in 'Risk Management' started by rcanfiel, Oct 31, 2007.

POLL: What caused your best trade ever?

  1. Unexpected giant market move in my direction

    23 vote(s)
    22.1%
  2. A problem caused by broker or someone else that worked out in my favor

    3 vote(s)
    2.9%
  3. I got in just in time after a news announcement

    12 vote(s)
    11.5%
  4. Gut instinct

    17 vote(s)
    16.3%
  5. Every now and then, the market just screams "buy" or "sell" so I did to the max

    17 vote(s)
    16.3%
  6. My trading mistake that worked out in my favor

    3 vote(s)
    2.9%
  7. A tip that was right on

    5 vote(s)
    4.8%
  8. Something else

    10 vote(s)
    9.6%
  9. Nothing really sticks out

    14 vote(s)
    13.5%
  1. YoungOne

    YoungOne

    Thanks for sharing that story. I took a look at the chart of ADSP, holy crap.
     
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    #21     Nov 26, 2007
  2. irucken

    irucken


    Yes, a faster modem to compete with those offered by Cisco & Lucent.
    We used to joke back then when we'd see an issue like this on a tear;
    "what's up? ...did they find the cure for death?"
     
    #22     Nov 26, 2007
  3. I chose "gut instinct." A trader should never trade on that basis, but last year, I just knew NTRI was going to rebound from the 50s and sure enough it took off well above 70. I had some OTM calls that became well ITM and almost quadrupled my investment... in 2 months.
     
    #23     Nov 26, 2007
  4. mobilni

    mobilni

    AHM was my best. I receive tip form this forum, and working very fine. Tnx
     
    #24     Nov 28, 2007
  5. hughb

    hughb

    Back in 2005 NTRI was on the Amex under ticker NSI. It *should* have been my best trade ever, but it wasn't. I started buying it in March of 05 around 6, and I sold all of it in June aroun 14 or so, congratulating myself on getting 2X+.

    You can guess how watching it go to 70 made me feel.
     
    #25     Nov 29, 2007