Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

Discussion in 'Risk Management' started by nysestocks, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. Vindago

    Vindago

    I hope you went Long...:D

    by the way, why trade GOOGL? aren't there better symbols to trade? Symbols with lower cost and higher ADR?
     
    #6371     Nov 12, 2017
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  2. ironchef

    ironchef

    I did.

    Why GOOGL? Good question I really don't have a good reason other than when I first looked at it, this stock had some upward momentum so thinking if I went long, the probability I was wrong would be less than average. This joy ride will end but hopefully now that I am reading charts, the chart can give me some warning.
     
    #6372     Nov 12, 2017
  3. ironchef

    ironchef

    Have you solved it? If so, care to share?
     
    #6373     Nov 12, 2017
  4. Timing
     
    #6374     Nov 12, 2017
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  5. ironchef

    ironchef

    Too general, just like BLASH or SHABL. o_O
     
    #6375     Nov 12, 2017
  6. Mysteron

    Mysteron

    OK then, its not all piss.
     
    #6376     Nov 16, 2017
  7. Vindago

    Vindago

    To err is humane
    to persevere in the error is diabolic!

    that is exactly what I did last week, Shit!

    well, easy to fix, next week I won't do that no more, oh no!
     
    #6377     Nov 19, 2017
  8. ironchef

    ironchef

    Sorry to hear about your error.

    But perhaps if you do the same next week, it will come out a winner. That is obvious in trading.:finger:
     
    #6378     Nov 19, 2017
  9. Vindago

    Vindago

    Yeah, not sure about that...

    problem is not the error, but staying in the trade knowing it was going and kept going the other way, I knew I should have reversed at the first opportunity (even the second would have been OK) but no, I had to gratify my ego and hope things would change against all the elements of reality I was observing... it is hard to walk the path even when you know it for what it is!
     
    #6379     Nov 19, 2017
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  10. Vindago

    Vindago

    ...and that is why getting the entry right is way more important than getting the exit right!
     
    #6380     Nov 19, 2017
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