Why Is The Obvious Not So Obvious?

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

  1. Oh and thankyou. I think I know what I need to do now.
     
    #8471     Jan 23, 2024
  2. ironchef

    ironchef

    Really? o_O
     
    #8472     Jan 23, 2024
  3. Yeah, I have to rethink everything I’m doing wrong which is:
    1. Make a plan, test the plan
    2. Find out the reasons for me losing

    I suspect there are more things like “changing market conditions” and knowing how to work around that which really just goes back to points 1 and 2.
     
    #8473     Jan 23, 2024
  4. And then also being just vigilant enough to adapt. Snart said it really well
    “Make a plan. Execute the plan. Expect the plan to go off the rails”
     
    #8474     Jan 23, 2024
  5. ironchef

    ironchef

    First of all, I am amateur, I am retail and I am a newbie day trader, so this is not advice nor pontification, it is an observation:

    You sir, couldn't predict.
     
    #8475     Jan 24, 2024
  6. Can you elaborate?
     
    #8476     Jan 24, 2024
  7. Oh I think I understand what you’re saying. You’re saying to follow the trend and keep it simple.
     
    #8477     Jan 24, 2024
  8. Question:
    How do you trade with the trend when sometimes highs/lows are respected and sometimes they are not?
     
    #8478     Jan 24, 2024
  9. Hmmm… maybe that’s why they say to get in at low risk area and to get out when it’s not going anywhere
     
    #8479     Jan 24, 2024
  10. I’m trying to come up with a system by Backtesting a lot. I repeated the same strategy over and over but the results were not good. I even tried flipping it but it was still a bad strategy after doing that. Can anyone give me advice on what I should be doing?
     
    #8480     Jan 24, 2024