Volatility is good because it puts money to my bank account. Every timeframe has its own path of volatility, but without it stocks wouldn’t move. So volatility needs to be embraced and managed, not avoided. Once a trade is on, risk has been calculated, the stop loss and profit target are in place, then there’s […]
Author: Markus
Good performance comes from not knowing
I’ve put some thought into this lately. Let’s be honest, nobody knows what the stock market will do next. If you’re still thinking otherwise and trying to predict the future, then I can just say that it’ll take some more time for you to understand. Everybody is guessing something and someone has to be right […]
I’m back to the highs again
Happy New Year! I have 7 trading accounts in my portfolio. One of the accounts returned +52% in 2023. See you next year! Lol. That seems to be the industry’s standard to talk about annual performance, right. Let’s look further what all of my assets combined did in 2023. 90% of trading is about sitting […]
“We don’t believe in day-trading”..
..told me an investment banker during a casual conversation in Miami. It’s interesting to hear different perspectives when it comes to the game of speculation in stocks. Be it investing or trading in single names, we all speculate in some shape or form. It’s the timeframe that is different. For example, Mr. Buffett speculated in […]
There’s more to life than trading
I’m enjoying this view while writing these lines here… I like trading because it’s challenging, intellectually educative and offers great opportunities to make money. Of course, it can also be stressful and lose money. But that’s the fun of it! It’s a highly competitive field, where the strongest survive and thrive. Don’t be mislead by […]