Categories
Charts

Live to fight another day

Today I sold. I got my reaction rally to get the latest SPY position adds off the table breakeven. Tho it’s a relief, let’s look at what went wrong and what I have learned. In late December, I wrote about my failed dollar cost averaging and how not to throw good money after bad. I […]

Categories
Charts

Never throw good money after bad

It’s definitely an interesting holiday season. Bitcoin is below $4000 from the peak of almost $20k a year ago; and the US stock market is tanking. I’m sure glad to be out of Bitcoin since Dec ’17. It reminds me the saying: “It’s better to be out of a trade wishing you were in it, […]

Categories
Book Reviews

Mark Douglas – Trading in the Zone – Review

Very popular and good book on trading psychology. I’ve listened to many Mark Douglas interviews on YouTube and he has other good books, too. Unfortunately, he passed away few years ago and is not around anymore. Trading in the Zone helps you to understand and think about the mental side of placing trades. It’s not […]

Categories
Charts

Cut losses quickly, let profits run

The title says it all. I had a winning trade and I didn’t let profits run. It’s a two-fold situation really. I had TGT in place and was away from the screens. The TGT was around 15% profit, not being too greedy to let the trade turn around against me. So I didn’t get all […]

Categories
Book Reviews

Edwin LeFevre – Reminiscences of a Stock Operator – Review

This book is one of the classics first published in 1923. It is recommended by so many traders over the Internet and podcasts. A trader from California told me to read this at least ten times cause I’ll get new insights each time. I have read it just once for now but I might get […]

This website uses cookies and collects visitors' data. By continuing to use the site, you agree to Privacy Policy

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close