Find a shorter term strategy and do options trading. Much higher yield. In 2010 I would have yielded 115% had I traded stocks. The 8500% I...
If you're new to technical analysis, or guessing trends, this may or may not be helpful. But it's a fact that when a sector goes up, 71 percent of...
I'm reading Forbes magazine from October 2010, and Warren Buffet's bio says this; "Secret to success: Emotional stability" (page 21). There is...
I know I'm a couple of months late on this thread, but, gosh Will, you're making 40% in 3 years? That's like 12% per year compounded. Most mutual...
Rolando, in response to your first paragraph, I agree completely. The initial stop loss is the place you deem the trade to be invalid, so it's not...
I'm going to hold you to that statement when Monday rolls around.
Open up an MACD and you'll notice 3 numbers. The 1st and 2nd numbers are two moving averages. Usually it is 12-26. So the MACD measures the price...
Simple trading plan that works. Okay, let's see. Once upon a time, when I was getting into trading, my brother and I traded together. He saw...
So I couldn't help but add my 2 cents. My opinion of gambling is that the odds are less than 50%, and there's a significant emotional attachment...
Chris, if you're looking for the common thread among the best traders, I'll tell you what it is. Most traders start trading because of the hope of...
There was a time when I first began trading that I didn't know anything about the market. I would see every movement as a "possible trade." So...
This is a good observation. But I wonder if there is a third option. The question was would you go high society or anonymous. How about...
Try to think of the drive of someone who believes they can go pro in the NFL or NBA (equally high failure rate). The only difference here is that...
So my brother is a broker. He related this story to me once when he had first passed his Series 7. A co-worker called him over to his computer and...
Okay Feng, here's what you do. Go through your trading record and compare your BIGGEST loss to your AVERAGE win. If it's even close to 1:1, you...
Sorry about that, I've actually never used the term before. Just repeating what I've heard on here. All I meant by it is that lots of money, mine...
Very true. The market moves on people, not value. My theory is that the news dragging on caused people to continue selling off for a longer...
Someone's keeping tabs.
Personally, I like to think of the stock market like the sheep market. A herd of people who don't really know what's going on running back and...
I am curious, since there is such a wide range of traders here, how does everyone view the market. I mean, when I say the words, "The Stock...
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