Monthly Archives: May 2010

Journaling Traumatic Events

When markets turn fast and furious, as they did last week, they cause extreme emotional responses from traders. These are often very traumatic experiences and knowing how to handle these emotions is key to profit and to minimize losses. Continue reading

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A good trade

I spent some time analyzing a trade that was stopped out last week for ticker ACF.  I had been stalking $ACF after it showed up in TheKirkReport’s awesome Stock Screen Machine and set up an alert to let me know … Continue reading

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April Performance Review

Another month has gone by and it’s time to look how I traded. Let’s look at the P&L and other important stats. Continue reading

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