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Author Archives: Stock Trade Journal
What is your trading expectancy?
Expectancy is basically how much a trader can expect to profit or lose on a trade based on past performance. Successful traders have a high positive expectancy. Continue reading
Trading is counter intuitive
Some recent studies found that traumatic events are burned in our memories when there is a large amount of adrenaline in the human body. And we humans release adrenaline when we are scared or angy. Fear and anger are feelings that are also present when trading because we put our capital and our egos at risk. Continue reading
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What is at Risk?
The objective in trading is to make money. But capital preservation is really what keeps a good trader in the game. Quantifying the maximum potential loss before entering a trade is critical. A good rule of thumb is to risk at most 2 % of the total trading capital in any given trade, but a trader often takes into account margin and minimum capital requirements. The idea is that a down turn in the market won’t take the trader out of the game.
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Know what works
The ultimate measure of trading success is the bottom line. However, there are other key measurements and statistics in trading that can point to weaknesses in a trading plan.
October Performance Review
I can’t believe October is gone. Here is my trading performance analysis for the month. Continue reading
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September Performance Review
September performance review Continue reading
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I wanna trade the futures
I have been studying the E-mini S&P 500 and have dipped my toes a couple of times to test the waters. Trading this contracts is very different because of their leverage. I still have to get used to the precission one must have with entries because a one point move carries a $50 jump in my account. And 1 point is merely a ~0.1% move of the market. I realized that to be successful I needed to trade only at key price levels. And to know those key prices I needed to do my homework ahead of the market Continue reading
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Tagged journaling, Trade Entries, Trade Planning
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August Performance Review
Another month has passed and it is time to look at the numbers and trade statistics. August was a very choppy and frustrating month for many as stocks moved up and down in large moves. I only had 6 trades … Continue reading
Why and what to journal
Below are some links to posts that provide some guidance on why and what to write in a Journal. Continue reading
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