Category Archives: Risk Management

Citygroup’s chart shows great potential

Citigroup has been stuck in a trading range since April this year. It encountered resistance around $50 back in August 2008, April 2010 and January 2011. What is interesting on the chart this time is that the 200 DMA has … Continue reading

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When not to trade

I find that remaining on the sidelines is just as important as identifying trading opportunities. I often follow a very simple strategy in volatile markets that keeps me out of trouble. Continue reading

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Mean reversion in play again

The same playbook that worked so well last month is playing out again. Quite a lot of parabolic moves appear to have climaxed last week. Last week I traded TBT to short the parabolic move in TLT and BTU and ACI on the long side. Continue reading

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Trading plans don’t work forever.

One of the biggest challenges traders face is not letting emotions affect their decisions. It is very important (and often times difficult) to remain objective when reading price action. In my case, having well defined entry and exit rules help me stay the course. Continue reading

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Three for Four Trades

Three trades triggered this week from oversold conditions at prices where there was previous demand. Continue reading

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Mean reversion trades

I have been patiently waiting for some mean reversion trades as I missed getting short earlier. These kinds of trades relay on oversold conditions and where the ideal entry is at a price level where there was some prior history of demand. Continue reading

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Get used to stops taking you out

One of the few tools a trader has to control risk is the stop loss. Continue reading

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What does good Risk / Reward mean?

A friend of mine asked me recently how I determine if a trade offers a good Risk / Reward? What does that term mean? Continue reading

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GM building a base

So far, the mean reversion trade from oversold conditions has been working like a charm this week. Continue reading

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Looking for more oversold bounces

I continue to look for opportunities where stocks have been perhaps punished a bit too much. Continue reading

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