Category Archives: Trade Entries

Fear and Euphoria

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

Don’t let panic or euphoria dictate how you trade. What seems to be working well this earning season is to find companies that consistently beat expectations and that have pulled back for no good reason. I am going to look for trades that offer good R/R entries on companies with solid fundamentals. Continue reading →

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Risk Management Pt 5

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

In previous posts I talked about position sizes and Reward / Risk ratios as important aspects of any Risk Management methodology for traders. Today I am going to share with you how I use these concepts in my trading with a specific example. Continue reading →

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Risk Management Pt 4

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

Managing risk in trading is all about keeping losses small and your winners big. In the previous post I talked about how to calculate Reward : Risk in a trade and that the aim is to only enter trades that offer at least 3:1. In other words aiming for gains that are at least three times the losses. I (in the first post) also talked about parameters to choose your position sizes according to skill level (proven edge), trading capital and type of account. Next is to determine the number of shares for a new position. Continue reading →

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Failed Shorts

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

Last week I run a scan for stocks over $5, trading at least 500k shares per day on average and that were trading below their 20, 50 and 200 DMAs. I was looking for short setups as the market was in a down trend. I also run a similar scan looking for stocks trading above the 20, 50 and 200 DMAs for potential long trades. Continue reading →

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Performance Analysis

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

At the end of every month I take a look at my journal entries and analyse my trading performance. This month my performance was poor. The main reason was that I failed to sell short. I noted in my journal both last week and the week before that selling short was clearly the trade but failed to do so. Continue reading →

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Moving Averages, Crossing and Other Observations.

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

Many stocks I monitor that had been trading above their 20 and 50 DMAs are now trading below these averages. Also, I am seeing these two averages cross on some charts. Since the price actions is below these averages, the odds that they will serve as resistance is high in my opinion. Continue reading →

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Change in the game?

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

I have been noticing a change in the game. The flag, wedge and other consolidation patterns on momentum stocks are begining to fail and reverse quickly after attempting to break out. What is more, I have noticed large sell orders coming in to several of the momentum stocks I watch. Continue reading →

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Order Flow Observations and Trade Entries

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Stock Trade Journal

Looking at a chart will give you the traded price action, but it does not show you orders that have not been filled yet. L2 data can give you additional insight of supply and demand levels. Continue reading →

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Setups That Keep On Giving

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Stock Trade Journal

I continue to have success playing break outs on a handful of stocks. I want to share with you what I learned from trading VISN and how I traded SNIC this week. Continue reading →

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A Better Entry

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Stock Trade Journal

Writing and reviewing a failed trade in ASIA gave me the edge to nail an even better trade in MFW. Continue reading →

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