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Now is the time to evaluate your risk exposure.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Stock Trade Journal

The market is becoming more volatile as of late and with the selloff last Friday, it is time to look at your exposure in the market. Pay particular attention to how correlated your positions are and the what the aggregated risk is – both in dollar amounts and as a percentage of your portfolio.
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Trading is counter intuitive

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Stock Trade Journal

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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