Tag Archives: stock market

Think Nimble

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Stock Trade Journal

The price expansion continues as shown by the ATR line. The key here has been to stay nimble -even intraday- and to establish positions once a trend is establish for the day. Continue reading →

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Trading plans don’t work forever.

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Stock Trade Journal

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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Get used to stops taking you out

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Stock Trade Journal

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

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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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What is your trading expectancy?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Stock Trade Journal

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 →

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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 →