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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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Failed Shorts

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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Planning Pays Off

Planning your trades pays off time and time again. I will share my trade in AMZN today along with my journal notes. Continue reading

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Choosing What to Trade

Choosing the stronges instrument to trade is key to profits. Using the Advance – Decline and the Tick can be of use to determine what stock or ETF offer the best Risk / Reward. Continue reading

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