Options are simply trading vehicles. The level of their risk is correlated to your position size and the odds of success in your timeframe before the contract expiration. The same principles of profitable trading apply to options that apply to the rest of the financial markets. The difference is that with option contracts to represent positions you […]
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Here are ten good trades a trader can make concerning psychology, risk management, and methodology. We must turn bad behaviors into good behaviors to turn a profit. Trade big losses for small losses through positions sizing and stop losses. Trade small wins for big wins through trailing stops and letting winners run. Trade predictions for price
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One trade is meaningless outside a trading system. A trading system can not be implemented without a trading plan. Entries are just the beginning; the exit is what determines if a trade is profitable or not. Here is the structure all traders need for long term success: We have to create a trading system that
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I'm starting to get the feeling that no one actually knows what the market will do — StockCats (@StockCats) February 24, 2016 The best traders I know use very few indicators with their methodology. Keep it simple – focus on Market Context & Price Support/Resistance. — Walter White (@BreakingOutBad) February 23, 2016 Caution goes out
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Today two monster stocks broke out on the highest volume of the past year for $BABA and the 2nd highest volume of the year for $BIDU. $BABA’s average 10 day trade volume is 17 million shares, today it traded 72.5 million shares during market hours and another 25 million shares in the after hours and
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What time frame will you be trading in? This establishes your needed screen time. What will be your specific entry signals? What price action or technical indicators will get you into a trade? What will be your specific exit signals after entry? Stop loss, trailing stop, or price target. How much are you willing
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$SPY $QQQ and $DIA ran into resistance at the 70 RSI. The risk/reward favors a pullback here. $SPY $QQQ and $DIA found support at the 5 day EMA on Friday at close. $QQQ is the leading index and $IWM is the laggard. $IWM had a failed breakout over the $116 resistance and price ended
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$VRX I’m strangely attracted to this chart.. Then I slap my hand ? pic.twitter.com/WGs0FCfTg3 — DK1 (@canuck2usa) October 30, 2015 perspective pic.twitter.com/aISgjbgcxv — StockCats (@StockCats) October 28, 2015 and that’s why they call it earnings roulette pic.twitter.com/kMGqad68qj — StockCats (@StockCats) October 27, 2015 This Market Is Making Me Nervous… pic.twitter.com/60mrGk1VCq — StockCats (@StockCats) October 25,
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