The Costly Dangers New Traders Face: The bid/ask spread on some illiquid options and penny stocks can be very expensive. Never let it be too expensive to get in and out of a trade because of the slippage in the trading vehicle. Penny stocks: they’re dangerous. Period. High commission fees can eat away at your trading […]
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At all time highs all holders are profitable. There is little fear to drive them to sell. There is no selling pressure on the holders of current positions so they tend not to sell. With the majority sitting on their current positions short sellers tend to be the primary ones selling. Short sellers are forced
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All time highs have been held through all the Greece headlines, this is bullish so far. The old all time high at $209 will be our first level of support as people that missed the breakout will likely be waiting there for a second chance to get in. The previous all time at $207
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Don't know about you but I'm all greeked out… — Northy (@NorthmanTrader) February 20, 2015 Greece's euro zone bail-out negotiations are steeped in tension and mistrust http://t.co/VzRWgYyy6H https://t.co/BpwbeEeeFp — The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 19, 2015 pic.twitter.com/z0jNAcmpoy — JE$US (@WallStJesus) February 16, 2015 Apple's iCar radio only plays U2. — Mike Valletutti, CTA (@marketmodel) February 14, 2015
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The $SPY chart is overwhelmingly bullish and crossed into all time highs. (Based on the $SPX chart. I do not count the $SPY crazy ramp candle to $211.80) The only concern is where the profit taking will be. When will the $SPY reverse and begin to start hitting stop losses? Where are the dip
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One thing I have learned over the years trading is that crisis = opportunity — DK1 (@canuck2usa) February 9, 2015 To much info when trading is counter productive..atleast for me…less is WAY MOAR….plus I really dont like reading — DK1 (@canuck2usa) February 11, 2015 If you are on TWTR and critcize another trader for being
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The reason many traders were whipsawed last 2 weeks with prices is that there was no trend, only swings back and forth in the $SPY. After uptrend and then downtrend signals over the past two weeks the market has settled into range bound prices. $207 resistance and $197 support since late October. The resistance
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Today I would like to explore three concepts in trading that many traders have never thought about. Fragility, robustness, and anti-fragility are concepts that describe a trader’s psychology, risk management, and method. Here are some general definitions: Fragility is a word used to describe something that is easily broken, shattered, or damaged. It means
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Last Sunday all the bullish momentum signals were triggering while this week we have the reverse with bearish signals. This market is currently volatile and could break either way. Momentum moves up were faded last week, buying strength did not work. This is a dip buyers market, buying weakness and it is working over
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Availing myself of a 1.5% fixed rate Swiss mortgage, I’ve finally built my dream house. pic.twitter.com/jpS3jTBpva — Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) January 30, 2015 they won’t even let this thing dip an even 5% before some Central Banker has to say something — StockCats (@StockCats) January 30, 2015 Airlines spend more time and energy segmenting
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