http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/03/09/crystal-ball/ Trading blog with trading insights, discussion on swing trading, day trading, and trading psychology. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:28:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/03/09/crystal-ball/#comment-17836 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:37:46 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/03/09/crystal-ball/#comment-17836 [...] If you’re an active trader, it’s likely that you take a similar approach to me when it comes to earnings reports. Because I have no problem moving to cash quickly, I refuse to hold stocks into earnings announcements. Not only do I have no idea what the reports are going to be, I also don’t know how the market will respond once the report is out. I don’t have a crystal ball, plus the playing field isn’t level when it comes to information, which is why I’m a technical trader. [...] […] If you’re an active trader, it’s likely that you take a similar approach to me when it comes to earnings reports. Because I have no problem moving to cash quickly, I refuse to hold stocks into earnings announcements. Not only do I have no idea what the reports are going to be, I also don’t know how the market will respond once the report is out. I don’t have a crystal ball, plus the playing field isn’t level when it comes to information, which is why I’m a technical trader. […]

]]> http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/03/09/crystal-ball/#comment-7749 Fri, 11 May 2007 13:26:50 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/03/09/crystal-ball/#comment-7749 [...] This market has made an incredible run, and we’re finally starting to see some profit-taking. As traders, we sure don’t have to predict where things are headed as long as we let the charts be our guide. That’s great news if you’re not the owner of a crystal ball, and it also means our market exposure can shift naturally. [...] […] This market has made an incredible run, and we’re finally starting to see some profit-taking. As traders, we sure don’t have to predict where things are headed as long as we let the charts be our guide. That’s great news if you’re not the owner of a crystal ball, and it also means our market exposure can shift naturally. […]

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