http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/04/24/how-much/ Trading blog with trading insights, discussion on swing trading, day trading, and trading psychology. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:23:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/04/24/how-much/#comment-67100 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:03:16 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/04/24/how-much/#comment-67100 [...] * Even if you’ve never been taught how to set stops or an approach to determining which levels could serve as locations for your stops, choosing an arbitrary price to set your stop is better than not having one at all. Deciding on stop loss levels will largely depend on a couple of factors: the individual stock in question’s personality, and the overall market’s behavior at that time. Taking those into consideration should help you gauge an appropriate spot for an exit, which also is related to position sizing. [...] […] * Even if you’ve never been taught how to set stops or an approach to determining which levels could serve as locations for your stops, choosing an arbitrary price to set your stop is better than not having one at all. Deciding on stop loss levels will largely depend on a couple of factors: the individual stock in question’s personality, and the overall market’s behavior at that time. Taking those into consideration should help you gauge an appropriate spot for an exit, which also is related to position sizing. […]

]]> http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/04/24/how-much/#comment-256 Tue, 02 May 2006 11:21:11 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2006/04/24/how-much/#comment-256 [...] TheStockBandit.net » How Much? Compounding money has been called the 8th Wonder of the World. It truly is amazing what can be done when you make regular incremental gains. It is no wonder then that successful active trading should include an understanding of the best ways to size positions properly according to your trading method in order to maximize profitability. [...] […] TheStockBandit.net » How Much? Compounding money has been called the 8th Wonder of the World. It truly is amazing what can be done when you make regular incremental gains. It is no wonder then that successful active trading should include an understanding of the best ways to size positions properly according to your trading method in order to maximize profitability. […]

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