Comments on: 3 Signs You’re Trading Too Big http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/ Trading blog with trading insights, discussion on swing trading, day trading, and trading psychology. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: TheStockBandit http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-4148 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:53:56 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-4148 Thanks for your comments Brian, that's exactly true and certainly a situation we've all faced from time to time. Definitely a time to cut down the size when buying power is almost gone! Jeff Thanks for your comments Brian, that’s exactly true and certainly a situation we’ve all faced from time to time. Definitely a time to cut down the size when buying power is almost gone!

Jeff

]]> by: Brian Schumacher http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-4144 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:39:22 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-4144 Jeff, Good article! Another clue is when you feel a pressing need to buy one more stock, but realize that you're already up to the limit on your margin. You might be trading too big. Brian Jeff,

Good article! Another clue is when you feel a pressing need to buy one more stock, but realize that you’re already up to the limit on your margin. You might be trading too big.

Brian

]]> by: TheStockBandit http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-3920 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:33:34 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-3920 Good point John, thanks for that input! Usually we just wake up to the fact that we're overtrading or trading too big when our losses pile up at too fast of a rate, but it is wise to consider the pace of our profits too. Short-term, gaining ground too quickly is a good thing, but it will inevitably come back to bite you! Jeff Good point John, thanks for that input!

Usually we just wake up to the fact that we’re overtrading or trading too big when our losses pile up at too fast of a rate, but it is wise to consider the pace of our profits too. Short-term, gaining ground too quickly is a good thing, but it will inevitably come back to bite you!

Jeff

]]> by: John Forman http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-3919 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:44:11 +0000 http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/01/09/trading-too-big-2/#comment-3919 Very good post. I would add one more clue, something I've learned to use myself. You're trading too big if your account increases in value more rapidly than you expected. For example, if I see my account jump 10% based on a single trade in only a couple of days (like a swing trade), then I'm almost certainly trading too large and need to cut back. Very good post. I would add one more clue, something I’ve learned to use myself.

You’re trading too big if your account increases in value more rapidly than you expected.

For example, if I see my account jump 10% based on a single trade in only a couple of days (like a swing trade), then I’m almost certainly trading too large and need to cut back.

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