Author Archive for Jeff White
Jeff White is the founder of www.TheStockBandit.com, a nightly newsletter for active traders. He has been trading his own account for over a decade and currently trades full time in Texas.
Hard Stops vs. Mental Stops
When I’m swing trading, I prefer to place stop and target orders via bracket orders. That means I’ve got pending orders which will cancel out the other side based upon what gets executed first.
Peace of Mind With Bracket Orders
Trading is stressful enough on it’s own, and all of us can at times have outside distractions which pull our attention away from the trading screens. Whether it’s a work project, a trip to the doctor, travel plans or tax season, there can be a constant flow of interruptions to your trading.
Scale Out of Winning Trades with Partial Exits
It’s common among traders to think that you either have to be all-in with a stock or all-out of a stock, but that sure isn’t the case. Many of us do our buying in one piece, entering a full position at one time as an important level gets crossed.
Momentum Trading – A Different Mindset
After a lengthy period of indecisive, range-bound price action, we’ve seen the market gather some momentum in recent weeks. The push from the July low was rapid and relentless – clearly a change of character.
Protect Capital Even in a Bull Market
This market sure has been strong – we have yet to see a pullback which has lasted longer than a few minutes! Instead, we’ve merely seen brief pauses of sideways price action, which is quite nice…if you’re long.
Video Review of the Indexes 7-26-2009
Moving out of a multi-month trading range has been a very welcomed sight for many traders in the past week. It has meant an expansion in volatility, greater momentum than we’ve seen in a while, and new recovery highs for the market from the March low.
Lessons from My Biggest Trading Loss
There is much to be gleaned from glancing in the rearview mirror, both for me and for you. That’s how we get better!
