Author Archive for TheStockBandit
Welcome to The Kirk Report Readers!
I just want to welcome those of you who arrived here on the blog today as a result of the Q&A post on The Kirk Report. I’m glad you stopped by and hope you’ll return often!
Charles is a great friend, a class act, successful trader, and of course top-shelf blogger who works hard day [...]
Blending Trading Plans & Flexibility
In my previous post, I discussed the biggest enemy of traders. Among other things, I mentioned “formulating a flexible but well-defined trading plan.” Let’s unpack the ‘flexible’ portion of that comment today.
Sidestep Risk & Stupidity
If I plan to stop out of a long position in XYZ below $25, and the stock falls through [...]
What It Means To Wait On The Market
One comment I make frequently over on the main site is to “wait for the market” to produce good trading setups. Those of you who read me over there understand what I mean, but the rest of you have no doubt heard the phrase. I thought it might be helpful to explain just [...]
Parabolic Blowoff Top
It’s been 7 years since we saw a lot of these chart patterns emerge, but even today there are stocks which get in uptrends at steeper and steeper angles until, POP, the party ends. These moves don’t happen frequently, but when they do there are some big opportunities for pain and gain in both [...]
The Numbers Game of Trading
This week’s Free Newsletter over at TheStockBandit.com discusses the topic of The Numbers Game of Trading.
Those of us who aren’t in the buy-and-hope crowd are traders, and it really is a numbers game. Learning to approach your trading with this mentality can have a very positive impact on not only your profitability but also [...]
