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Train Well to Trade Well

While watching the Olympics, it never ceases to amaze me the dedication of these athletes and the preparation they go through in order to be at their very best. These people are what some might call ate up with it! They’re consumed with improvement, they’re completely focused on peak performance, and their commitment [...]

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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 [...]

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The Biggest Enemy of Traders

The day stands out in my memory quite vividly, but only because it wasn’t all that long ago. I had dug myself into a hole early in the day, and while I wasn’t too deep to get out of it, I was definitely frustrated. Let’s just say the guys taking the other sides [...]

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Earnings Expectations vs. Trader Expectations

Around earnings time, the word “expectation” brings a dual meaning. There’s the Street’s “expectation” for EPS and other estimates on what the fundamental news will be when companies report, but there’s also the expectation of traders.
I put together a video for Free Newsletter subscribers over at TheStockBandit.com discussing this very topic (which will go [...]

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Guest Post at StockTickr

Just want to give you a heads-up that I wrote a guest post today over at the StockTickr Blog called Finding New Edges from Old Trades.
I think you’ll want to check it out, because it goes hand-in-hand with some of the things we’ve been discussing here recently (such as my previous post).
Here’s that link to [...]