Most the investing establishment considers buy and hold investing the Holy Grail that always works out in the long term. For long term buy and hold investing your entry time frame matters, whether you got in at good prices and if you have time after bear markets to get back to even. NASDAQ buy and holders waited […]
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In trading focus is crucial. You have to know who you are as a trader and exactly what your method and trading plan is, and you must follow it. In trading discipline makes money, focus makes money, stocks in up trends make money, while risk management allows you to keep the money that you have made. You
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This is a Guest Post by Alex @MacroOps which was originally posted HERE. It probably didn’t take long after becoming a trader to stumble upon options. Brokerages and websites all over the internet are constantly pitching these complex financial derivatives, claiming things like “defined risk” and “100% returns a month”. But these advertisements only end
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This markets lagging sectors are $XLU, $XLP, and $XLV. These have held $SPY back from performing at the same pace as the DJIA and small caps. $XLF $IWM and $DIA have lead this run up. $SPY has benefitted from financials and big cap strength. Bond yields are rising as bond prices fall which has been
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Zero To Hero: 5 Steps For Financial Trading Success Trading is gambling. But so is going to a 9-5 or marrying your spouse – Our whole life is a gamble Inside a Moneymaking Machine Like No Other Know where to look… a few simple tools to help your chart reading
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buy the election – sell the inauguration™ — StockCats (@StockCats) November 25, 2016 so far I’ve seen like 4 “retail analysts” that are all bullish on the retail sector, imagine that — StockCats (@StockCats) November 25, 2016 even the financial media seems confused over its own narratives pic.twitter.com/9XMglLGSTq — StockCats (@StockCats) November 23, 2016 it’s
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On this Thanksgiving day there are many things traders and investors have to be thankful for in 2016. Let us stop for a second and count or blessings trading and investing in the 21st century under conditions that would have made stock market operators of the past jealous. Incredibly low discount broker commissions. You can
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After every World Series and Super Bowl game the winners and losers of these games have different levels of energy. It is the same for traders during winning streaks versus losing streaks. Losing money hurts more than making money feels good. Missing trneds hurt, exiting a trade with a small win only to see a
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While this list is not all inclusive it does have some of the most followed traders on twitter that I know of and it is a great place to start with a follow list if you are a trader. Here are ten of the most popular and followed traders on twitter: With thousands of members
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In the beginning you have your trading system and your plan and you are excited about trading. Energy flows freely to the new trader that has a mental blank slate. Only the potential of future profits are in the new trader’s psyche. As a new trader tests the waters of the markets with real money the blank slate
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