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How Can I Trade the Way I Want to Trade?
A reader recently asked me a good question for these volatile times: "How can I trade the way I want to trade and not trade P&L?" I will provide my answer to this question, but then I'd like to invite readers to submit their own answers via comments to this post. For me, position sizing is a ...
How I Day Trade
howidaytrade.blogspot.com — This is the SSO - Proshares Ultra S&P 500 - tracks the S&P 500 in double time... (Example - If the S&P 500 is up 1% then SSO would be up 2%) In a yeara a drop from 101 to 36 - the media is screaming its the end of the world, everyone is in a panic, ... (more) How I Day Trade
Armageddon Trade of the Day (10/1/08)
Armageddon Trade of the Day (10/1/08)
econompicdata.blogspot.com — Back by popular demand, we present our Armageddon Trade of the Day (I may need to come... up with a graphic for this....) Our original trade emphasized canned food and taser guns on an absolute basis, but this time around we're getting fancy and ... (more) Armageddon Trade of the Day (10/1/08)
Very Difficult Trade
randomroger.blogspot.com — Yesterday, mid day, I sold half of my SDS across the board. As I sat there with... my finger literally on the button the SPX was between 1150 and 1155. At that level it was down 26.5% from the peak of 1565. I don't think I would get much of an argument ... (more) Very Difficult Trade
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