THE TRADE DECISION
1. Never add to a losing position.
2. Always determine a stop and a profit objective before entering a trade. Place stops based on market information, not your account balance. If a “proper” stop is too expensive, don’t do the trade.
3. Remember the “power of a position.” Never make a market judgment when you have a position.
4. Your decision to exit a trade means you perceive changing circumstances. Don’t suddenly think you can pick a price, exit at the market.
THE MARKET HAS CHARACTER
5. In a Bull market, never sell a dull market, in Bear market, never buy a dull market.. (more…)
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rssPsychology of Day Trading
Read today’s paper tomorrow. When you read yesterday’s paper each day with the
knowledge of what the market already did, you will affirm that this mornings paper with yesterday’s news has nothing to do with today’s market.
Your decision to exit a trade means you perceive changing circumstances. Don’t suddenly think you can pick a price, exit at the market.
Remember the “power of a position.” Never make a market judgment when you have a position.