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Day Traders

  
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If a trader is willing to give a large share of his time and energy to study of the markets and of technical considerations, and if he has the proper ability and proper personal makeup, then it seems quite certain that he will make greater profits on the shorter time frame as opposed to position trading. Certainly the possibility for such profit is much greater in short-term trading.

On the other hand, the individual who is unable or unwilling to give up a good portion of his time and energy to the study of technical considerations, who knows or finds himself erratic in his trading success or unfitted psychologically for short-term trading, will, of course, find greater profit, slower but more certain, by confining his operations to those for the long-swing.

The third and most likely possibility is that most individuals will lose either way. This is the real key:

… a study done by one of the major clearing firms analyzed what percentage of their retail accounts were profitable in the mid-’80s to mid-’90s, and that number came in around eight percent. The most profitable accounts were those with the highest activity levels [ed. pre-tax profits, of course]. But, overall, the floor traders and specialists have always been the most profitable group of traders in history.

It seems the secret to profitable short-term trading is to hold the order book, “proper personal makeup” and “the study of technical considerations” be damned

Risk Management -From ASR TEAM

  
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  • When markets aren’t trending; risk management is everything.
  • In a volatile market, capital preservation is the most important consideration.
  • Don’t be afraid to take small losses.
  • Not to hang on to my losers hoping they will come back.
  • Put in a stop right away and stick to it.
  • Set stop losses every time I trade.
  • Once again I learned that the first loss is the best loss. I let a few go too long again this year.
  • The importance of waiting for setups and limiting losses
  • Opportunities are easier to make up than losses!
  • Must have a stop on every position no matter how strong an opinion I may have!
  • Risk management. I took some losses because I made some trades based on hope and not on price action.
  • Leverage doesn’t work so well during market corrections and makes risk management difficult.
  • In my short-term trading I learned to place stops against my will and philosophy.
  • Faster exits for less risk.
  • Patience!
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