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Worlds Worst Day Trader – could it be me?

Worlds Worst Day Trader - could it be me?

That's how I'm feeling at the moment! It's funny how the joy of winning doesn't compare with the feeling of depression and despair of losing. I did ok yesterday and today, I lost but I feel much worse today than the joy I experienced yesterday. In fact, I expect to at least be up every day so unless I make a lot of gains, I don't feel any joy or pleasure in my trading winnings. For those that follow my blog, you'll notice that I can't seem to ride those winners well so there is hardly ever an

May 20, 2008 1 Comment Full Story

Are my sums right? A share that is 83 times below it’s asset value?

Are my sums right? A share that is 83 times below it's asset value?

I don't usually buy shares as it's buy and hold and sometimes you have to wait ages for it to move. I also think that shares are driven by fundamentals and news driven.. you just don't know what a company may report! My personality suits daytrading (though I'm not a Greg Coffey or Gordon Gecko) in skill, only ambition! Anyway, about 2 months ago, I was looking at a share called Tower Resources and there was speculation that there were some large prospects there. I am not usually keen on

May 15, 2008 No Comments Full Story

That dreaded trading psychology again!

That dreaded trading psychology again!

I'm back on my spreadbetting account trading the Dow Jones. My first trade was a decent short I felt as the stochastics were overbought and the MACD was showing negative divergence... it's gotta be heading downwards. Indeed, it did head lower but only 10 points so before it headed higher and hit my stop. I was very paid for this traded and let it ride hoping that the resistance level around 12830 would contain it.. unfortunately, it didn't and I got stopped out for -14. As it broke above t

May 13, 2008 No Comments Full Story

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