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You're not necessarily screwed. If a successful trader is there to guide and help you, that can be a big advantage. But with the right aptitude and application, 'distance' mentors such as authors, seminar speakers, ET or other forum contributors can be used to gain the required knowledge to...

If you find your stops are too tight, you could look at trading fewer stocks with wider stops. Look at your results and see if some stocks exhibit a better pattern than others in your current 'universe'. Then just trade these ones with wider stops (backtesting will allow you to arrive at a...

RunTrade As others have noted, trading through earnings announcements can be a risky business. I trade positive earnings surprises at the open of the session following announcement. I've found is works best with higher price/higher volatility stocks. I go long on NYSE stocks and short on...