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How can you do this and make it work?

Ahem, I EXPLICITLY ruled out just buy-and-hold!

It seems that more and more traders are encouraged to use stop-loss orders (SLO) in their trades (if long) ostensibly to limit large and sudden losses. It is often used where daily monitoring of the market is not possible and set at such level where the loss would be acceptable. For instance...

8/13/03 Update Type Recommendation (current status) ------ --------------------- 1 Strong bull (anticipate significant upside near-term) 2 Weak bull (conditional upside, probable strength) 3 Neutral (uncertain current outlook, could go either way) 4 Weak...

8/6/03 Update Type Recommendation (current status) ------ --------------------- 1 Strong bull (anticipate significant upside near-term) 2 Weak bull (conditional upside, probable strength) 3 Neutral (uncertain current outlook, could go either way) 4 Weak...

8/1/03 Update NOTE: I will probably post only if there is a significant change from current values though mostly likely at least once a week. Type Recommendation (current status) ------ --------------------- 1 Strong bull (anticipate significant upside near-term) 2...

It is the underrepresentation as compared with other finance positions. It is based on both my anicdotal observations as well as job survey's I've seen in mags. like Stock & Commodities/Active Trader/Forbes.

Is there a particular reason why specifically trading seems to have fewer female participants than other financial careers? While women are still underrepresented in the financial industry, trading seem like the most acute in its ratio of males to females. By trading I mean trading as either a...

I'd like to know what trading style works best for you: trading on instinct or logic (to those who use both which is greater)? Although it seems that trading by a set of strict rules may seem to be the more rational way of trading, sometimes you can just "see" a bargain and want to scoop it up...

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however, most businesses would most likely still have attachments to earth/moon and other planets. It's not just a question of separating the market, but actaully going about the business of trading of securities of multiplanetary corporations. Ex: If Mars Mining Co. was traded on both the...

I'd like to know what will be the future of trading once people live on different worlds/moons? The problem I am referring to is the natural time lag of information (aka speed of light) between distant points. If you live on Mars it could take about 11 minutes and 7 sec each way to send and...

I see how it could be done, though I do not know if it can be implemented. For instance, let's say 3 analysts forecast for the upcoming quarter XYZ company's earnings: Analyst A: says it will be 23c/share Analyst B: " 21c/share Analyst C: " 14c/share Obviously, Analyst C is the...

I think you missed the point. I am not talking about whether analysts can make mistakes in their picks or can own up to them. That is entirely discoverable. What I mean is how can firms now evaluate them and hire the best ones if they are not responsible for their own recommendations. Or...

Ha, ha... Seriously, if now analysts are basically reduced to simple reporters/journalists, then they should be paid like them. And subsequently, trading costs should fall as well (if there isn't any collusion--as previously happened before being busted).

One annoying aspect of analysts' pronouncements (here I am exclusively referring to the sell-side) is their often quoted price targets of various stocks, either to buy or short (and cover). For instance, Mr. Top Analyst from Bulge Bracket firm who is covering Cisco may say that he thinks the...

7/24/03 Update NOTE: Change-I am changing the reporting period to make it more consistent. Hencefore, I will post on Mondays and Thursdays instead of Wednesdays and Fridays to allow for a larger gap between both periods (Posting on Wed. and Fri. did not make sense as there is only 2 days of...

Though, not to excuse morbid stupidity, when a market "expert" like these strategists say today's a ripe time to buy (and hold), why should not the public believe? After all these are the guys with MBAs, CFAs, CTAs, and PhDs who have spent their career as finance professionals. If you do not...

I've always wanted to know how useful market strategists (think Abby Cohen) are aside from chumming with institutional clients. From what the public sees, they are mainly given a public forum in magazines and TV to make yearly calls on how the stock market's broad averages will perform and the...

7/18/03 Update Type Recommendation (current status) ------ --------------------- 1 Strong bull (anticipate significant upside near-term) 2 Weak bull (conditional upside, probable strength) 3 Neutral (uncertain current outlook, could go either way) 4 Weak...