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+$155.23

Slim gain, missed the late run up. Not too excited.

Thanks all. Now my daily gain is about 0.51%, 0.09% to go! Two difficult yet important factors for a trader to be successful are to be discipline and consistant. I am using this 0.6% gain as a daily goal so that I know I am on the right track. Hope I can keep doing it until I reach a point...

100+

+$398.64 Improved to be above +0.5% daily gain now. Need to be consistent.

Ok, chickened out on these two stocks. Could have done better.

Well said!

Thanks. For now, yes, I look for uptrending and oversold stocks for trading. My holding time frame is at most one week, mostly 1-2 days. This is because my capital is not big enough for relatively long term holding and I need aggressively, yet consistent growth.

Better.

Today's gain makes average daily gain to be above 0.4%. Working towards 0.6%

I know small but persistent gains goes a long way. So I am looking to accumulate my capital little by little, with growing confidence and discipline. I started actively trading April 05. It took me 7 months and two traders to realize how important that small but persistent gains and deep...

Very stupid mistake. Meant to put a stop limit order, yet put in a LIMIT! Anyway, stop out 75% of TXN holding with small profits if counting LIFO.

TXN: Didn't follow the trading plan, adding too much position at the same day.

Made mistake trading QQQQ: not being confident enough when adding short position.

I usually close my position by the end of the day. I am holding CITI coz it has not broken the upward trend and I made a mistake entering into position too soon.

Holding Citi now. Two planned round-trip trades done, profit +$178.68: CCK: bought 1,000 at $18.7, sold at $18.85 MO: bought 200 at $74.45, 200 at $74.2, sold at $74.54

1. Failed to take profit while I could. 2. Trade something unplanned.

I start this thread so I can record all the mistakes I would make in tradings.