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"P.S. English is my 2nd language and many here at ET tells me its horrible and that includes telling me I have a bad writing style that's barely readable. :D " WRB trader-FWIW- When I have had time to follow a thread now and then, and you have contributed, i find your comments are usually...

-yesterday, the DTN position stopped out $67.95 and today the Ultra short I had in financials SKF lost 2% of it's recent gain-closing the gap it had made. I caught the market action at a late break- I raised my stop from break even to get a touch of a profit on the trade- stop @ $59.00...

The SKF position - The initial buy-stop fill was followed by a slight pullback- but not all the way back to the prior swing low- i held- and today SKF moved up nicely. However, the Fed speaks Wed - and since they now throw their weight to find ways to stabilize the market- Will they proclaim a...

Good comments- As someone that has found more "success' in Investing over the longer term vs dabbling now and then as time permits in trading-my 2 bits- i have some follow up questions- Index Funds indeed offer a low cost way to invest-or trade- eliminating the risk that comes if one bets...

As a follow up- I own DTN- raised the stop above the entry- I have a limit Buy substantially lower to Buy at $50.00 - (flash crash scenario) Financials have had a bit of a rally, looking to see a return to the downtrend - Buy-stop on SKF-$57.00 lmt 57.20 Not actively following the market at...

There are a lot of good threads on ET - i just don't have time to read- Daal's thread :http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index.php?threads/global-macro-trading-journal.215992/ struck a timely note today (1.27.16) with me as i had come back after meeting again with a local financial...

Excelle A very excellent point(s) made. (and timely for me) The manager would likely advise a diversified approach and periodic rebalancing to take advantage of those times of market exuberance , and to reduce the effect of the times of greater decline. This would give the average...

The outcome of that higher stop loss was a small loss executed today $63.16- a loss of $.16 from the 2nd entry I took & held- Chart:Stop-loss worked minus slippage, particularly compared to where the trade declined to.

In no way am I challenging your market approach-or your position sizing-Or the BRKB decision- I think buying value positions make sense at these levels- particularly for a longer term period. I'm doing somewhat the same myself this week- but -as i don't trust myself to have the personal...

BOIL ENDED UP going above my entry - I raised the stops on it twice- the second stop just below my engtry but trying to give it some room for volatility. Boil was a definite mistake as it's low volume causes a lot of price choppiness- and wide spreads. This is illustrated in the gaps in...

Yes, 30% is perhaps a lot- but I expect you are willing to hold it lower and longer as needed- I have a friend that also owns and trades some smaller amounts of BRKB-so it has been of interest for a while- I agree with your logic that BRKB is similar to a select mutual fund-and likely owns...

Boil surprisingly has pushed higher- at one time above my entry- stop has been raised but still below the entry. Went back into TZA when it pushed above the recent consolidation where i stopped out on, but could not get a fill close to the bid-ask spread- although I went higher in increments...

TZA TRADE- This worked out in my direction Entry was close to the Point of Failure-based on that day's price action. What is not evident from the short term chart, is that this day was a pullback following multiple days higher since the beginning of the year. The primary trend is higher, and I...

mONDAY 1.25.16- hAD THE OPP TO CATCH SOME MARKET ACTION AT TIMES- boil POSITION GAPPED DOWN AT THE OPEN- My initial stops had been wide- I thought the recent base was constructive- and thought we'd get a pop again to boost energy/Nat gas higher-Although the supply available is HUGE-...

I think that was correct-It does not matter the specific company- I think it is typical that the market loves it when a company slashes it's work force- "Getting lean and mean" While the market loves it when a business takes such actions to improve it's balance sheet-and bottom line- that...

This year has started out rough for the markets- I may have some of this info incorrect- as i catch bits and pieces- The Fed raised, initially felt they would get back closer to "Normal rates " (Haven't seen that in 7 years- global growth fears, (cheaper Oil should be a major boost to...

Market rallied this week as oil moved higher. BOOYAH! 3 days higher and a positive close on a Friday 1.22.16. I caught snippets of what moved the markets- Draghi- made announcements promising continued easing- The FED Evaluation of punitive rate hikes seems to be off the table-Perhaps...

a PM asked me some Why's did i take the actions I wrote about- Since i have already been a long fan of Vanguard- why am i paying an Adviser any fee when i could execute the same strategy myself-and save the Fee. Good question - and i think the answer is Discipline - and Time- A 12...

Thanks for the information! I will check out that Thread! I agree with it being essential to have an eye on the Horizon. The Horizon appears distant , but eventually we do get much closer to it!

iN MEETING WITH A FINANCIAL PLANNER- The end result is that i will put approx some of my assets into an annuity fund that guarantees a distribution plus a percentage of any market gain- and protects against any market decline. the principal amount is protected from Day1. Will...