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Met for a 2nd time with a financial Adviser this afternoon. A "Fiduciary" adviser. since this is a trading website- feel free to skip this post-The Powers that be allow me some freedom to occasionally ramble about such things- I haven't read enough other threads to see if that ever comes up...

While I thought I was getting a 'feel' for the market- yesterday's trade and overnight hold proves that a lot of sentiment can change overnight! The net loss on the trade- entry $20.10 - loss of $1.64 or an -8% loss. While this loss of over $140.00 on a single trade stings sharply-Let's...

DIDN'T SEE THAT TRAIN COMING! So much for calculating Risk based on setting a stops- When the market gaps down on the open- stops -unless limit -become a Sell at Market=- 35 sold $18.36 & 35 sold $18.37. No time to snivel today-

Thurs 1.14.15 update- Didn't get a break until 11:30 am OR THEREABOUTS.-Seeing the 2 positions in decline- but had an earlier bounce back higher - I set a stop-loss tightly under both TVIX and SDS- Stops were hit a few moments after placement- TVIX cost was $8.25 exit $9.14 SDS cost...

Doing the EOD review-the primary question is WHAT will happen tomorrow? I will raise the stops on the trade to ensure I lock in some gains- If a Time Opportunity presents-often it does not- I will try to view the market open in real time. I did not take the ITA buy-stop trade- This was...

Nice I may regret this - but I will hold these 2 positions overnight- Nice moves higher in SDS & TVIX 3:41-

Chose to split the position stops-

I did not place the buy-stop order on ITA-instead of getting a premarket open break, It was later and the ITA had gapped a bit on the open, but turned and was heading lower- along with Spy on oil concerns -again- I bought a small position in TVIX @ $8.25 @ approx 10:47 am. stop-loss below the...

will try to not be too long winded-and only time to discuss 1 trade- choose the ITA trade. Consider in the prior comparisom of the past year- ITA is by far a 'safer' trade than the DTN trade. Just a footnote here -( that I am borrowing - nothing original here-) it is perhaps well worth...

Tuesday follow-up- While the markets & my 2 positions gapped open higher- for what appeared to be a nice early gain- only to slide back as the day progressed-ITA held up better initially than DTN- but I waited for a reversal to the upside but decided i just got it wrong- raised my stops...

I caught the market after 3 pm - and it appeared that the market tried to rally at the open - sold off, and tried to rally again- Perhaps a pause in the decline- because the selling has been relatively steady- might catch a bounce here - but i doubt that this is an actual bottom .But an...

http://thefelderreport.com/blog/ 1.7.16 - Note the portfolio analysis - also the link to Mebane Faber- books if anyone is interested in such concepts- I have read some of Faber's earlier stuff- IVY Portfolio- and found it to be an easy read and something of an eye opener...

Adviser cancelled the appointment due to catching the flu- postponed it for another 1 week-As he refers to himself as acting as a "Fiduciary" means he ideally is putting my best interests ahead of his own- an example would be recommending low cost no load investments as opposed to similar load...

Started off 2016 by considering the tone of the market-took 2 small short positions earlier this week -SIJ, TVIX. Had some "open time" and not pressured too much with the day job the past week- SIJ shorts industrials, theme play there is that a global slowdown and higher dollar will be...

I simply had to take that snapshot- MY XBI position had stopped out for a loss and the USO position had shown a nice gain earlier- only to close lower. All of this market movement occurred due to the macro environment- and the market's negative interpretation of what "might" be significant...

MEMORABLE WAY TO START 2016!

Dec 31`-2015 Last thoughts for the past year-Haven't gelled any for the next year yet-No Rush. A Friend asked if i had made any New resolutions yet- I simply am playing catch up- resolutions will evolve -perhaps later...... A losing year. A time of market transition from trending to...

Hmmm. I tend to forget that this is a predominantly short term trading approach website- not a day trader- my trades normally exceed 1-2% moves and i do not comprehend the forces at work for those that trade intraday. the remainder of this post has been post poned until After the...

12.23.15 Market rallied with a big move in energy spiking the move- Let's see if this can at least last through the short day tomorrow-based on a possible-temporary oversold & short covering rally. Viewing the market late afternoon- took late day positions in xle, USO,fcx, and dtn...

Empathy rather than sympathy - that I can appreciate - in the shared experience. Thank you- I try to be straight forward - honest with others as well as myself - We all have losing trades- and a well executed loss should be viewed just as a well executed gain- if one can be balanced in their...