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Liberals like to lecture everyone about how smart they are and how we should do things their way. They like to bash President Trump because that is all they are capable of doing! Look at the extreme liberals like Lebron James, Stephen Curry, Chrissy Teigen and other Hollywood liberals who sides...

It is the herd mentality. People feel more comfortable if their choices coincide with the majority. Like buying more shares as a stock keeps dropping in price. If it is a bargain at $50, it must be a better bargain at $30 is the logic. Problem is the stock is trending down. Correct decision is...

Most people who get into the stockmarket be it investors or traders are fed the you are going to be a millionaire mantra by seminar and book authors. Don't you find it strange nobody practically, tells them that you can lose part or all of your monies? That is where they have it upside down...

What do the extreme liberal players like James, Curry and Kaepernick have to say now? Obama did squat for the black community yet, they continue to idolize him? President Trump has done more for blacks! Blacks have the lowest unemployment rate for the first time in decades! You think these black...

As a trader, what keeps me trading is I believe I have an edge. What is that edge? I win 40% of my trades and lose 60% of my trades. My average win size to average loss size is 2 to 1. So, what is the edge? P= (.40)(2)-(.60)(1)= .80-.60 = .20 or I win $0.20 for each $1.00 invested. Now, I am not...

People are vague because they are not going to give out their secret sauce in the stockmarket. Why would they when it will dilute if not render it ineffective? Most people peddling their seminars and books give you crumbs to whet your appetite. So, that you buy their next book or attend their...

This BS will end as more conservative judges are appointed to the lower appeals courts! I have urged President Trump and will continue to urge him to fill all vacancies with conservative judges! Time to restore the rule of law back into our courts!

Most times, the stop loss will protect you 80% of the time. It is also, based on the risk of the trade and certain trades would have wider stop losses compared to others but, you will in effect buy less shares to reduce the risk of ruin! It will not protect you from a gap down! For a more robust...

Odds are stacked against most retail investors and traders because they believe all the hype instead, of learning how to trade. Skill as a trader is developed and does not happen overnight! There are things you need to know and have to accept! You will lose monies trading the stockmarket. Nobody...

Trend following is a lot more than buying a stock because it is trending upwards. It is not static. What happens when it goes sideways? Or has a deep pullback? Drawdowns is a huge problem both for traders and investors. Few people will be able to stomach 40% let alone 60% drawdowns. So, if you...

The point of trading logs is to improve your own performance and correct your own mistakes.If you correct mistakes you continually, make because you are unaware of it, you in effect improve your performance. It was not intended to know everything about the market because the trading logs...

I am going to disagree because various stocks take their turn in the spotlight. Even the likes of Coke, Dell, Walmart, etc. at some point was the stock to be in. The problem with diversification is if you own 500 stocks in a mutual fund, you in effect dilute the few outstanding performers in...

That is why every trader should have a trading log. How can one monitor one's mistakes to correct them as well as good trades to focus on to improve trading performance? If you do not have a trading log, you do not really know how you are doing and what mistakes you are making!

There was an article yesterday on Apple stock and the investors who held onto their shares since, 2006 I believe and they said the returns were like $1,000 invested would have returned $9,000 plus. The point being diversification which was one of the items mentioned is not really a good thing...

Consider the fact that only a small number of traders and investors make monies in the stockmarket in a consistent basis. By implication, most investors and traders get it wrong! So, if the majority is wrong, contrary opinion is probably, the correct opinion to have! In the above example...

Now, I do not agree 100% with all that they have noted on why traders lose. One big reason I believe is the "herd" mentality. If others believe as I do, then, it must be the correct decision. Go to this website, www.stocktwits.com. I have signed up for it because it gives you insight to what...

Found this interesting article why traders lose monies in the stockmarket. https://www.tradeciety.com/24-statistics-why-most-traders-lose-money/

There is a website, www.financhill.com which if I recall correctly, will give you a "free" trial then, you have to pay for their service. This is a paid service. Their software uses seasonality data on how stocks perform during certain months of any year. Say XYZ stock goes up say 7 out of 8...

I am in the camp that believes there are a lot more illegals registered to vote. Take Philadelphia. They uncovered over 100,000 illegals registered to vote. California has been stonewalling and refusing to cooperate and release voter data. How do you uncover fraud? Very easily but, you have to...

Big investors and traders love CNBC because they feed useless tips long after the insiders have already acted! That just sets up the retail investors and traders to be slaughtered. Considering insiders have 3 days to report any huge transactions either buying or selling of their company shares...