It's not really 50/50 there's about 200 long positions and 80 short positions. I think that ratio gives me a good idea of the market conditions. The more shorts the weaker the market. Since we're in a relatively strong market that ratio makes some sense.
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I've been tracking a portfolio since 7/18 and I'm beating the market
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It's not really 50/50 there's about 200 long positions and 80 short positions. I think that ratio gives me a good idea of the market conditions. The more shorts the weaker the market. Since we're in a relatively strong market that ratio makes some sense.
Oh, c'mon. I was about to hand at least half my life savings to this prodigy!
I'm an RIA. You might be surprised.
ps The devil is in the details. I thought 7/18 referred to 7/2018.
No super short term tracking
I wanted to see what the forum thinks of a long short trading strategy.
This is a great description of current times, people think 2 weeks of performance is relevant. My guess is your results are just random, you got lucky and you will stop posting as your results won't keep up.
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/80a5d660-7f97-4e26-8bfa-5e2c402f5dc0
Good luck. Most of us small mom and pop amateur retails started out like you. The key to long term survival is keep reading, studying, testing and adjusting your strategy. Hopefully you will become one of the ET success stories.
On a side note, it is actually better for you if you started out losing money because then you will learn why, learn risk management, Kelly, backtest, etc. It will test your perseverance because perseverance is what will keep you in the game when nothing seemed to work. It happened to the best of us.
Thanks for the encouragement. I've been investing since I was 5. Hold a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Finance, worked for Merrill, PE firms, OTC trader, NW Mutual and about to start at another big five bank.
I truly appreciate the encouragement, but people might be surprised from time to time on this forum.
And you're asking questions like that? No offense, but that's scary.I'm an RIA. You might be surprised.
Then there are public school teachers who cannot pass an 8th grade math test. Which is more scary?And you're asking questions like that? No offense, but that's scary.
I didn't ask any questions. Just responding to others.And you're asking questions like that? No offense, but that's scary.
Thanks for the post. Good luck to you.
Thanks for the post good luck to youThen there are public school teachers who cannot pass an 8th grade math test. Which is more scary?
Thanks for the post good luck to you
Apparently your grammar isn't even 8th grade level, either. Please tell me you don't actually manage money?