The adventures of a new Trader

I bought SIRI when it was under $1 a while ago. Sold most in the $6 - $7 range when the Stern news came out.

recently SIRI has been a little to narrow for me lately. I traded the stock a few months ago, but now looking at:

BRCD, AMAT, BEAS, TWTI, CMOS, SONS....just to name a few.


but RIMM is my fav...hehehe
 
2/8/07

Bought 60 ASEI @ 58.49

Stops: 56.45
PT: 64.60

2/9/07

Sold 60 ASEI @ 56.45

profit - 136.40

review:

A fake breakout. I thought my entry was near perfect as the stock had traded down for three days, but the breakout was not supported, and fell lower.
 

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2/8/07

Bought 60 ASEI @ 58.49

Stops: 56.45
PT: 64.60

2/9/07

Sold 60 ASEI @ 56.45

profit - 136.40

review:

A fake breakout. I thought my entry was near perfect as the stock had traded down for three days, but the breakout was not supported, and fell lower.
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What were your reasons for setting your stops and PT where you did?
 
Once i determine a stop, I multiply that by 3 to get a profit target, if I have a hard time finding a stop, then I just divide my PT by 3, seems to work fine so far.

Is a 1/3 risk, reward ratio to close?
 
For what it’s worth I would look at support and resistance areas as to where to place my stops and targets.

Entry price to support = risk
Entry price to target = reward.

Then if risk to reward isn’t 3 to 1 I wouldn’t take the trade.

On ASEI I agree with your entry. You let the market take you in by taking the trade once it was above the prior days high. (I think)

I would have placed a stop at 57.15, just below the previous days low.(you have a stock in a down trend , if it makes a lower low it’s liable to keep going in that direction. Are you trading counter trend on purpose?)

And a target at 59.50 (Didn’t get past there in 2 attempts in the last few days).

My calculated risk to reward is less than 1 to 1.

You had a chance to get out close to even in the morning. Were you afraid that if you got out, the stock would advance without you?

PS: don't overlook the power of a MA overhead. You'll be surprised at the number of times a stock will hit a major MA and reverse.
 
2/13/07

Short 70 VARI @ 56.70

stops: 57.70 (1.00 )
pt: 53.7 (3.00)

2/20/07

cover 70 VARI @ 56.74

profit -16.80

review:

This trade was "wrong" from the start because I listened to only the MFI indicator, and the fact that I thought I found a top. I guess you could say, the "need to be right" screwed me over. Even though my reason for entry was wrong, I wanted to see it play out anyway. I did set stops, but in the end, I pulled the plug.

Looking at the chart now would have been a better short entry, as the stock has made new lows the past three days, and there is a negative divergence pattern on volume and ROC. MFI still says the stock is over priced and now, even MORE than before, suggest that the stock should fall. Entry AND exit were both wrong on this trade.

I just cant seem to do anything right.


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2/20/07 ( unintented day trade)

Bought 70 BWLD @ 57.95

stops: 57.53 (.42)
pt: 59.21 (1.26)

Sold 70 BWLD @ 57.53

profit - 43.40

review:

The problem with this trade was emotion and entry, plain and simple. I was the sucker and bought near the high, then got stopped out on the retracement. Another problem was the time that I bought at. It was 12:57 in New York (lunch period) a key reversal area...right?.

I thought that because the stock was already up 3pts, it would be strong and keep going up, and I didn't want to miss the move.

After the stock breaks 59.18, I'll look to re-enter as a S/R breakout.

cm69
 

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