Originally posted by FasterPussycat
seanote, your style seems to have changed. you kept things tight and fast at first. now you're swinging high & wide especially on these latest "daytrades" - NVDA, AOL, TYC. you're down well over a month's pay now aren't you? even if you are vindicated (eventually), will you call these good trades? was that NVDA trade a failed bounce play, certainly seems so. yes it may bounce back yet (or not) but my gawd man at this point who cares! :-O
I stated that I would hold these 3 longer term that previous plays. I'm waiting for the market to break on AOL & TYC. NVDA is a long-term play and IMO will be a $20 stock in 6 months. Granted, I would have dumped it if I was up $2 but I have the luxury of moving that position to my long term holds instead of swing trading. I've always liked that company and now that it's at it's lows I think it will rebound nicely when that day comes. Regarding my open P&L vs. usual monthly returns, I have had a tremendous month of July (especially the last 2-3 weeks) as I have decided to increase my share size for the longer term plays. As I mentioned some posts ago that I am now trading almost 50 roundtrips a day with a few swing trades since the market conditions are optimal for that type of strategy right now. I don't look at my monthly returns vs. current open P&L. I have more than enough equity in my account to whether this type of set back. I try to keep my equity in a particular range and withdraw additional monies that I allocate to my other businesses so I never risk loosing all of my assets.