Friday, October 31, 2008

Oct. 31, 2008 "todaytrader.com"




Lessons learned:
  1. scale in a trade when you see a setup is forming
  2. scale out when stock is breaking out of setup
  3. 5min wicks forming around a prior breakout area signifies support
  4. this is a market period when some technical rules can be ignored: eg. buying a setup despite that it is under ma's and the ma's are trending down.
  5. always trade the market first, then compare the peers, then the stock.
  6. sometimes, a strong sector ignores the general market action
  7. trading rules can be bent, this is why trading is an art...many times it's based on feel.