Archive for November, 2008

• Trends
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 25th, 2008 at 5:49 pm, Comments: 0

  In uptrends, it is more profitable to be long all time highs and positive reactions to earnings. In downtrends, it is more profitable to be [...]

• About change
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 19th, 2008 at 3:02 am, Comments: 0

  “I turned from a loser to a winner when I was able to separate my ego needs from making money. When I was able to [...]

• Simple is good
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 19th, 2008 at 2:59 am, Comments: 0

  “I’ve made phenomenal amounts of money for very simple decisions but I was willing to make them. Somebody had to. Others are looking for highly [...]

• Accepting risk
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 19th, 2008 at 2:58 am, Comments: 0

  “To whatever degree you haven’t accepted the risk, is the same degree to which you will avoid the risk. Trying to avoid something that is [...]

• NO EXIT
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 15th, 2008 at 7:52 am, Comments: 0

  “(So you didn’t have a clear exit point) In other words, the only way you could stop trading was by losing.” Ed Seykota

• Perseverance
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 13th, 2008 at 5:58 am, Comments: 0

  “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.” Abraham Lincoln If you don’t give up, you [...]

• Investing vs Gambling
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 13th, 2008 at 5:56 am, Comments: 0

  “Investors are the big gamblers. They make a bet, stay with it, and if it goes the wrong way, they lose it all.” Jesse Livermore [...]

• Creating opportunities
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 11th, 2008 at 3:38 pm, Comments: 0

  :Opportunity does not send letters of introduction.” Naomi Sims

• Sooner or later, every trend ends
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 10th, 2008 at 4:06 pm, Comments: 0

  You never know how long a trend will continue. This is why to maximize profits, you gradually raise you stop order as your position appreciates [...]

• Being unbiased
  Posted by Ivanhoff on November 7th, 2008 at 3:58 pm, Comments: 0

  “There is only one side to the stock market;….not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side.” Jesse Livermore If a man [...]