Recent content by jfink

I'm at 6 posts, let me post a few more times and then I'll pm you for that link! thks

Great points. Do you use any time and sales information to gauge market strength or weakness when price approaches an S/R level?

It took me awhile to stop turning trades into investments. What helped me turn the corner was realizing that money management (how much to risk on a trade) and determining an exit plan upfront were more important than what trade I was taking. In the past I would spend all my time researching...

Great points. I spent so much time in the past focused on trying to pick the right stock and less time on money/risk management. I've found recently that doing the opposite is not only profitable, but less stressful and much more enjoyable...

I think using different timeframes is also a big help keeping things in perspective (i.e. weekly view before zeroing in on a daily chart).

Thanks for the welcome. I agree the hard part is money management, but I think it is as important if not more than picking the right investment. I've found that I can have more losing trades (not that this is my objective) and still come out profitable.

I've been trading in my spare time for several years and so far without consistent results. Over time I've tried many differnt methods from moving averages to many of the popular indicators (i.e. stochastics, RSI, momentum, etc.). I can't help but think it really just boils to identifying...