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Beta by itself is not very useful, other than to filter for higher or lower average volatility. While higher beta overall deotes higher risk, it also denotes higher returns usually. It is the correlation of beta to the markets that shifts over time - high beta stocks can go through periods of...

Ignoring stops is something a lot of traders fight with. It is tough for some to realize that trading is simply an odds game that is repeated over and over. Moving or ignoring stops happens through the desire to be right and then reinforced when a trader sees their stop hit only to watch the...