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Worlds Worst Trader is back!!!

Worlds Worst Trader is back!!!

Unfortunately, I think I must be the owner of this title...  I traded again today but all the lessons which I've learnt in the past seem to have been forgotten! I did end up with a small profit today but it was just luck. Firstly, I bought when the market was going down... the whole trend was down and I went and bought which wasn't clever... I ended up -19 points on this trade. I had no reason to buy... what on earth am I doing? I really felt stupid with this trade, it's obvious from the

August 11, 2008 No Comments Full Story

Tricked into a short by the Dow Jones

Tricked into a short by the Dow Jones

I went short on the break of the support line today at 11430. I was so sure that we would see a huge move that I went in 3x normal size. The market moved 10 points my way and then reversed tricking myself (and I'm sure a lot of other shorters), taking me out at 11455 for the equivalent of -25 x 3 = -75! Ouch! The moral of the story is to always bet the same size for each trade.. afterall, you just never know what will happen as we see today. The markets are notorious for doing this sort of th

July 21, 2008 1 Comment Full Story

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