Thursday, March 1, 2012

Trading Rules - Revisit for Weekend Reading

Rule 1: If you have to look, it isn’t there.

Rule 2: Trends depend on their time frame.

Rule 3: Price has memory.

Rule 4: Profit and discomfort stand side by side.

Rule 5: Stand apart from the crowd at all times.

Rule 6: Buy the first pullback from a new high. Sell the first pullback from a new low.  Trends often test the last support/resistance before taking off.

Rule 7: Buy at support. Sell at resistance. Trend has only two choices upon reaching a barrier: continue forward or reverse.

Rule 8: Trades that work in hot markets destroy accounts in cool ones.  

Rule 9: Don’t confuse execution with opportunity.

Rule 10: Control risk before seeking reward.

Rule 11: Big losses rarely come without warning.

Rule 12: Enter in mild times, exit in wild times.

Rule 13: Perfect patterns carry the greatest risk for failure.

Rule 14: Trends rarely turn on a dime.  Reversals build slowly.

Rule 15: See the exit door before the trade.

Rule 16: Don't count your chickens. 

Rule 17: Don't believe in a company or its fundamentals.  Trading is not investment.

Rule 18: Don't have a paycheck mentality.

Rule 19: Don't try to get even. Trading is never a game of catch-up. Every position must stand on its merits. Take your loss with composure, and take the next trade with absolute discipline. 

Rule 20: Don't seek the Holy Grail.

Rule 21: Don't forget your discipline. Most traders fail due to a lack of discipline, not a lack of knowledge. 

Rule 22: Don't ignore your intuition. Respect the little voice that tells you what to do, and what to avoid.

Rule 23: Don't project your personal life. Trading gives you the perfect opportunity to discover just how messed up your life really is.

Rule 24: Don't think its entertainment. Successful trading will be boring most of the time, just like the real job you have right now.

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