Trade Aptitude
Results of Tuesday’s Best S&P Turning Points: No trades were offered pre-CPI, and nothing triggered afterward.
Today’s Best S&P Turning Points (consider wider stops and less size in fast moving markets):
Buy 4089.75 stop 4084.25. Short 4143.25 stop 4147.75.
The World Sentiment Index: (+100/-100) FALLS from +29 to -14 in a world of mixed sentiment. Historically price closed higher from the open 63% of the time.
Catalysts: Retail Sales & Empire State MFG Index @ 8:30. Industrial Production @ 9:15. Housing Market Index @ 10:00. Crude Oil Inventories @ 10:30.
Quick Tip: Trade Less
Doctors heal. Lawyers argue. Artists create. In those and other professions if you’re not doing something you’re not productive.
The same doesn’t apply to Traders, however. You don’t have to trade all the time to be a productive, successful Trader. You don’t have to trade every setup, or day, or week. In fact, trade selection or filtering is important and necessary.
Trading success is based on probabilities. This fact alone tells you that you should be carefully selecting your trades, choosing only those that have the highest probabilities of success. It’s unlikely that all your setups are of equal quality, so you’ll pass on many of them.
Have you every played poker? Or at least seen a poker tournament on TV? Do the players bet on every hand? The cards they get vary in quality. They assess the probability of winning and play or fold. In fact, one of the first lessons you’ll learn if you get formal training in poker is to fold more often.
Warren Buffett was quoted as saying, “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say NO to almost everything."
He’s saying by being selective in their choices, successful people can devote their attention to the things that are most important and have the greatest potential for success.
That’s a tough pill to swallow! You’re a Trader. You want to trade, not pass! Get comfortable with passing. Invest time into researching your strategy’s historical performance. Enhance your edge. Don’t over-trade.
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Trade Fearlessly,
Mike Siewruk