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30 June 2012 ~ 1 Comment

GEOY – how a stop order can potentially ruin your day

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Yesterday GEOY gaped down under a base. In our trading room pre market recap we highlighted GEOY and KEX as our best potential short. I shorted GEOY against the $15 level not being able to call it out in the room as the break was quick and bid and ask spread was high. Trade was [...]

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30 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Why i can’t hit my stop loss?

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I have been trading active now almost 6 years, after moderating trading rooms and teaching a lot of new and experienced traders the biggest problem that I continue to encounter is of traders that can’t take a loser! The problem is that traders just can’t stop a losing trade and accept the lost. Even worse, [...]

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