Sticking to your trading strategy is often the most difficult thing for traders to do. That’s because sticking to your strategy means: you don’t hop from one strategy to the next, you manage your trades (stop losses and profit targets) according to you rules, your risk management is according to your rules and you don’t let all the noise (social media) influence your trading decisions.
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Aspiring traders often think that trading means trading / clicking buttons all the time, but it’s actually the opposite… Doing less / being more patient, is often what is needed. Let’s discuss.
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I can’t decide for you (the trader) on how tight or wide your stops must be, but I can explain how they (tight or wide stops) will affect your trading. And during the process of explaining their differences, I hope to guide towards better stop placement. This is discussed next.
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Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side, is book written by legendary investor and co – founder of Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks. As the book’s title implies, its emphasis is mostly on different market cycles and how to make them work for you. But the book also contains many other market wisdom, such as his opinion on uncertainty and risk in markets.