These last two weeks have seen quite volatile moves in stocks like Apple that dropped 10 % over a few days, only to spike up more than that in one day on a good earnings report. That amounts to a 60+ point move in both directions over a very short time frame. Moves like that can spell disaster on on…

I just finished out what was my best trading week of the year and also ranks as the 2nd best trading week ever. With the exception of one trade that got stopped out, all day trades were gains. Yet, instead of basking in the glow of such positive results, I am irritated, agitated, and generally uns…

Cue the scary music..... I can't say the day was an unlucky one for me in general - it was more of a mixed bag of both good and not so good events. Trading CRM did quite the wicked "whipsaw" today. It opens surging upwards to making new highs, then shortly after gives it all back and the some. Her…

There are these training programs for wayward youths who are starting to get in trouble to meet with hardened inmates at correctional facilities where they can learn what it's like to be in jail and under the justice system. The goal is to scare these kids into reality and erase the fantasies they m…

The new skills I picked up from the analysis of my losing trades two weeks ago were a great level boost to my methods resulting in even better trades made this week. It was the 2nd best trading week of the year and my 3rd best overall. It feels a bit strange to end a day/week making more than I woul…