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Red’s Edge: the Key Qualities of Successful Traders

August 7, 2009 Bookmark and Share

Successful always have a plan and follow it.

who fail do not have a specific plan, they enter and exit with out reason or they enter and then do not exit until are painful.

In short, the unsuccessful have no , or if they do, they do not follow it

Successful wait until the comes to them, they do not force the . Rather they exercise discipline and ignore that temptation that always suggests: “let a loss run just a little more, it will come back.” The fact is that: the loss that runs just a little more often runs a lot more.

Successful do not rush to cut , the unsuccessful often scalp the profit as soon as it appears because they fear that the price could turn South.

Successful employs strategies that result in following the move up with an exit that is activated on a pre-determined turn down for a play .

Unsuccessful are impatient. They enter without waiting for a good entry, and exit on the slightest adverse move, not understanding that is the natural action of the for stocks to move North and South, and fail to realize that are a part of trading.

Successful do not keep their eyes glued to the money. Instead they concentrate on making good trades, knowing that making good trades will ultimately result in success.

In the Trenches: Most often, when the general public talks about investing, they mean putting money into a company’s stock and holding it for a long time horizon until they realize a significant gain. This is called “buy and hold.” When we the Short-term our goal is buy low and sell high, and our focus is purely technical and the focus is not on fundamentals as it is with long-term investors. Short-term focus on volatility, i.e. the fast rising and falling of stock values, for the more ups and downs a stock has, the more money believe they can make, getting in and out quickly and taking a quick profit.

Knowledge is Power, Red’s Road to Riches

The differences between the winners and losers is that the winner take it seriously and they always add to their knowledge. They read, study, learn nuances, attend seminars, and sometimes use a coach or a mentor.

Successful are not those who say coaching or seminars are too expensive. They understand that they can recoup such costs in a single .

The unsuccessful folks have the opposite POV, shying away from and ignoring the benefits of a trading education because of the minimal cost. Remember, Knowledge is Power, it will change your life for the better.

Download and study the Red Roadmaster’s e book, Knowledge is Power, the Road to Riches, the Latest Edition and get in the Action with confidence and courage; it’s Free.

All the Best,
Red

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