A few months back I published a post about my large cash position. That position has only continued to grow as I find it difficult to put on any new investments at these lofty prices. As I stated previously, I have no idea when the market will turn, all I know is I don’t want to be left holding the bag when it does. That’s not because I don’t think that over the long-term the prices will be higher, but rather because I believe there are much better prices ahead (like around the corner). I also believe that the opportunity cost of sitting on the sidelines (holding out for lower prices) is much lower at this stage in the bull market (now 6+ …
My Trading Story – Podcast Interview with Brandon Clay
I recently had the opportunity to share my trading story with Brandon Clay. You may remember Brandon Clay, he was our first guest featured in our Freedom Fighter interviews. Brandon recently launched his Trading Story podcast where he interviews part time and full time traders. He is personally in the process of living and defining his own trading story. In this interview Brandon asks some great questions to dig into my trading background. The Interview After you listen to the interview make sure you go and check out Brandon’s site and subscribe to his podcast. On his site you will find the show notes to this interview that have all three books I recommended in case you want to check …
Buy Into Weakness – Investment Rule #1
Over the course of the coming weeks and months I will be laying out the investment rules that I live and die by. These are rules that I have developed over the last ten years as both a retail and professional investor and trader: Rule # 1: Buy into weakness. Rule #2: Sell into strength. Rule #3: Reduce cost basis. Rule #4: Keep investments small. Rule #5: Keep 80% of total invested capital in ETF’s and up to 20% in individual names. Rule #6: Choose duration over direction. Rule #7: Manage your winners. Rule #8: Manage risk at order entry. Rule #9: Increase your # of occurrences. Rule #10: Make investments with a probability of profit > than 50%. (Note: …