The Blog · Since 2011
Chart Addict
Where the charts do the talking.
I've been charting markets for nearly 20 years — from the prop desk in Scottsdale to holding longer and longer on the weekly charts. I work top-down: monthly for the big picture, weekly for the trend, daily for entries.
Here you'll find my charts of interest, setups and notes on stocks, indices and crypto, plus 15 years of archives.
CNX Weekly
"I am fully aware that of the millions of people who speculate in the markets, few people spend full time involved in the art of speculation. Yet, as far as I'm concerned it is a full-time job -- perhaps even more than a job. Perhaps it is a vocation, where many are called but few are singled out for success." - J.L.
Rules are Important
1. All successful traders use methods that suit their personality; You are neither Waren Buffett nor George Soros nor Jesse Livermore; Don't assume you can trade like them.
2. What the market does is beyond your control; Your reaction to the market, however, is not beyond your control. Indeed, its the ONLY thing you can control.
3. To be a winner, you have to be willing to take a loss;
(The Stop-Loss Breakdown)
4. HOPE is not a word in the winning Trader's vocabulary;
5. When you are on a losing streak -- and you will eventually find yourself on one -- reduce your position size;
6. Don't underestimate the time it takes to succeed as a trader -- it takes 10 years to become very good at anything; (There Are No Shortcuts)
7. Trading is a vocation -- not a hobby
8. Have a business/trading plan;
(Write This Down)
9. Identify your greatest weakness, Be honest -- and DEAL with it
3. To be a winner, you have to be willing to take a loss;
(The Stop-Loss Breakdown)
4. HOPE is not a word in the winning Trader's vocabulary;
5. When you are on a losing streak -- and you will eventually find yourself on one -- reduce your position size;
6. Don't underestimate the time it takes to succeed as a trader -- it takes 10 years to become very good at anything; (There Are No Shortcuts)
7. Trading is a vocation -- not a hobby
8. Have a business/trading plan;
(Write This Down)
9. Identify your greatest weakness, Be honest -- and DEAL with it
10. There are times when the best thing to do is nothing; Learn to recognize these times (Nothing Doing)
11. Being a great trader is a process. It's a race with no finish line.
12. Other people's opinions are meaningless to you; Make your own trading decisions (The Wrong Crowd)
13. Analyze your past trades. Study what happened to the stocks after you closed the position. Consider your P&L game tapes and go over them the way Vince Lombardi Bill Parcells reviewed past Superbowls
14. Excessive leverage can knock you out of the game permanently
15. The Best traders continue to learn -- and adapt to changing conditions
16. Don't just stand there and let the truck roll over you
17. Being wrong is acceptable -- staying wrong is unforgivable
18. Contain your losses
(Protect Your Backside)
19. Good traders manage the downside; They don't worry about the upside
20. Wall street research reports are biased
21. Knowing when to get out of a position is as important as when to get in
22. To excel, you have to put in hard work
23. Discipline, Discipline, Discipline !
11. Being a great trader is a process. It's a race with no finish line.
12. Other people's opinions are meaningless to you; Make your own trading decisions (The Wrong Crowd)
13. Analyze your past trades. Study what happened to the stocks after you closed the position. Consider your P&L game tapes and go over them the way Vince Lombardi Bill Parcells reviewed past Superbowls
14. Excessive leverage can knock you out of the game permanently
15. The Best traders continue to learn -- and adapt to changing conditions
16. Don't just stand there and let the truck roll over you
17. Being wrong is acceptable -- staying wrong is unforgivable
18. Contain your losses
(Protect Your Backside)
19. Good traders manage the downside; They don't worry about the upside
20. Wall street research reports are biased
21. Knowing when to get out of a position is as important as when to get in
22. To excel, you have to put in hard work
23. Discipline, Discipline, Discipline !
Remember this: When you are doing nothing, those speculators who feel they must trade day in and
day out, are laying the foundation for your next venture. You will reap benefits from their mistakes.
day out, are laying the foundation for your next venture. You will reap benefits from their mistakes.
Don't take action with a trade until the market, itself, confirms your opinion. Being a little late in a
trade is insurance that your opinion is correct. In other words, don't be an impatient trader. - J.L.
trade is insurance that your opinion is correct. In other words, don't be an impatient trader. - J.L.
A few strong names
A list of names that have remained fairly strong as the markets pulls in. Still building a watch list, but here are a few...
CAT
DE
APA
APC
EOG
CNX
DO
GPOR
WYNN
RL
UA
LULU
CAT
DE
APA
APC
EOG
CNX
DO
GPOR
WYNN
RL
UA
LULU
