Overview Why do I stop stocks out at a predetermined level? To STOP losing money To STOP giving back profits But this only works if you act on them, otherwise why set them? CAPITAL PRESERVATION is my foremost objective, even above making profits. Why? You have to be in the game to win it. If […]
Take Control It really is that easy How? The Nike motto comes to mind. Well it finally came. We all knew a nasty correction was going to happen. What goes up must come down. Still we respond with the usual surprise and ‘what should we do’ questions. Many of us are in denial because of […]
/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.png00Stockradar/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.pngStockradar2018-02-12 13:28:142021-06-18 17:42:31Take control of your stock market investments.
/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.png00Stockradar/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.pngStockradar2017-12-22 12:12:412023-05-03 02:48:54Probabilities and money management are the keys to stock trading success
Charlie Aitken (Aim Funds): ‘the difference between my life as a stockbroker and my new life as a fund manager is that now I limit my losses to 10%. As a stockbroker I (we) are not great at issuing sells. Now when a stock is at a loss I cut it and move on. We […]
/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.png00Stockradar/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.pngStockradar2017-12-06 12:10:232021-06-18 17:43:13To win big you need to learn how to lose
Let’s not pretend. We don’t know, do we? In fact two of the fundamental truths of trading tell us that: Anything can happen and You don’t need to know what is going to happen next to make money. Seems strange but there it is – the truth. It is good to know what we don’t know. […]
/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.png00Stockradar/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.pngStockradar2017-11-14 13:02:142021-06-18 17:51:05It is good to know what we don’t know
I am a quant. In other words, data, numbers, and verifiable results drive my investment decisions. Why am I willing to stand by this strategy. Firstly, based on my personal research and results from14 years of performance, it can produce returns that historically outperform those of common benchmark portfolios and in fact more importantly to […]
Trades don’t all kick off like Mantra (MTR) which came up as a model stock pick on the 2/10/17 (Entry $3.19) just before the bid which quickly jumped the price to $3.80 (10/10/17) and our new subscribers were happy enough to have begun their Stockradar membership that way. The reality is that trading is about […]
/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.png00Stockradar/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo.pngStockradar2017-10-17 11:18:142021-06-18 17:51:05Successful trading is about probabilities and risk management
$25 kitty. You bet on the flip of a coin for 30 minutes. Coin is biased with a 60% probability of coming up heads You can bet as much as you like on each flip You will be given a cheque for however much is left in your account at the end of your 30 […]
Stops – Overview
/by StockradarOverview Why do I stop stocks out at a predetermined level? To STOP losing money To STOP giving back profits But this only works if you act on them, otherwise why set them? CAPITAL PRESERVATION is my foremost objective, even above making profits. Why? You have to be in the game to win it. If […]
Take control of your stock market investments.
/by StockradarTake Control It really is that easy How? The Nike motto comes to mind. Well it finally came. We all knew a nasty correction was going to happen. What goes up must come down. Still we respond with the usual surprise and ‘what should we do’ questions. Many of us are in denial because of […]
Probabilities and money management are the keys to stock trading success
/by StockradarTo win big you need to learn how to lose
/by StockradarCharlie Aitken (Aim Funds): ‘the difference between my life as a stockbroker and my new life as a fund manager is that now I limit my losses to 10%. As a stockbroker I (we) are not great at issuing sells. Now when a stock is at a loss I cut it and move on. We […]
It is good to know what we don’t know
/by StockradarLet’s not pretend. We don’t know, do we? In fact two of the fundamental truths of trading tell us that: Anything can happen and You don’t need to know what is going to happen next to make money. Seems strange but there it is – the truth. It is good to know what we don’t know. […]
Why Stockradar portfolios
/by StockradarI am a quant. In other words, data, numbers, and verifiable results drive my investment decisions. Why am I willing to stand by this strategy. Firstly, based on my personal research and results from14 years of performance, it can produce returns that historically outperform those of common benchmark portfolios and in fact more importantly to […]
Successful trading is about probabilities and risk management
/by StockradarTrades don’t all kick off like Mantra (MTR) which came up as a model stock pick on the 2/10/17 (Entry $3.19) just before the bid which quickly jumped the price to $3.80 (10/10/17) and our new subscribers were happy enough to have begun their Stockradar membership that way. The reality is that trading is about […]
The Kelly Criterion – Effective risk management technique
/by Stockradar$25 kitty. You bet on the flip of a coin for 30 minutes. Coin is biased with a 60% probability of coming up heads You can bet as much as you like on each flip You will be given a cheque for however much is left in your account at the end of your 30 […]