| Mactheriverrat 3,173 posts
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 | 3/17/2021 10:09:28 PM 
 @karennma
 
 Trades that don't go the way one expects . Get out  with small lose than wait for a bigger lose. Try a different strategy for awhile .
 
 My strategy is
 Primary.
 Rsi(14) above 50.00
 Eam(5) above Ema(12)
 Strong Guppy background trend
 
 Secondary.
 My modified /*SCHAFF TREND CYCLE INDICATOR of ema(5) , ema(15)
 Weekly Rsi(2)
 
 URG is the only trade I'm in right now.
 
  
 
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| Mactheriverrat 3,173 posts
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 | 3/17/2021 10:32:56 PM 
 TGB i was in and got out
 
   
 SB also was in and got out.
 
   
 Both just didn't feel right. Both may go up tomorrow but they were just  moving for me.
 
 
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| karennma 8,057 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 8:35:46 AM 
 @ Mac,
 I posted this on another thread 2 weeks:
 
 General Discussion ยท Ten Days of Darkness Coming?
 karennma
 msg #156013	3/3/2021 11:51:06 AM
 @ Mac,
 Something really f'd up happened to me yesterday.
 I'm not going to post it here YET ... but,
 Lesson learned!!
 
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 THE LESSON ---
 One PIG I'm stuck with ...
 I have a watchlist, so, I only trade a basket of stocks I'm familiar with.
 I keep track of Earnings dates.
 I had the pig's earnings date on my calendar.
 As the date approached, I double-checked it and noticed the date had changed.
 (I have multiple sources I check to confirm earnings dates.)
 The EC was no longer in February but in March.  I made note on my calendar.
 When March rolled around, I was excited to dump the pig with profits.
 So WHY am I still holding this pig?
 The #@)*&!s changed the earnings date AGAIN - THE WEEK OF THE E-CALL.
 I don't know exactly when they did it, but suddenly, the call was FOUR days earlier.
 The stock had jumped $50, so I checked the news, still thinking I'm gonna make a killing in a few days ...
 Too late!
 Dirty Scum!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| karennma 8,057 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 8:51:44 AM 
 @karennma
 Trades that don't go the way one expects . Get out with small lose than wait for a bigger lose. Try a different strategy for awhile .
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 It did go the way I expected.
 What I didn't expect was - (see post above).
 I cannot post the words here that express my feelings ...
 There's a thread here about personal "rules".
 There are certain things I just don't do.
 I "Don't change horses in midstream."
 If these *!^#$#&^+s* had not messed with the EC date (twice to my knowledge), I would've been out with profits.
 Thanks for the feedback, tho'.
 Always appreciate suggestions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| karennma 8,057 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 9:03:29 AM 
 Cheese
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 - Ignore Cheese	3/17/2021 8:26:36 PM
 @karennma,
 I'm having eye problem so I cannot help right now.
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 Sorry to hear about eye problem.
 If it's just a "vision" issue, you can get tons of good cheap readers on AMZN.
 
 EDIT:
 Can you tell I'm PO'd?
 I keep typing messages with typos and leaving them -- as is.
 Lotsa CRAP going on --- I really have to force myself to concentrate.
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 9:58:32 AM 
 This filter seems to work pretty good.  I think of it kind of like the Connors TPS (Time, Price, Scale-in Strategy).  Price should be above the MA(150) or MA(200)
 
 I find that price rarely hits Buy5.  I usually like to buy at least at Buy2 and below.  So for example buy 20% of a position at Buy2.  Buy another 30% at Buy3  Buy another 40%  at Buy4.  Buy the remaining 10% at Buy5.  There is not easy way to backtest this strategy.  Just analyze the daily moves when there is a minor correction and only buy high relative strength stocks or ETFs.  You can buy at Buy1 - just scale in slow and low.  I forgot to add - that would can scale out and sell of shares to lock in profits.
 
 
 
 
 
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| Cheese 1,374 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 10:03:47 AM 
 Thank you, karennma for the Amazon shopping tip and John(Mac) for the updated T A tips.
 
 karen, I've also had painful losses like you and Mac.
 The lesson I've learned is: There is no use crying over spilled milk.
 What is done is done.
 The more time I spend on regrets, the less time I'd have to find opportunities.
 Bad luck and good luck go around and around.
 Better luck on your next moves !
 
 Edit:
 I just saw dave's filter. Thank you, dave. I'll take a more careful look later.
 
 
 
 
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| lis 37 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 10:04:17 AM 
 I totally get your pain, @karenma. You've been on this board awhile, and I'm sure you know what you're doing. Sometimes a person just needs to vent, though, when they're stuck with PIGs - in this case total "suck"lings.
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 11:55:46 AM 
 The only thing that is saving me right now is Bitcoin and GBTC.  My other holdings are down.
 
 
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| karennma 8,057 posts
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 | 3/18/2021 12:19:59 PM 
 lis
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 I totally get your pain, @karenma. You've been on this board awhile, and I'm sure you know what you're doing. Sometimes a person just needs to vent, though, when they're stuck with PIGs - in this case total "suck"lings.
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 @ lis,
 THAT'S IT!
 They're "suck"lings".
 They're sucking the blood out of me.
 By that I mean, they're sucking income outta of me because I can NOT get into anything else until I get out of these.
 That DROP we had 10 days or so ago was a G*dsend.
 I couldn't get into anything without overextending myself.
 MY rules (and I TRY to stick to them):
 - Don't change horses midstream
 - Don't overextend yourself.
 Unfortunately, I felt overextended because some of the pigs turned out to be non-performers - to my surprise.
 
 
 
 
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