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  1. Is It Ethical To Profit From A Plane Crash? (Trade)

    I’m only posting one trade from yesterady, but it’s a biggie. And it raises a question of the kind that often comes up on these kinds of trades Boeing openend with a massive gap down. For anyone reading this blog…

  2. Is Day Trading Hard Work?

    Is day trading hard work? is a question that reached me last weekend. My immediate thought was, “No,” shortly followed by, “Yes,” then, “Well, maybe…” The reason for my initial indecision was because the answer is dependent on what we…

  3. The Opportunity Cost of Shorting Apple

    It’s been a while since I posted an Apple trade on here. AAPL is a stock that moves far and fast. It’s not for the faint hearted, but when you get to know it you find that actually, beyond the…

  4. Want To Make $200k+ A Year?

    Here are a couple of textbook quickie trades. I will warn you that they are dull, but there’s a reason I’ve posted boring trades today. First, a little short on HUYA: Standard fare with a clear setup and a good…

  5. The Easy Way To Profit From Ebay

    I’ve never got on with Ebay, personally. I think I’ve bought two items there over about the last fifteen years, and both times they never arrived. A one hundred percent failure rate caused me to lose confidence in the place.…

  6. Twin Trades

    Here are a couple of quickie textbook trades. Coincidentally, they produced identical profits. First off, CPB. A bog standard momentum trade taking $600 in about ten minutes. There was a bit more to be had in the last hour too,…

  7. Trades, Friday 22nd Feb 2019

    This first trade looks more complicated than it was. The first entry was a dud — momentum dropped off a cliff so it was time to get out. Fortunately there had been just enough momentum at the point of entry…

  8. Having Your CAKE And Eating It

    First a two-biter. BG was a bit of a wild ride, dropping precipitously before climbing all the way back and then some. The first trade was an exit on target. When it set up for another go, complete with confirming…

  9. $67 / Minute Daytrading Nasdaq

    Trades – Tuesday 19th February 2019 After the long weekend with the markets closed on Monday, here was a nice trade to get the week rolling. Textbook entry, clear enough exit, and $1.35 banked per share, for a nice quick…

  10. Trade, Thursday 14th Feb 2019

    Just time to post this quickie — a ten minute trade straight off the core list. Not much to say. Standard setup, good clear entry, obvious price target. Five hundred in the bank. Perfect kind of trade for when you’re…