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Kamis, 29 September 2011

pilgrimage of a stock trader


"where are you going?"
asked the curious father of a stock trader.

"dad, i am going for '3 dham yatra' "
the trader said.

"where?"
asked the surprised father.

"prabhadevi, bandra, fort."
the trader replied.

"where are these?"

"mumbai, dad."

"what kind of 'dhams' are these?!!
dad snorted.

"ncdex, nse and bse"

Sabtu, 02 Juli 2011

die early, die rich!

recently

i came across a phrase

which initially disturbed me.

"trader who died rich

is the one who dies early."

even livermore died broke!

--

what's the logic behind the above
seemingly un-nerving phrase?

should we not trade?

is trading useless?

i don't think so.

i searched for a suitable answer.

and after some deliberation

i found one.....

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if one makes millions from trading

and keeps trading like jesse livermore

he is bound to succumb to

some unguarded moment

and lose it all.

but

on the other hand

if a successful trader

after making millions

was to turn into an investor

he is assured of dying rich

(if at all he ever dies).

Sabtu, 30 April 2011

the analyst in the air, the trader in the car!

two qualities are essential
to succeed in stock market-

ability to analyse the situation
so as to
"expect"
"anticipate"
"predict"
a "high-likelihood" price movement.

please note that i didn't say
"high probability".

i said
"high-likelihood"

since majority of people can
sense "high probability"
it is not profitable
for the operators
to let it happen.

hence, the importance of
"high-likelihood".

likelihood is high
when perceived probability
of the event
is low.

so coming back to what i was saying

two qualities are essential
to succeed in stock market-

first
ability to analyse the situation
so as to "sense"
a "high-likelihood" happening

and "get ready" accordingly.

second
to trade what's actually happening!

if you don't have a reasonably trained
and experienced analyst in you
but have decent trading skills
you will be like a skillful warrior
airdropped in
an unknown enemy territory
without a map/gps/compass....
panicking
much more than required!
highly stressed
vulnerable
and susceptible to traps
and mental burnout!

and if you are a good analyst
rather, an overwhelmed one
than you are likely to find yourself
analyzing forever!
even when you should stop thinking
and just follow what is in front of your eyes!

the analyst in you
feels good when his analysis
proves right
and the trader in you
feels good
if he makes money
irrespective of the anaylsis.

both seem to be so opposite
to each other.

one is so sensitive
the other is thick-skinned.

one is a thinker
the other is a doer

one is a white-collar executive
the other is a blue-collar workman

both appear to be so different

but in reality
both are complimentary
to each other....

both are meant
to maximize the profit
and minimize the threat!

both are severely handicapped
without each other....

so
what should one be?

both....

turn by turn?

no...
simultaneously!

who's the boss?
none....
both are team-mate commandos

the analyst and trader in you
are like
a team of
a cop in a car
and a cop in a helicopter
both chasing a criminal
as in "the most amazing videos"!

the cop in the helicopter
radios the cop in the car
about the location
of the fugitive on the run.
(the fugitive is free
to change his direction
as per his will!)

thereafter it is the job of
the cop in the car
to complete the task!

the job of the cop in the air
is not finished
till the cop in the car is in the street!

the analyst in the helicopter
and the trader in the car
have well defined roles!

it will be disastrous
if the trader is in the air
and the analyst is in the car!

Senin, 17 Januari 2011

identifying a trader among the investors

lets admit it

majority

if not all traders

are into stock trading

not just for money

but

subconsciously

also for the thrill

excitement

and kick

we drive out of trading!

the day we don't trade

or don't get the chance to trade

we feel so uncomfortable!

that is probably

the reason

we make trading opportunities

where none exist!

that is also a probable reason

why we

overtrade!

--

we can't extract the same thrill

from investing

or swing trading

where waiting is substantial.

moreover,

we can't wait

if we keep looking at the score!

--

that is why

majority traders are mentally

not best suited

to be investors!

and there is nothing wrong about it,

it is ok!!!

--

it is not a co-incidence

that i rarely see

a serious trader

who has the habit of drinking!

i can immediately tell

whether the person in the stock market

is a trader or an investor

by just asking one thing

"are you a teetotaler?"

if he is one

i know i am talking to a trader.

if not

then either he is an investor

or he is into an exciting co-occupation

or he is broke

or he is gonnabe...shortly!

--

trading and drinking

are clear signs

of a sinking ship!

--

investing is either for the rich

who have surplus money

and who are in no hurry

to listen to the daily ringing of coins

in the money box!

or

it is for those traders

who are already getting

the adrenalin pumped

from other sources

and are into trading

only for money!

--

trading is one of the biggest

intoxicating

and motivating

and boosting

occupation

or passtime

in th world!

it can delay the suicide plans

of a rich guy!

besides bringing the dead souls back!!!

--

not just the spirit

you will rarely see traders using

or frequently changing

brands

and gadgets

and other costly habits!

they get all the requisite joy

from trading

leaving these toys and lifestyle

to the broke or to the rich investors.

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(note : i am a teetotaler and strongly recommend the same!)