Novice traders ask if it's too late to buy
Intermediate traders ask if its too early to sell
Pro traders ask if the reward potential is greater than the risk
Starting in mid-March, scores of Robinhood traders piled into $HTZ after the stock drops from 20 to 4
By mid May, $HTZ is $3 and 45,000
#Robinhood
traders have postions in the stock
May 22 $HTZ files for bankruptcy
Lesson
#1
: Stocks in downtrends are not your friends
One major difference between pro traders and novice traders 👇
pro traders take small losses quickly and effortlessly
novice traders take large losses slowly and grudgingly
Most novice traders take profits quickly
and let their losses run
They cut the flowers and water the weeds
and their portfolios end up looking like weed gardens
Become a better gardener
Tend to your gains with more patience and care
and weed out losses as soon as they pop up
If you are interested in seeing how a master futures trader derscribes his chart construction and trading process, following Mr Yen is a must.
And come on ... how many traders do you know who can use the word "hootenanny" to effectively describe a trading session ?
Priceless 😆
To my first 1000 followers
I feel humbled and blessed
and am committed to sharing my trading experience with you
All I ask in return is that you continue to follow and act upon your dreams
which with process, practice, passion, and perseverance,
trading can help you fulfill
@Wealth_Theory
The American Dream of building one's ideal life is still alive, but too many people today believe that it is an entitlement.
It is not a birthright.
It must be earned.
The American Dream is alive for those who wake up each day and take consistent, right action to create it.
It's my goal to provide more market insight and timely chart setups than anyone else on FinTwit
If you believe I am doing this, retweet this post
If you believe someone offers more value than I do, let me know
Even with 30+ years of trading experience, I am a
#Student4Life
Novice traders make buy/sell decisions based on fear
They buy because of FOMO - the fear of missing out on a rapidly-rising stock
and they sell because of FOLIA - the fear losing it all after it drops
Always check your emotional state before you hit the buy or sell button
One more from Sun Tzu:
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized"
With the right mindset,
trading can allow you to live the life you choose
One trade can take you to the next level
And opportunities multiply as you level up
Seize those opportunities
The future is yours
In a constantly rising market, it only takes a good story to attract capital
In every other type of market, a good story will also needto be paired with a reasonable valuation to attract capital
This will likely be a key distinguishing factor in investors' performance in 2021
@daretocontraire
@ttmygh
It is called the CARES Act because it is a gigantic test to see how much middle class taxpayers CARE about having their pockets picked...
In every industry, a crisis often accelerates the inevitable
such as education
K12 Inc. $LRN private online college preparatory school for students in kindergarten through 12th grade
#stocks
#virtualclassroom
#megatrends
$CHGG $TAL $EDU $ATGE $PRDO $LINC $ZVO
Good news for newbie traders who lost 💸 chasing the squeeze trades👇
Everyone makes mistakes when they first start trading
The most successful traders are the ones who recognize their mistakes
and don't make the same mistake twice
$GME $AMC $NAKD $LODE $EXPR $BB $KOSS $BBBY
You'll buy too early
You'll buy too late
You'll sell too early
You'll sell too late
You'll hold too long and end up in trouble
You'll miss trades that double
You'll try too hard and need a break
But you'll never be a loser if you learn from each trade you make
#WinOrLearn
Pro tip for newbie traders 👇
Instead of feeling like you need to make money on every trade
Spend time looking for more high reward / low risk situations
Then spread your risk over a number of trades
and let the odds work in your favor over time
$SCKT $SNDL $HEPA $NEPT $EH
Before placing every trade, It is best for newbie traders to set a max limit on how much they are willing to lose
and keep share size as small as possible while learning
Be okay with making lots of mistakes
just learn from every trade
and never make the same mistake twice😃
Common newbie trader mistakes 👇
- Trading too big
- Trading too often
- Buying too late
- Taking pofits too early
- Taking losses too late
- Following the crowd
- Trading emotionally
- Losing focus
- Trading without a plan
- Not identifying and correcting mistakes
Disciplined trading can make you lots of money
Making lots of money can cause you to become less disciplined
Becoming less disciplined will cause you to lose money
Don't want to lose money trading ?
Stay Disciplined !
I don't know this trader, but I want to share his tweet and highlight 3 reasons why he is a winner:
1. He learns by trial/error/correction
2. He is extremely patient and absolutely tenacious
3. He controls his risk. His is average win is much greater than his average loss
I studied trading every day for 3 years without much success until 2020. Today I passed $100k in profits. I have too many people to thank in one tweet but I'm extremely grateful for each and every one of you. Special shoutout to
@timothysykes
for his support over the years! 🙌
@GaryKaltbaum
@NickTimiraos
@DiMartinoBooth
Unprecedented in both magnitude and consequences
Anyone running the numbers on how much taxes are going to increase to pay the bill for all of this money printing?
As
@todd_harrison
often said during the 2008 GFC, policymakers have opted for cancer instead of a car crash
Want a simple way to become a better trader?
Every morning, put your ego aside
and tap into the flow of the market without being inhibited by detrimental emotions and preconceived notions of how you think the market is going to behave
A message to newbies who are now finding out that stocks don't always go up:
Successful traders are not defined by how they handle success
They are defined by how they handle adversity
Your education starts today
Get to work
$F $GE $DAL $AAL $DIS $CCL $BA $NKLA $HTZ $BAC
A quick refresher for newbie traders about how the market works 👇
"In the short run, the market is a voting machine,
but in the long run it is a weighing machine."
- Benjamin Graham
$AMC $GME $NAKD $NOK $CATB $AAL $BB $EXPR $GNUS
Please do not ask me for recommendations or price targets
I am posting on twitter to share my 30+ years of trading experience and make market observations
My goal is for you to learn how to trade like a pro without having to ask anyone else for advice
#FinancialFreedom
Newbie traders 👇
Buy and hold is great advice
but only if you buy at a great price
$APPH $PRPL $VRM $MICT $BNGO $CTRM $UAVS $BRQS $ISR $SENS $OPEN $GEVO $DPW $NVAX $XL $BOXL $GOEV $CLOV $POSH $BMBL $GHVI $FCEL $SNDL $QS $RMO $UWMC $SSYS $PLUG $JMIA $BLDP
$CRDL
clinical-stage
#lifesciences
company focused on the development of anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapies for the treatment of heart disease
#stocks
#biotech
Gentle reminder for all PelicanTrader followers 👇
I post charts and market musings on Twitter for educational and entertainment pursposes only
Never buy a stock based solely on another trader's tweets
Always do you own due diligence and make your own investment decisions
When you see big red boxes
it is time to pay attention
yesterday I said to expect sector shifts from quant funds
this is what it looks like when funds rotate their sector allocations out of tech and into just about anything other than oil 👇
finviz heat map
Long time traders are struggling because the broad market is more disconnected from visible fundamentals than it has been in decades.
This may continue for some time. There is no precedent for the magnitude of Fed stimulus.
Trade the market you see, not the one you want.
Losing traders' biggest fear is having to take a large loss
Winning traders have no fear because they never allow a small loss to turn into a large loss
Learn from the masters
Learn to trade without fear
#stocks
#trading
$HTZ $GE $AAL $NCLH $EMAN $NIO $BIOC $TSLA $ABEV $GNUS
You DO NOT need to be a financial whiz to be a successful trader
but you DO need the following 👇
1) a proven trading plan
2) discipline
3) a positive, winning mindset
4) patience
5) tenacity
Next time you feel the urge to buy a stock because it seems to go up every day + everyone around you is making money, ask yourself if you would be just as eager to buy a new car if the dealer kept raising the price while you were thinking of buying
#stocks
#DisciplinedBuyer
Let others lead small lives, but not you
Let others argue over small things, but not you
Let others cry over small hurts, but not you
Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you
- Jim Rohn
This was William O'Neil's biggest winner when he first started trading
He had just lost on his prior three trades
I think there might be a lesson here ...
#SaturdayMotivation
Where would you say we are in the cycle of investor emotions?
( hint - it should be easy to point out )
#SPAC
#IPO
$IPWR $PLUG $FCEL $EOSE $QS $BBIG $QTT $BB $TSLA $RIDE $CIIC $STPK $FSR $SBE $ACTC $CCIV $SSPK $DNMR $NGA $DM $SKLZ $BFT $LGVW $DASH $POSH $FUBO $CLSN $SENS $BNGO
To my dauntless new followers who have joined recently
I want to share with you the Pelican Traders' mottos:
Money Never Sleeps
and
WINNERS NEVER CHASE
When I first started trading, I spent several hours every Sunday viewing every chart in this book
When learning to trade, there is no substitute for spending time in the charts
The good news is that you can learn 10x faster than me
and yes ... that makes me a little jealous 😉
$MREO
#biotech
company focused on the development of innovative rare disease therapeutics:
setrusumab for the treatment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and alvelestat primarily for the treatment of severe alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency-associated lung disease
Friendly reminder that I do not provide investment advice and do not make recommendations to buy or sell any investment security
All information posted is for educational purposes only
Always do you own due diligence
And NEVER rely on others for entry or price targets
$CAPR
#biotechnology
company currently in late-stage clinical development for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy
big gap to fill 👀
#stocks
#biotech
$SRPT $SLDB $TRDA $PEPG
I mentioned on May 8 that the big volume spikes in $OSTK could be clues of institutional accumulation
They started buying big below $10
and now the stock is $82
Think of the big funds as elephants
If you want to mimic their actions
Learn to identify and follow their tracks
$TLSA (not $TSLA)
developing novel molecules to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases
CEO believes the company's StemPrintER technology has the “potential to become an essential prognostic tool” in the fight against breast cancer
#EXAS
$GH $NTRA $TMO
Most novice traders take profits quickly
and let their losses run
They cut the flowers and water the weeds
and their portfolios end up looking like weed gardens
Become a better gardener
Tend to your gains with more patience and care
and weed out losses so as to avoid despair
Robert Wilson, was a legendary investor, who turned $15,000 into $800 million over his 40 year career, used to call himself a "long-term trader". He would sell positions after a few days, or after a decade. He just rode them as long as they were winning.
Valuable lesson fo newbie traders 👇
The MOMENT you stop looking to others for advice on when to buy or sell
and embrace the struggle in finding your OWN personal edge in making these decisions
You will feel incredibly EMPOWERED 💪
The $22 Trillion U.S. economy is currently undergoing a massive transformation
New ideas are transforming the old economy
And the new economy is producing hundreds if not thousands of exciting growth companies
Focus your time on finding these companies
Fortunes will be made
"There are three things you need to make money: a decent fundamental story, a good trend, and the market handling news the way you think it should."
- Michael Platt
#Billionaire
#trading
#wisdomoftheday
The amount of money 💰 you can make on a single trade is mostly a function of aggression and luck 🍀
The amount of money you can make over a large number of trades is mostly a function of precision, process improvement 🧐 and emotional control
There are 1000s of ways traders make money in the markets
The key to learning how to trade is not finding a trading system that works
The key is finding a trading system that fits your personality and your lifestyle
and tweaking it until it starts to pay you consistently
Peter Thiel is a brilliant tech investor and one of the first investors in $FB
Thiel's big data analytics company Palantir has plans to IPO in the fall
$SSSS was an early investor in Palantir
Some may see $SSSS as a way to own a piece of Palantir before the IPO
#BigData
#IPO
Had numerous profitable trades this week
and one bad one
Spent time today analyzing the bad trade and made an adjustment to process
Yes, even a pro trader with 30+ years of experience still makes mistakes
The key is to assess, adjust, and not make the same mistake twice
Is anyone wondering how a fantastic growth company like $DDOG can report 68% revenue growth ... and yet the stock drops 14 points in after hours trading?
Here is your answer:
$METC
"rare earth project was the subject of a Wall Street Journal article late last year, titled "The $2 Million Coal Mine That Might Hold a $37 Billion Treasure"
#stocks
#mining
#coal
#RareEarth
" Every failure is only a step toward success
every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true
every trial exhausts some tempting form of error
and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment ”
- Og Mandino
I do not provide investment advice
I only post chart setups that intrigue me based on my 30+ years of trading experience
Smart followers like
@zhoajinu99
do their own DD and decide for themselves which ones to trade 🥇
Lots of newbie traders only pay attention to data points that confirm their bias
This is not good due diligence
Ignoring opposing views in the stock market can be costly
Every long time successful trader I know is both humble and open minded
$AXSM
engages in the development of novel therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders
management believes company has a "CNS portfolio with potential to generate total U.S. peak sales of up to $11.5B"
#stocks
#biotech
#Neurology
#CupAndHandle
To all my superstar followers🥇
I hope I am providing value by posting charts that look interesting to me
but please do not buy, sell, or make any investment decision based on my posts
I strongly recommend that everyone do their own research/due diligence before taking action
@realwillmeade
$LITB e-commerce platform in southern Asia
its a mini
The ecommerce biz of $SE is a comp
much faster growth than $JMIA and already profitable
For Q2, management expects revenues between $105 million and $120 million
up 81% to 106%
low $ float
Politician:
Inflation is down to 2% due to my swift and decisive action
Average Citizen:
My daily living expenses are still up 30% because of the swift and decisive action you took two years ago
#inflation
#Economics
#Reality
Everyone is talking about gold today
The PelicanTrader team was on the theme exactly one month ago
Stay ahead of the crowd
Join the PelicanTrader team 💪
#Gold
#stimulus
#OneUpOnWallStreet