Mark Fishman says stocks have personalities, and having success as an A.M.P.D. trader means finding stocks that match your personality — that is, stocks that behave in a way that complements your personal trading strategy. Read the transcript: Mark Fishman (00:03): I think so much of investing, too, is your personality, right? And so it’s…
Mark Fishman maintains multiple investment portfolios. He has a traditional buy-and-hold portfolio for long-term positions and an active trading portfolio where he practices the A.M.P.D. trading strategy. Each portfolio has its own mechanisms for managing risk — the important thing is not to get them mixed up.
Adam Sarhan says, if your risk is properly managed, the result of any single trade doesn’t really matter in the long run. Success in the market comes from making smart decisions that create a good aggregate result over the course of multiple trades in varying market conditions. Anyone can get lucky every once and a…
The big headline is that the Fed cut interest rates by .5%. For self-guided independent traders, that news isn’t important — what’s important is how the market reacts to the news. As a presidential election looms, and the Middle East seems poised for a larger regional war, there is likely to be a lot of…