Individual Traders - The Blog of Adam H Grimes (Page 10)

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Reader Question: What Does “Good Risk Management” Mean?

[dc]T[/dc]his, my first reader question, comes from John in Seattle: I often see and hear people talking about good risk management being a good part of trading. What does this mean exactly? Limiting the size of your losses? Something else? Thank you. John is right. I have

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7/1/12 Stock Relative Strength Scan

[dc]O[/dc]ne of the challenges facing stock traders is knowing where to focus your attention. In a universe of roughly 7,000 names, with maybe 2,000 of those traded actively, how do you know you are finding the best opportunities? Too often, people focus on what is

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Your questions--My (attempts at) answers

[dc]J[/dc]ust an open invitation here to my readers: If you have topics for discussion, ideas for posts or series of posts, questions on the book, questions on the market or trading in general, please ask. You may either ask in the comments here or email (adamhgrimes at

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Some Important Lessons I’ve Learned

I thought I'd share a few thoughts today, kind of a "what I've learned in the past 10 years" post. This list was refined and crystallized by the process of writing the book, but this list was also a major reason why I wrote

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First Principles of Technical Analysis (2/?)

The first principle of price behavior: Markets alternate between trends and trading ranges.

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First Principles of Technical Analysis (1/?)

The building blocks of market structure and price action. [dc]T[/dc]echnical analysis is the art and science of predicting the future direction, timing, and/or magnitude of a market’s movements, mainly by using information contained in the price changes of that market. The term technical analysis is

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You Get Paid to Hold Overnight

A look at one reason why daytraders may struggle...

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Intro To Technical Analysis Course (2/2)

The conclusion of the plan for ITAC.

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Intro to Technical Analysis Course: The Plan (1/2)

The plan for the Introduction to Technical Analysis Course

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A Few Trading Rules

[dc]I[/dc]n doing the preparation and background work for the book, I found a set of rules for a swing trading system I traded for many years. I thought I would share a few snippets from those rules, especially the parts dealing with trade management and behavior management.

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How Do You Calculate Volatility In Excel?

How to calculate a simple historical volatility using Microsoft Excel.

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Ancient Wisdom / Modern Markets

Wisdom from ancient Eastern texts offer guidance for modern traders in all markets.