The last month JBLU form a base after some move down. The last tree days we have some evidence for a breakdown. If the price breakdown the base we have some expectation for a strong move down. However be careful if the overall market moves higher.
Let profits run and stop losses are two basic rules in investing and trading.
However there is some variants that I like to folow. One that I classify as very good consist of close half the position when a big gain is achieved and there is some evidence for a reversal. I use as objective number for a big gain a return of more that 10%.
For JBLU, where we study a short position sugested with a price close to 11.5 usd, we have since January in the week chart a strong down move without any correction. For that reason the probability for a move agains us increase. we have almost 12% of return
Other example from our sugestions that favors the strategy presented here is YHOO. Since the price we study as a potencial good entry for a long position the return achived almost 15%, but last days some strong move occurred against us and at the moment I´m publishing my thought´s the bid price is at 28.18 usd corresponding to a loss less than 1%. if we had followed the strategy of closing half position with a big gain (more than 10%) and when we have evidence of a reversal, we still have a good result with YHOO. In this case the sugestion for a investor that remains with all the position is stop loss at a very short negative return (less than -1%). We stop with a almost null loss because the reason for the long position disappeared.
Dates of previous discussions in this blog:
JBLU 11.04.2007
YHOO 25.01.2007
Thank you for reading our thought´s and remember that they are only for illustrative/educational purposes and although our historical results are very good ,no system or methodology has ever been developed that can guarantee freedom from losses.
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LET THE PROFITS RUN AND STOP THE LOSSES.
Let profits run and stop losses are two basic rules in
investing and trading.
However there is some variants that I like to folow. One
that I classify as very good consist of close half
the position when a big gain is achieved and there is some
evidence for a reversal. I use as objective number for
a big gain a return of more that 10%.
For JBLU, where we study a short position sugested with a price close to 11.5 usd,
we have since January in the week chart a strong down move without
any correction. For that reason the probability for a move agains us increase.
we have almost 12% of return
Other example from our sugestions that favors the strategy presented here is
YHOO. Since the price we study as a potencial good entry for a long position
the return achived almost 15%, but last days some strong move occurred
against us and at the moment I´m publishing my thought´s the bid price is
at 28.18 usd corresponding to a loss less than 1%. if we had followed the strategy
of closing half position with a big gain (more than 10%) and when we have evidence
of a reversal, we still have a good result with YHOO. In this case the sugestion
for a investor that remains with all the position is stop loss at a very
short negative return (less than -1%). We stop with a almost null loss because the reason
for the long position disappeared.
Dates of previous discussions in this blog:
JBLU 11.04.2007
YHOO 25.01.2007
Thank you for reading our thought´s and remember that they are only for
illustrative/educational purposes and although our historical results are very good
,no system or methodology has ever been developed that can guarantee freedom
from losses.
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