The two losses here: Longer term short term day trades. Message Board - Msg: 33509605 (siliconinvestor.com)
followed by the two losses here: Longer term short term day trades. Message Board - Msg: 33537130 (siliconinvestor.com) ,
brought me a PM, that it seemed to the poster, that most of my small stock trades were losers. ( Dividend
stocks and ENPH were not included here. )
Jmho, that taking losses is harder on people than enjoying winners. If one can't take losses, they should
stick to dividend investing, as even when a stock is down, it makes them feel like winners because they
are getting paid.
Trying to find big winners is a hard game. You could be right that the big money wants a stock, but they
know more than we do, and things can change. If they don't want a stock any longer, odds are it is going
down and not just a little. I detest losses over $1000, but sometimes they happen quick, and sometimes
that little guy on my shoulder tells me they are just about to turn. That is usually wrong, but right just enough
times to make you think about it. FTFT, my biggest loser is a case in point. Took all I could stand, and I sold
out at $1.76. Two days later it went over $10, and I missed out on a $20,000+ gain.
Losses over $1000 this year:
FTFT -$2481
AIKI -$2430
TANH -$2395
SESN -$2220
NH -$2155
VIAHW -$1790
RBAC+ -$1531
OPTT -$1215
It takes my nine lowest $1000 winners to break even:
OIIM +$2328
PRPH +$2235
BRPAW +$2066
INOD +$2042
PAE +$1916
LCIDW +$1835
OCX +$1327
ANCN +$1228
FREEW +$1080
These are the others over +$1000, and why having some losers doesn't keep me awake at night.
SAVA +$125,431
VUZI $14,495
SOL +$13422
CCIV+ +$9662
CHCI +$9565
NURO +$6715
AMCIW $5061
CTXR +$4832
SKLZ+$3546
SYPR +$3457
KIRK+$3217
ZKIN +$2816
SKINW +$2548
AMC +$2400
RAIL +$2332 |
