11 Jul 2012
When there is a buy or sell signal on the MDM, do you position size based on where you have to set your stop-loss on the trade or do you commit a fixed percentage of your account on every trade..
... buy or sell signal on the MDM, do you position size based on where you have to set your stop-loss on the trade or do you commit a fixed percentage of your ... . That way, one would lose even less. During parts of 2000-2002 and 2008, volatility was higher ...
01 Sep 2011
The model went from a buy to a cash signal, then from a cash to a sell signal all on August 31, 2011. Yet August 31 was not a distribution day. Please explain.
... stocks and major indices being the most important. It also looks at market action in the days leading up to the sell signal. ... All taken together, intraday selling pressure was ...
12 Apr 2012
What do you advise for use as a stop loss guide for buying pocket pivots?
Q: What do you advise for use as a stop loss guide for buying pocket pivots? Lots of times your email might include some advice like ... stock (I presume this technique is for selling a position once it is profitable?), and how does it fit with a max 7 ...
11 Oct 2010
Do you factor rumors and other news into your decision making process?
... buy? What is your thought process in incorporating info like this into buy/ not buy/ sell relative to using charts and industry ascension as guide? Am ... /volume action on daily and weekly charts tell the facts of buying and selling pressure going on within ...
17 Jan 2022
Should I buy or sell stock XYZ/ETF XYZ/Crypto XYZ here? What do you think of stock/ETF XYZ? Can I call you?
... and recommendations - if every VoSI member asked us for such advice it would ... only recommended as buys, then it ... position-handling, setting stops, etc. We also ... Also, for further clarification on some selling strategies, read How do you set your sell stops ...
11 Nov 2010
I use stop loss orders because I cannot constantly monitor my stocks' prices. How common is it for market makers to drop a stock's price in order to shake out stop-loss orders?
... fine if you cannot monitor your stocks. Given your position size of $100k, your stops could be artificially triggered, so our advice would be to always put your stops at ...
17 Jan 2011
Why don't you show results for the discretionary portion of your model?
... do with position sizing and choice of ETF(s). Because these variables are not fixed, performance will depend on choice of ETF, leverage used, and position size ... a 2- or 3-times ETF. There is also the rare signal that overrides the normal action of the model. ...
27 Aug 2012
Important note on PPR (Pocket Pivot Review) and BGU (Buyable Gap Ups) - Please read
... Direction Model to manage your portfolio. Using the Market Direction Model, which does in fact give specific buy, sell, and neutral signals, you can also "dial up" or ...
15 Sep 2010
One of the most important but often neglected parts of CANSLIM is the M, the need to time the market. You have created your own market timing model. Can you describe it and how it differs?
... a way that was consistent and it created a lot of confusion. In '91 being in grad school and being very much a ... indices and leading stocks is sound. One important aspect to my model is risk management. Whenever my model issues a buy or sell signal, it ...
25 Jul 2012
Could you please give me an idea of how often open windows seem to occur? Do you find them on both the downside and upside?
... difficult to execute since in less ... , thus position sizing, pyramiding winning positions, and being quick ... stocks issuing buy signals such as ... patterns. This also occurred in ... www.automated-trading-system.com/trend-following ... March, we would imagine losses for ...