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Forum: Stocks and ETFs April 19th, 2015, 09:53 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,608
Posted By ZarethKnyght
First a disclaimer: I'm not an expert and what I...

First a disclaimer: I'm not an expert and what I will be saying in this post is purely my own opinion.


So yea...from what I've seen, it's hard to hit the best entry/exit unless purely through...
Forum: Psychology and Money Management April 9th, 2015, 08:33 AM
Replies: 155
Views: 38,115
Posted By ZarethKnyght
I blew up my account twice in the past and almost...

I blew up my account twice in the past and almost blew it up again just recently.

The first time, I didn't do any research at all. I had about $1500 and I just wanted to be in the stock market. I...
Forum: Trading Journals April 9th, 2015, 08:11 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Sold off all the contracts I had and bought some...

Sold off all the contracts I had and bought some calls in TD with strike of $45 and expiry of July, 2015. It's trend seems to be more set now.
Forum: Trading Journals April 7th, 2015, 11:16 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Blargh. Screwed up quite a bit. Even though the...

Blargh. Screwed up quite a bit. Even though the signs kept telling me to stay out of the market as everything was consolidating, I kept trying to get in. Ended up making a lot of trades that kept...
Forum: Trading Journals March 6th, 2015, 11:38 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Took some losses through some stupid mistakes...

Took some losses through some stupid mistakes where I was ignoring the trend. Noticed a small uptrend in TD but bought puts instead of calls without thinking. Lost about 20% on that. Switched sides...
Forum: Trading Journals March 4th, 2015, 09:49 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Welp, another gamble I took went wrong. Too much...

Welp, another gamble I took went wrong. Too much emotion from the public attached to LL it seems. Took about a 25%ish loss on it and ran before it went any more down. Holding the position as cash for...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs March 4th, 2015, 08:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,532
Posted By ZarethKnyght
I used both the news from Yahoo and the page I...

I used both the news from Yahoo and the page I linked from Nasdaq. I was seeing a lot of confusing articles too with some of them saying there was a loss and others saying there was a gain. So I...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs March 3rd, 2015, 12:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,532
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Hm...I've been using nasdaq.com to check the...

Hm...I've been using nasdaq.com to check the previous EPS numbers. It's been fairly clear and I don't have to dig the info through opinions to find the answer.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs March 2nd, 2015, 03:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,532
Posted By ZarethKnyght
I just briefly glanced over this company and it...

I just briefly glanced over this company and it feels like it's setting itself up for a bit of a fall. They've been steadily losing EPS for the past 3 quarters but their SP is going up. What's the...
Forum: Trading Journals March 2nd, 2015, 02:53 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Sold off my OPK and BBRY contracts. They both hit...

Sold off my OPK and BBRY contracts. They both hit the 25% loss cut off point. I'm seeing a lot of consolidation in the companies I've been following lately. Wondering if there's going to be a bear...
Forum: Trading Journals February 27th, 2015, 09:57 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Recouped some of my losses from LOW yesterday....

Recouped some of my losses from LOW yesterday. But the trend for AAPL seems to be turning. Decided to sell the calls I had for it and take my profits. Bought 20 calls in OPK since I noticed an...
Forum: Trading Journals February 26th, 2015, 10:10 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Welp, that turned out badly. I guess their ER...

Welp, that turned out badly. I guess their ER wasn't good enough for most people and LOW's trend direction changed. I did notice a nice dip happening with AAPL though. So sold off my LOW contracts...
Forum: Trading Journals February 24th, 2015, 10:15 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Sold off all my positions. HD was a loss as I had...

Sold off all my positions. HD was a loss as I had expected. BAC was also a loss as it seems to be consolidating right now. AAPL was a nice 66% profit. Overall, still a gain even with my experiments....
Forum: Trading Journals February 23rd, 2015, 11:45 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Sold off the 12 contracts I had in HD since the...

Sold off the 12 contracts I had in HD since the trend direction had decided to go the other way. Took about a 34% loss on it.

This next bit is actually a prediction that I probably shouldn't be...
Forum: Trading Journals February 20th, 2015, 09:45 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
The trend changed for HD as well looks like....

The trend changed for HD as well looks like. Welp, not sure how their ER next week will be but I guess I'll get on the short side of things for now. I'll see on Monday whether to switch or not.
Forum: Trading Journals February 19th, 2015, 01:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Welp, took some small losses today with BAC and...

Welp, took some small losses today with BAC and TD since the trend direction turned. Sold the contracts I had in both and also took profits from MSFT since it looked like it was consolidating.
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Forum: Trading Journals February 13th, 2015, 12:27 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Sold off the 10 AAPL contracts for around 66%ish...

Sold off the 10 AAPL contracts for around 66%ish profit.

Re-establishing my call position though in AAPL on today's little dip. So I bought 14 contracts with strike price of 125.71 and expiry...
Forum: Trading Journals February 11th, 2015, 09:52 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Some changes. MCD's trend reversed on me so I got...

Some changes. MCD's trend reversed on me so I got out of that with a small loss. Used what I recovered to buy some calls in MSFT. Might have to sell it again tomorrow so not going to bother with the...
Forum: Trading Journals February 9th, 2015, 01:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
BABA wasn't continuing it's downward trend from...

BABA wasn't continuing it's downward trend from the looks of it so I sold off the puts I had in it for a small 10-11%ish profit. Decided to buy some calls in TD and BAC since they had entered an...
Forum: Stocks and ETFs February 7th, 2015, 08:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,254
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Dang. That really WAS a nice move. Oh well, win...

Dang. That really WAS a nice move. Oh well, win some and lose some, as long as I can keep making money out of it, things'll work out.
Forum: Stocks and ETFs February 7th, 2015, 08:21 PM
Replies: 391
Views: 81,724
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Might turn out to be nice. I just wish they'd...

Might turn out to be nice. I just wish they'd stop going sideways right now >.>
Forum: Trading Journals February 5th, 2015, 09:03 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
The sitting and waiting around is really hard to...

The sitting and waiting around is really hard to do at this point for me. I can feel myself becoming impatient a little to make trades. But I've been managing it since the trend itself hasn't...
Forum: Trading Journals January 30th, 2015, 10:34 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Sold my 5 puts in TD for 100% profit. Bought...

Sold my 5 puts in TD for 100% profit.

Bought 10 new Call contracts with AAPL with strike price of $121.43 and expiry date of Apr 17, 2015. Bought 10 Put contracts in BABA with strike price of...
Forum: Trading Journals January 29th, 2015, 04:31 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Sold my contracts in AAPL for an 82% profit. No...

Sold my contracts in AAPL for an 82% profit. No new moves otherwise.
Forum: Trading Journals January 27th, 2015, 05:23 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,443
Posted By ZarethKnyght
Bit late of an update but sold my 35 BBRY...

Bit late of an update but sold my 35 BBRY contracts for about 10% profit. Small but noticed a big event at AAPL. I'm glad I noticed as I decided to buy 10 call contracts with strike price of $111 set...
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