tradersams blog

Well – a break from writing and posting.

I have done a lot of reading, and a bit of trading.  Its been rough.  Looking at others blogs, news articles, conversations and so on – I get the feeling I am not alone in that thought.

I wont bore anyone who may read this with the highlights / lowlights of the last couple of years.

I will say that the last couple of months have treated my account nicely.  I am not alone I suspect – as they say “a rising tide floats all the boats”.  The year before that… well I managed not to sink the boat.  Risk management.  Cut losing trades.  Hunt for moving shares.  Try things and experiment on charts.  That is a reasonable summary of what I did.

Looking at the blogroll on my site, I see that a number of others have moved on – some silently, some with a farewell.  I know I have spoken to some traders over a coffee who have been battered and bruised.  Then there are the ones who survive in all markets.  That’s where I am aiming to get to.  Its good to have a goal they say 😉

Moving forward it’s not my plan to post my open positions, some may say that’s cheating.  I’ll only post the ones I open, until next I have a break.  As previously stated, follow for education.  If I go to sleep I can’t promise I’ll post my closes!

ok – that was a porky above – I will give you some highlights.  I visited other countries for work and pleasure (Vietnam, Hong Kong, parts of Oz).  I worked on a significant project here in Australia with the government that may in the long term affect how we all interact with them.  I have worked on contracts and technical implementation of interesting company infrastructure.  I’ve had good trades and bad trades.  My daughter has moved for a term of school to live in the mountains and go hiking.  My son is learning about capitalism – he has a job in a fast food joint serving chicken.  I have tested some systems (amibroker) and coded some systems (c++ / amibroker / metastock).  I’ve moved into a house with my girlfriend, survived corporate downsizings and worked on a project that touched every state school here in Victoria.  Its been fun.

So – who knows if I will have enough time to write!