I accepted that I am not great at stock trading & been trading index only majorly since then & have never missed a day trading BankNifty
Trading Mistakes & Lessons Learnt 🧵
1) I always keep my mistakes & lessons learnt in front of my screen while trading.
Bcz we as traders tend to commit the same mistakes everytime.
So seeing your learnt lessons everyday ensures that you avoid them.
#trading #mistakes
I accepted that I am not great at stock trading & been trading index only majorly since then & have never missed a day trading BankNifty
I would have had a gain of more than 230 % if I had capped losses at 1% of cap.
Lesson: Keep losses per trade less than 1% of capital no matter what !
Lesson: Never take markets lightly & Always keep protective stops in the system (and not in your mind) to keep loss in control in case of blackswan.
So many times I have wasted 1 or 2 weeks just to close a loss making trade at cost😢
Lesson: I do manage now but exit as soon sold options become ITM or 2 x in value.
So always always manage risk especially while selling options.
Eg. Corporate tax rate cut day, demontisation, surgical strike, 2020 fall etc were brutal moves & if not managed properly can take years of profits.
Luckily I had only 1 lot but learnt a good lesson
Lesson : Always hedge your overnight position
I had a position in Yesbank but it opened 10% gapdown next day but I got saved as position was completely hedged.
Lesson: Learn from your mistakes,note them in journal & never repeat it again!
Inspite of knowing that I shouldn’t commit them.
Bcz we as humans tend behave in a certain manner everytime.
So , it’s best to keep your lessons/mistakes hand written in front of you and read everyday before trading.
Lesson :
Never get complacement & always remember that market is supreme🙏
So stay humble always !
Was it my fault ?
Did Market conditions change?
How I felt during the drawdown ?
What could I have done better ?
Lesson :
All this gives you the confidence to sail your next drawdown smoothly.
More from Sourabh Sisodiya, CFA
Thread 🧵:
A Day in the Life of a Trader (A day in my Life)
1) I absolutely love my work❤️! In fact, I grew up dreaming to be a trader. So trading, to me, doesn’t feel like working (except when I lose😂).
It’s fascinating because it’s different every day.
#trading #life
2)7:30 AM : Alarm Rings
A typical week day for me begins at 7:30 AM.
I spend the next 30 minutes on my daily chores — get ready for office, grab a quick breakfast & have a hot cuppa coffee.
3) 8:00 AM : Leave for office
On my way to office, I check what happened at the Wallstreet overnight & how are Asian markets performing.
I then look for any macro news that may affect overnight positions
P.S: We are moving to a new bigger office & will share pics of that soon
4) 9 AM - Connect with Trade Room members
I connect with trade room members on zoom & share my plan for the day, stocks to keep in radar & how to play the index & which option strategies to execute
For more details about Online Trade Room you can check
https://t.co/WrQPxhABsE
5) 9:07 - Pre Opening session
I keenly observe the pre-opening to get a general sense of where the market is it likely to open. At 9:07 AM, the pre-opening prices are out. I make a note of stocks opening with a big gap up or gap down and keep them on my watchlist.
A Day in the Life of a Trader (A day in my Life)
1) I absolutely love my work❤️! In fact, I grew up dreaming to be a trader. So trading, to me, doesn’t feel like working (except when I lose😂).
It’s fascinating because it’s different every day.
#trading #life
2)7:30 AM : Alarm Rings
A typical week day for me begins at 7:30 AM.
I spend the next 30 minutes on my daily chores — get ready for office, grab a quick breakfast & have a hot cuppa coffee.
3) 8:00 AM : Leave for office
On my way to office, I check what happened at the Wallstreet overnight & how are Asian markets performing.
I then look for any macro news that may affect overnight positions
P.S: We are moving to a new bigger office & will share pics of that soon
4) 9 AM - Connect with Trade Room members
I connect with trade room members on zoom & share my plan for the day, stocks to keep in radar & how to play the index & which option strategies to execute
For more details about Online Trade Room you can check
https://t.co/WrQPxhABsE
5) 9:07 - Pre Opening session
I keenly observe the pre-opening to get a general sense of where the market is it likely to open. At 9:07 AM, the pre-opening prices are out. I make a note of stocks opening with a big gap up or gap down and keep them on my watchlist.
More from Screeners
I use 4 scanners:
1) Volatility, Volume & daily range compression scanner
2) Punch-Drunk-Love
3) GE Ratio - to track fundamentally strong stocks
4) Recently created one to track Power Play setups.
I get around 150-200 stocks daily & choose the ones with the most potential.
1) Volatility, Volume & daily range compression scanner
2) Punch-Drunk-Love
3) GE Ratio - to track fundamentally strong stocks
4) Recently created one to track Power Play setups.
I get around 150-200 stocks daily & choose the ones with the most potential.
Sir, How do u find a set up - Do you track chart of each stock daily ? Or do u have filters , that lead you to a number of stocks , after which you scan them.
— AKASH GUPTA (@lockdownmurti) August 25, 2021
Took me 5 years to get the best Chartink scanners for Stock Market, but you’ll get it in 5 mminutes here ⏰
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These are going to be very simple yet effective pure price action based scanners, no fancy indicators nothing - hope you liked it.
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52 Week High
One of the classic scanners very you will get strong stocks to Bet on.
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Hourly Breakout
This scanner will give you short term bet breakouts like hourly or 2Hr breakout
Volume shocker
Volume spurt in a stock with massive X times
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These are going to be very simple yet effective pure price action based scanners, no fancy indicators nothing - hope you liked it.
https://t.co/JU0MJIbpRV
52 Week High
One of the classic scanners very you will get strong stocks to Bet on.
https://t.co/V69th0jwBr
Hourly Breakout
This scanner will give you short term bet breakouts like hourly or 2Hr breakout
Volume shocker
Volume spurt in a stock with massive X times
Time for a new thread on the possibilities I am looking for.
Do read it completely to understand the stance and the plan.
1. The moving average structure - Many traders just look at the 200 ma test or closing above/below it regardless of its slope. Let's look at all the interactions with 200 ma where price met it for the first time after the trend change but with 200 ma slope against it
One can clearly sense that currently it is one of those scenarios only. I understand that I might get trolled for this, but an unbiased mind suggests that odds are highly against the bulls for making fresh investments.
But markets are good at giving surprises. What should be our stance if price kept on rising? Let's understand that through charts. The concept is still the same. Divergent 200 ma and price move results in 200 ma test atleast once which gives good investment opportunities.
2. Zig-Zag bear market- There are two types of fall in a bear market, the first one is vertical fall which usually ends with ending diagonals (falling wedges) and the second one is zig zag one which usually ends with parabolic down moves.
Do read it completely to understand the stance and the plan.
This thread will present a highly probable scenario of markets for the upcoming months. Will update the scenario too if there is a significant change in view in between.
— Aakash Gangwar (@akashgngwr823) May 15, 2022
1/n https://t.co/jfWOyEgZyd
1. The moving average structure - Many traders just look at the 200 ma test or closing above/below it regardless of its slope. Let's look at all the interactions with 200 ma where price met it for the first time after the trend change but with 200 ma slope against it
One can clearly sense that currently it is one of those scenarios only. I understand that I might get trolled for this, but an unbiased mind suggests that odds are highly against the bulls for making fresh investments.
But markets are good at giving surprises. What should be our stance if price kept on rising? Let's understand that through charts. The concept is still the same. Divergent 200 ma and price move results in 200 ma test atleast once which gives good investment opportunities.
2. Zig-Zag bear market- There are two types of fall in a bear market, the first one is vertical fall which usually ends with ending diagonals (falling wedges) and the second one is zig zag one which usually ends with parabolic down moves.
