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How I Traded The Uber IPO For A Profit
Monday, May 13, 2019 - 2:16pm | 425Read More...IPOs are some of the most exciting events on Wall Street. Unfortunately, I find them very difficult to trade consistently for a profit. Not only do they move extremely quickly, but many IPOs end up selling off after their initial pop before eventually moving higher. As a day trader, I don’t...
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Patience Is A (Day Trading) Virtue
Monday, May 13, 2019 - 1:16pm | 486Read More...One of the most important things every trader should have is a goal. This goal can be anything—make a certain amount of money over a given time period, correctly identify a certain number of setups, whatever. The important thing is to have one. However, it’s also important to understand...
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The Double-Edged Sword Of Meeting And Beating Trading Goals
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 4:32pm | 451Read More...With the end of April fast approaching, I’m happy to say that I’ve hit one of the most important metrics I use in day trading. That would be reaching my monthly trading goal of $40,000 in profit. This by far the earliest in a month that I’ve reached that benchmark, and it’s...
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The Difference Between Finding Momentum And Chasing It
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 3:34pm | 683Read More...Spring is in full swing and I’m beginning to emerge from a truly horrendous March after a couple of weeks of solid, by-the-books trading. Of course, it hasn’t been easy. I mentioned last week how the lack of momentum has stymied any massive winning trades. However, this week I want to...
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Want Consistency? Learn To Scalp
Friday, April 12, 2019 - 3:24pm | 557Read More...New week, new streak. I unfortunately ended last week on a small loss, but I’ve spent this week focusing on delivering consistent wins. So far, that focus has paid off. After four days, I’m up nearly $12,000 on the week. Monday started slow with a small position in Biomerica, Inc. (...
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Getting Your Trading Day Off On The Right Foot: $5,000 In The First 5 Minutes
Monday, April 8, 2019 - 11:05am | 719Read More...It’s official, March marks my first red month in more than a year. It’s disappointing, but I’m going to take the lessons I’ve learned over the month and move on. Bigger and better things, right? That’s why this first week of April has felt like a good refresh. I...
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A Primer On Trading Halts
Friday, March 29, 2019 - 12:37pm | 931Read More...For those following my trading recaps on the Warrior Trading blog or on the Youtube channel, you already know I’m likely going to end March in the red, the first red month I’ve had in a while. While there’s still a chance I could end even, but after the March I’ve had, I...
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What A $30,000 Losing Trade Looks Like, And How To Bounce Back
Friday, March 22, 2019 - 3:54pm | 810Read More...Well, my trading career just broke a new record. Unfortunately, that record will go down in my loss column. On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, I recorded my second biggest single-day loss ever of -$29,058.17, almost all of that due to a single trade. Although not my biggest loss ever, it is the largest...
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The Secret To Trading Stocks Like Bio-Path That Helped Me Quit My Desk Job And Make Thousands
Friday, March 8, 2019 - 2:25pm | 697Read More...That’s quite a headline, but let me ward off anyone looking for a get rich quick scheme or skeptics who hate-clicked this article. I made $8,500 on Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPTH) over the course of a week, and I did it by putting in time to follow the stock, sticking to rules that...
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Losing Trades Got You Down? Try These Basic Setups
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 4:00pm | 860Read More...Unfortunately, my ambition of making this a “No-red Feb.” was shot down three times this week, but I still managed to finish an extremely shortened month with my best performance in a while. By the end of trading on February 28, I managed to ring the register for over $79,000 in just 17...
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What To Do When The Market Gets Sick
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 4:50pm | 640Read More...Choppy week for the market, choppy week for my health. I missed a day in an already shortened trading week due to being under the weather, but February’s green streak is still alive and kicking at 13 days and $80k strong. Even though my hot streak has at times been (literally) feverish this...
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How I Find Stocks To Trade At The Open
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 3:27pm | 897Read More...My expectations could not have been lower coming into February, but I guess having that preconception shattered is the best thing that could have happened. As it turns out, February is quickly becoming one of the strongest months I’ve ever had. If it keeps up delivering a +$8,000 days,...
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My 2 Favorite Characteristics Of The Stock Market
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 6:02pm | 705Read More...In another example of why learning to expect the unexpected is among the most valuable lesson a day trader should remember, I’m coming off a period where I saw two days of more that $18k in profits. For those keeping up, that’s after a fairly underwhelming January that had me seriously...
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No Home Run Trades? Grind Out Base Hits!
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 12:08pm | 637Read More...I’m sorry about this, but I’m going to start this week’s post with a bit of a bummer. My month-long hot streak unfortunately came to an end on Tuesday with a $3,000 loss, and it looks like I’m going to finish January without a single +$10k day. But here’s the good news...
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FOMO Fallout And Why Consistency Is Everything
Friday, January 18, 2019 - 6:25pm | 763Read More...The market’s hot streak is alive and well at 10 green days and counting, but I’ve got it beat at 17! Although I’m happy to be up $15,000 net profits over the past four days between my regular and IRA accounts, I also let some bad habits creep into my trading that made the week of...













