How Do You Start to Build Your Stock Trade System? 📉📈

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Buffett’s ~30% annualized return might look “boring” compared to jawdropping returns in our community, but stable compounding is how he went from $100k → $147B.

Now contrast that with retail investors (maybe you’ve been there):

  • Saw a “hot pick”, YOLO’d in, then watched it crash.

  • Bought at the top because of FOMO, sold at the bottom out of fear.

  • Buffett: $100k → $147B. Me: $100k → $2k… in one hour.

This is the cost of no system—you’re basically gambling with headlines and emotions.

A stock trading system doesn’t mean predicting the future—it means:

  • Rules for when to enter & exit

  • Knowing your position size

  • Reviewing mistakes and tweaking your playbook

Questions:

  1. Ever had a “$100k → $2k” type moment? What did you learn from it?

  2. How did you build your own system?

  3. Learning through practice or build rules first, trading the next?

  4. Or do you plan to start to build a system?

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How Do You Start to Build Your Stock Trade System? 📉📈
Buffett’s ~30% annualized return might look “boring” compared to jawdropping returns in our community, but stable compounding is how he went from $100k → $147B. Now contrast that with retail investors (maybe you’ve been there): Saw a “hot pick”, YOLO’d in, then watched it crash. Bought at the top because of FOMO, sold at the bottom out of fear. Buffett: $100k → $147B. Me: $100k → $2k… in one hour. ---------- 1. How did you build your own system? 2. Learning through practice or build rules first, trading the next? 3. Or do you plan to start to build a system?
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  • Shyon
    09-02
    Shyon
    Yes, I’ve definitely had my own “$100k → $2k” type of moment, and the biggest lesson was that without a system, emotions take over. That experience made me realize I needed clear rules instead of chasing headlines or tips. Now, I try to stick to my trading framework and avoid decisions driven by FOMO or fear.

    My system is quite simple: I enter and exit based on EMA lines, while also using recent support and resistance levels as confirmation. Before making any move, I run through my risk management plan — calculating the risk-reward ratio to make sure the trade makes sense. This has helped me avoid many reckless entries.

    That said, my biggest challenge is still controlling emotions. Even with rules, I sometimes let fear or greed push me into irrational trades. This is the part I’m working on the most now, because I know discipline and emotional control are just as important as any strategy.

    @Tiger_SG @Tiger_comments @TigerStars

  • MHh
    09-04
    MHh
    I am relieved that I never had a $100k to $2k type of moment. For my long term investments, I tend to stick to ETFs and fundamentally sound companies. I tend to enter in tranches and keep spare cash in case I need to average down. I will deploy a portion of my cash with every set percentage drop in the price. As long as the company is still sound, I do not panic sell but steadily average down.


    I think it is impossible to build knowledge first and then put it to practise with a smal sum of money. I tend not to trade except for HK/ China stocks which tend to be volatile and sometimes beyond reason. I buy when it is sufficiently cheap and tend to sell when it has reached my set price. I might lose out on more profit but this fits my risk appetite for now. I might do more swing trading when my knowledge on technical analysis improves and my risk appetite increases as I gain more experience with trading. Risk management is key for both investing and trading.
  • 1PC
    09-02
    1PC
    I didn’t have a $100K → $2K moment. But I did have a $50K → $2K or less moment[Sad]—and it was painful[Cry][Cry][Cry] That loss taught me more than any book ever could. Now, I use - MA5, MA12, MA26 for trend confirmation - RSI for momentum - Volume for conviction - MACD for timing - Occasionally, left-side trading methods to anticipate reversals. I built my system through the field — Trial, Error, and Reflection. It wasn’t overnight. It was Earned. [Mybad][Mybad][Mybad].@JC888 @Barcode @Shyon @koolgal @Shernice軒嬣 2000 @Jes86188
  • Success88
    09-05
    Success88
    Yes I am defiantly be the $100K to $2k type of people haha. I feel they is real trading is stock need to have capital and when your diversified the market you surely will earn big.
  • Cadi Poon
    09-03
    Cadi Poon
    與我們社區令人瞠目結舌的回報相比，巴菲特約30%的年化回報率可能看起來“無聊”，但穩定的複利是他從$100k→$147B.

    現在將其與散戶投資者進行對比（也許您也經歷過）：

    看到一個“熱門選擇”，YOLO進去，然後看着它崩潰。

    因爲FOMO而在頂部買入，因爲恐懼而在底部賣出。

    巴菲特：10萬美元→1470億美元。我：10萬美元→2k美元…一小時內。

  • BTS
    09-03
    BTS
    “$100k → $2k”type moment?
    Oh 。。。haven’t traded with that level of capital, so never experienced that kind of extreme loss but definitely had moments where gains flipped into losses — overconfidence is expensive。。。

    Planning to stick to a +10% profit-taking system by locking in gains before a reversal — small gains beat total losses
    Tag :
    @Huat99
    @Snowwhite

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