What Mistakes Have You Made When Placing Stock Trade Orders?

An investor made an unexpected profit due to a trading error as she placed wrong numbers for her long positions. In addition to mistakenly entering the wrong number, buy or sell may be mistaken when trading options.

avatarNightMorph
09-27 04:08
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ Buying too high, and selling to low. As Warren Buffet says "be prepared to hold onto shares for ever". Ride the losses, and take advantage of the gains.
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ Buy at a high price time. Not really a mistake because I hold for it to go back up, not sell when it drops. but not a clever order. [Sad]  [Duh]  
Was going to buy BTG recently but I got distracted and didn't click the buy button. Then, two days later they had good news and went up 13% in one day. I missed the move I was waiting for :(
avatarG0ATT
09-22
Once I placed a quick scalp order for 200 Palantir option contracts. I set my take profit slightly higher, and once the order was placed, my TP hit in about 10 seconds. But I was down $500, because option contracts require huge trading fees. What I learnt: do not trade massive amounts of option contracts.
avatarMrzorro
09-22
I had been once placed on the wrong order. Actually, I wanted to sell my share on high price but accidentally press the buy button. End up I not earning any profit and I loss. This is one of the mistakes that I regret until now, and the lesson learned  [Cry]
Great read
avatarAqa
09-21
Dear Tigers, please remember to tap on the “Begin Task” at the Mission Center for coins rewards before you begin to ‘Complete 5 U.S. trades in 7 days’ (800 coins), ‘Complete 7 U.S. options in 7 days’ (5000 coins), ans / or ‘ Complete 2 HK stock trades in 7 days’ (200 coins). I have missed winning many Tiger points while placing the above stock trade orders. There were also times I was unable to use the Tiger Cash Vouchers because of the conditions attached to its activation. For example, the USD 5 voucher is only redeemable if our Order Amount is >= USD 500. So please remember to read the details of the cash vouchers before attempting to use them. Thanks @Tiger_comments @icycrysta
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$   tiger has an update with its app, and most time whenever there's an update, tiger app will at times behave erratically... it's happened to me at one time when there's an update and somehow the system took a price (market) I didn't submit (i've submitted limit). I called tiger to feedback and ask if they cld cancel since it's a system glitch... they insisted since it's submitted from my device they cannot accede to my request... long story short... fortunately, the stock trended up... still it doesn't make up for the "danger" of such glitch... @HelenJanet @LMSunshine
tiger has an update with its app, and most time whenever there's an update, tiger app will at times behave erratically... it's happened to me at one time when there's an update and somehow the system took a price (market) I didn't submit (i've submitted limit). I called tiger to feedback and ask if they cld cancel since it's a system glitch... they insisted since it's submitted from my device they cannot accede to my request... long story short... fortunately, the stock trended up... still it doesn't make up for the "danger" of such glitch... @HelenJanet @LMSunshine @koolgal
many mistakes
avatarKSR
09-21
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yes when I place order too fast and bought double the amount of shares I want to buy because I placed 2 orders! in the end I kept the shares because it was a good company. and good decision, as the price rose after a few weeks. so like your homework, always double check. And always buy fundamentally strong companies. you will have conviction to hold them for long time.
avatarIykyk
09-21
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ Think that stock only go up
Not triple checking company codes and investing in the wrong branch/company
I wish I was that lucky! Haha
avatarZash
09-21
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ Getting in late. Also placing it within a short period. 
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ put buy limit of $90 on NVDA last week ...never got there, and then not buying at $101! 
I ever key wrongly for selling call instead of selling put option. luckily it never go above the target price, so the option never exercise.
avatarKczx
09-20
In stock trading, mistakes are common, even for seasoned investors. Selling puts can be a great strategy in a stable market, but timing is everything. In my case, I underestimated the risk of a sudden downturn. Always assess broader market conditions before selling puts, as you could be assigned stocks in a falling market, as I was. One classic mistake is failing to set stop-loss orders to protect against steep losses. It’s easy to get attached to a stock and hope it will rebound, but having a stop-loss in place ensures you minimize potential damage if things go south. Emotional trading is another pitfall. Panic selling after a news event or market dip often leads to locking in unnecessary losses. Keeping a cool head and sticking to a plan is crucial. Mistakes are part of the learning proc
avatarAxekay
09-20
continue buying $Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ when china regulations first hit investment brokers and calling them "illegal" [Cry] never underestimate the impact of stock prices due to regulations [Cry] market is irrational and stock price may not just follow intrinsic value of a company [Cry]