The Difference Between +30% and +500%? These 4 Trading Principles
Outsized performance isn’t driven by trade selection alone—it comes down to these four principles, which have a far greater impact on your results than simply being right on a few trades. Two traders can run the exact same ideas over a full year and still end up with drastically different outcomes—anywhere from +30% to +500% on the same set of trades. The gap comes down to 1. Execution Quality — the same idea traded to the same exit price can be a 3R vs 10R difference on the same 1R loss. You multiply that by one full year of trade execution. Optimal entry is very important to me, and if you’re subscribed, you’ll know how strict I am about what qualifies as an actionable setup. I am very sure this is the biggest takeaway from the community how entry quality can define your performance in j
26 Relative Strength Leaders Defying the Market Pullback
While $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ and $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ remain below their 20-day moving averages, these 26 stocks have already reclaimed and held above rising 10-day and 20-day moving averages — a classic sign of relative strength and institutional accumulation. Software & Cloud $Okta Inc.(OKTA)$ — Identity and cybersecurity platform benefiting from enterprise security spending. $NetApp(NTAP)$ — Data infrastructure and AI storage play gaining traction with hyperscalers. $BlackBerry(BB)$ — Cybersecurity and embedded software turnaround story.
$SOXX vs. $SOXL: Bigger Gains, Smaller Capital Commitment
A Swing Trader's Product Edge: Capturing Positive Compounding, While Halving Capital with Leveraged ETFs $iShares Semiconductor ETF(SOXX)$ vs. $Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares(SOXL)$ Trade Setup Entry: April 8 High Stop: April 8 Low Current Reference: June 8 Close Holding Period: 42 trading days (2 months + 1 day) Performance $SOXX: +53.97% $SOXL: +211.03% Notice that SOXL's return is not simply 3 × 53.97% (=161.91%). Positive compounding can create outsized gains during sustained trends. R-Multiple $SOXX: 22.2R $SOXL: 32.5R R gains are not linear. In strong directional moves, positive compounding can produce a parabolic increase in R-multiples. Capital Required Assuming a 0.3% account risk a
Avoiding Stop Loss Idea with RVOL Entry Based Criteria We dodged a bullet by refraining from executing on $Microchip Technology(MCHP)$ on Thursday, despite multiple ORH and re-ORH price alerts. Always seek reasons to avoid a trade. If your %risk to equity dictate you to build a trading portfolio of 10 stocks over time, make sure each one is an optimum entry opportunity you simply can't refuse — one worth taking regardless of the outcome. A losing trade can still be a good trade if the process was sound. In the long run over a batch of trades spread over time, good decision-making is what drives performance. 😍 Been eyeing Tiger merch but short on Tiger Coins? Now's your chance. 🎁 We’ve selected 4 high-demand items across practial, lifestyle, and le
Build your pullback Relative Strength watchlist starting with these 26 leading names that are still holding above the 10-MA with over $100M in dollar volume, even as the market slices through its rising 10 and 20-MAs. Despite the market breaking below its rising 10-day and 20-day moving averages, these 26 stocks continue to hold above their 10-MA with strong liquidity. Relative strength often reveals tomorrow’s leaders before the broader market recovers. $cleveland-cliffs(CLF)$ — Steel $Zeta Global Holdings Corp.(ZETA)$ — Software - Infrastructure $Twilio(TWLO)$ — Software - Infrastructure $Okta Inc.(OKTA)$ — Software - I
$INTW Offers a Capital-Efficient Way to Capture the $INTC Breakout
$Intel(INTC)$ (7.7% ADR) via $GraniteShares 2X Long INTC Daily ETF(INTW)$ (15.6% ADR) at $200 Mil Avg Dollar Vol This is actually one of the five focus ideas I shared with my group today, but I think it’s helpful to show how ADR%, the 3-stop framework, T+3 partial sale, and tight LoD entries all integrate within my process. It also highlights why I generally prefer liquid leveraged proxies over the underlying when they’re available because it gives you more room to maneuver your capital for opportunities. eg. use $2 to make $4, instead of $4 to make $4. 1. There is INTW at 15% ADR on $200mil avg dollar vol. If entry at $109.10 and stop at $104.15 on INTC require 5.5% equity on 0.25% risk, $INTW will halve