EWJ

post edited, long LOCM with good risk control

Pondering, thoughts

I have kind of taken the month off. I had visitors in from out of town, my own stretch of time off from work in which I was traveling, and times with my spouse in which I had best not been an ahole! I kept up with the market some, but not been in front of a screen at all times. I am happy to see that market prices have been rising, helps to confirm holding 401k/annuity accounts during trying times when we made lower highs. In trading accounts I've held onto one position, held QQQQ for 2% in several accounts. As things stand now the account is up 2.48% this month, 5.1% YTD.

I was planning on doing a few things this month that I have not yet: experimenting with 30 day free futures platforms, learning Excel spreadsheets, and coming up with better defined beliefs about the market along with well defined methods to trade as vanTharp teaches.

I will not get to those things yet as there are stocks to review, I need to follow up on some tractor repairs underway as I consider a new tractor with a front end loader, and I might try and buy some more pigeons.

If you are ever near Philadelphia, one must experience both the Reading Terminal Market and the Italian Market.

Interesting to learn

Years ago I heard there was some kind of way to set up a retirement account to have investments other than stocks and mutual funds, at the time I was thinking of some land and raising wood. I finally got some basic information on this from a futures broker. So far I have only checked out one of the following.
http://www.mtrustcompany.com/
http://www.theentrustgroup.com/

CNO sold

I sold that CNO, not a good or disciplined entry, really just a dog refeeding on what was good once before. 4.96 lowest exit. It was less than .5% equity loss. CPTS doing better.

CPTS long

CNO

February simple review

I've just worked a long weekend and have not had my mind wrapped around the market much. I think I will go back later today and review all February trades. It appears that the addition of some simple risk management skills have helped. For the month I was up $3777, or 4.37%. YTD I am up 2292 or 2.6%. I'll take month or two month performance like that for the rest of my life no problem!

I've placed an ebay bid on the Van Tharp home study course for about 1/10th the original cost. If the bid falls through, I might just buy the thing new and concentrate on it for the next several months.