Sentences with phrase «reduce position size»

Therefore, traders should reduce their position size for the next few days until volatility subsides.

I reduce my position size, and I only choose trades where the risk reward ratio is quite high — in fact a set my entry level to increase that RRR (like using a 62 % retrace instead of 50 % retrace).

Also, if a position has appreciated to the point that it has become too big in accounts we may reduce the position size.

Also, you may have the ability to exit or to some extent, reduce your position size before the pre-closeout period.

I expect that we will reduce position size in the coming week.

A key to profitable investing in sectors has been to: 1) know what part of the year statistically favors certain sectors and 2) identify if a High Risk profile is present in order to reduce position size / go to cash (2015 was identified as a HIgh Risk year in Jan https://stockmarketmap.wordpress.com/2015/01/19/market-map-allocates-to-cash/)

Do I increase or reduce my position size?

After two losers in a row we reduce position size by 1 contract.

Thus, in the % risk model, as you lose trades you automatically reduce your position size.

This is a critical juncture where many traders make a mistake; if you need to place your stop 200 pips away to give your trade the best shot at working out, than you simply reduce your position size down to meet this stop loss size.

So if you aren't comfortable with the potential loss, you should reduce your position size.

It also allows you to accurately reduce your position size when a stop is larger than you ordinarily trade, and still be able to take the trade with safety.

Some stocks we trade have far less than 1 million shares per day changing hands, but we always reduce our position size in such a situation.

Although our nightly swing trading newsletter is basically a dynamic service that generates specific stock and ETF trade ideas, the main goal of our trading system is to aggressively trade the best technical trade setups when conditions are ideal, but also be ready and able to quickly and cut back market exposure by reducing position size on new trades (or simply not trading at all) when market conditions deteriorate.

I reduced the position size from 3 contracts to 2.

Sandler's hedge fund started new longs in: AON Coca Cola Enterprises Raytheon Monsanto TD Ameritrade Research in Motion Avon Products Dollar Tree Stores American Eagle Outfitters Beckman Coulter They also added to existing long positions in: JPMorgan Chase Google Charles Schwab Fidelity National Information Services They reduced their position size in: Reed Elsevier CSX Ross Stores Carnival Abbott Labs Hasbro Nintendo And lastly, they sold completely out of: Nestle General Mills Northrup Grumman Eminence was up 1.7 % gross for the first quarter as noted in our hedge fund performances update.

Putting aside any tracking error there may be in the 2x long / short ETFs, in my view strategy is a simple long 150 2x DJ30 (it hasn't removed any beta, it has just reduced the position size).

You can protect assets by reducing position sizes, which I have done.

This might mean reducing your position size to meet a wider stop loss distance (in order to maintain your 1R risk amount), but if that is what it takes to profit on the trade, that's all you should care about.

In his quote above he is talking about something I have long believed in; either you take a trade or you don't... I don't like reducing my position size because I don't fully believe in my trade.

Rather, we will take appropriate measures to reduce position sizes in a manner consistent with our investment tenets and prudent management.

If risk moves higher, reduce your position sizes.

This mmeans reducing my position size.

Although this step is optional, you should seriously consider reducing your position size after a considerable win.

The main reason it is a bad is because of this; when you scale out of a position all you are doing is reducing position size as the trade moves into your favor.

Not exact matches

Arbitragers are retrenching in the wake of suffering losses on the NXP deal and are reducing the size of their positions, which is putting pressure on various arb stocks.

But just be sure to reduce your share size to compensate for greater price volatility (I always list our portfolio position size for each new stock / ETF pick in my newsletter).

In «neutral» mode, we can be positioned either long or short, but position size of all new trade entries will be lighter than usual, in order to reduce risk.

When the stock market is in correction mode (or even in transition), an excellent way to reduce your overall risk is to simply reduce your average position size until the market generates a fresh new buy signal.

With our market timing system presently in «neutral» mode, for example, average share size for any new trade entered in our newsletter is presently reduced to 25 % -50 % of full position size.

By understanding exactly how much money you should be risking on each trade in ideal market conditions, you can easily trim your risk in a shaky market by reducing your share size to just 1/4 to 1/2 of your normal position size.

You can further reduce your capital risk by reducing the share size of your initial entry, then adding to the position when the breakout is confirmed (only add to a winning position).

Dipping a toe in the water through buying one or two positions showing relative strength AND with reduced share size would not be too risky; however, this is definitely NOT the time to be aggressive on the long side.

Therefore, we're not in a hurry to enter multiple new positions (either long or short) ahead of the holidays, but will still consider new stock and / or ETF trade entries (possibly on the short side and / or inverse ETFs) with reduced share size if an ideal trade setup with a firmly positive reward - risk ratio presents itself.

Ed Thorp would suggest we reduce position (bet) sizing.

«For those of us concerned about the size of government, [that growth] is alarming,» says Senator Susan Collins (R - ME), a co-sponsor of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, the bipartisan measure to reduce the number of confirmed positions that President Barack Obama signed into law on 10 August (PL 112 - 166).

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Lawmakers offered «flexibility» to school districts to handle the underfunding of TAs, which means they can move money out of classroom teacher positions that were intended to reduce class size in order to pay for the TAs they actually need.

At an early afternoon press conference on Tuesday, Senate leader Phil Berger (R - Rockingham) and Senator Harry Brown (R - Jones, Onslow) touted the Senate's proposal to reduce class size for grades K - 3, adding 2,000 classroom teacher positions to the state's rolls next year.

In support of their position, staff members referred to research that «clearly indicated» that reducing class size would be more effective in improving student achievement than providing school choice would be.

The district has hired nearly 700 teachers this year, some to fill vacancies left by retirement or attrition and others to fill the new positions created to reduce class sizes.

Though anecdotal reports in California said teachers from disadvantaged schools fled when new positions opened up in other schools when class sizes were reduced, what the follow - up studies show is that after rising temporarily in all schools, teacher migration rates fell dramatically to much lower levels than before, most sharply in schools with large numbers of poor students.

Despite its size and the availability of all - wheel drive, the Kona is said to deliver «best - in - class interior space,» thanks to reduced central tunnel intrusion into the cabin and a low floor and seating position at the rear.

For example, if you get a margin warning, reduce the size of all your open positions by 10 %.

Incrementally reduce the size of your positions as you get close to a margin closeout.

Notice that as you reduce your maximum position size, you must by simple math increase the number of stocks in your portfolio.

In the past, when I hit a major downdraft in the market, I find myself debating whether I should reduce the number of positions in my portfolio, or shrink the mean position size.

If you still wanted to trade this setup, since you didn't get any «correlation confirmation» from the other pairs, you could play it smart by reducing your risk and trading with a smaller position size.

Ben shares some ideas on options for investors who are sitting on large gains in their portfolio, with a focus on position sizing (rebalance when something gets larger than your targeted asset allocation), avoiding concentration in a single stock (specifically employer granted stocks), the benefits of diversification, and «reverse dollar cost averaging», whereby you gradually reduce your stake in highly valued equity by regular sales over a course of several months.

If you were trading, for example, equity sector ETFs where the risk of large gaps were reduced and limit moves were not a concern, would you moderate your approach to position sizing?