Huge congratulations to my wife on graduating today as a Doctor of Medicine (MD)!
It’s been an incredible 3 years in Cincinnati — full of growth, hard work, and unforgettable memories.
Next stop: Indianapolis, where she’ll begin her fellowship in Endocrinology.
Proud is an
Mark Minervini’s Buy Rules
1. Stock price above 150-day and 200-day moving averages.
2. 150-day moving average above the 200-day moving average.
3. 200-day moving average trending upward for at least 1 month, preferably 4-5 months.
4. Stock price trading above the 50-day moving
Mark Minervini Position Sizing Rules
1. Risk no more than 1.25% to 2.50% of total equity per trade
2. Limit stop-losses to a maximum of 10%
3. Average losses should not exceed 5%-6% per trade
4. Never allocate more than 50% of your portfolio to a single position
5. Aim for
5 Setups To Master
1. Mark Minervini - Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP)
• Identify stocks forming tight consolidations with progressively smaller price swings.
• Look for a reduction in volatility within the base, indicating accumulation by institutions.
• Enter when the
What we’re seeing right now is classic markup phase behavior.
Risk appetite has gone up dramatically.
Money is flowing into laggards, low-quality names and even stocks with questionable fundamentals — because everything is going up. And when that happens, traders start
Make sure your position sizing late in the trend is always smaller than what it would be early in the cycle.
A lot of traders mess this up — they go big when everything’s flying, thinking they’ve got the Midas touch, only to round-trip gains or worse.
Euphoria kicks in, the
The last time I took an entry on a stock from a Twitter feed intraday with no prep - I was an unprofitable trader, who didn’t have rules or a plan.
Do yourself a favour and ignore intraday commentary — and focus on taking trades you have planned ahead of time.