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Month: January 2017

Candlesticks

Candlesticks

One of the basic concepts of Technical Analysis is Candlesticks. Candlesticks provide  a graphical representation of the  open/close price of a stock and are a good indicator of buying selling selling pressure of the stock. What are Candlesticks ? This youtube video provides a good introduction to what Candlesticks are. It is under 10 minutes and easy to understand. How to tell the market sentiment of a specific stock using candlesticks? This is a good video on understanding market sentiment…

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Day Trading Ebook

Day Trading Ebook

I am normally a long term investor. My investing is very much fundamental analysis based.  I currently hold some positions and have had them for over 6 months. You can see my current long term holds on the right. I have not bought any new stocks this year so far. I wanted to learn some technical indicators so I can determine my entry and exit points for my trades using a methodology. During my search I came across Warrior Trading…

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Ted and Other Talks of 2017

Ted and Other Talks of 2017

The year of trying to expand my mind ! Here are the Ted and Other Talks I have watched so far this year How to find work you love      – Good talk good lessons to take away Keith Barry Does Brian Magic  – Entertaining not worth watching  no take away Why You Should Talk to Strangers – Good talk Falling in love is the easy part – Interesting talk to watch –  The 36 questions An ode to envy –…

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Universal Studios – Harry Potter

Universal Studios – Harry Potter

This will be my final post on Florida ! You can find the various posts about Florida on this page. I am a big Harry Potter fan ! I loved the Harry Potter books and movies. So it made sense that I would visit Universal Studios when I was in Orlando ! We booked our tickets through the Universal website. As the website highlights you have to buy a park to park admission to be able to ride on the…

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Miami

Miami

We were in Miami for only one day. We drove to Miami from Keywest. We stayed in a hotel on Collins Avenue which is a block from Ocean Drive and the Beach ! We were in the South Beach area. I loved Miami and wish we had allocated more time there. It is definitely a place I would go back to visit for a longer stretch ! We stayed at Nassau Suite Hotel on Collins avenue. When we checked into…

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Investment Performance for 2016 and Lessons for 2017 !

Investment Performance for 2016 and Lessons for 2017 !

Now that the year is done it is time to evaluate how my investment for the last year has performed. Even though at the start of the year I wanted to actively invest I only made about 10 trades for the entire year. For about 3/4 of the year I held onto two of the investments I had bought earlier in the year. They were both good picks, however I had only invested about 17% of my money in these…

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Key West – Florida

Key West – Florida

Key West is the southern most area of the Keys and the southern most point of the United States. It is about 90 miles from Cuba. I had previously wrote about my experience in the middle Keys and what drove me to the Keys. When we reached Key West we were excited. We had read about Key West and was looking forward to exploring the city ! We stayed on Duval Street – This is one of the main streets…

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The Middle Keys – Florida

The Middle Keys – Florida

As part of my vacation to Florida I knew I wanted to be near the sea for a portion of it. During my research the Keys came up. I have heard about the Keys before, but didn’t realize it is about 800 islands with the larger islands connected by bridges. We drove all the way from Orlando to the middle keys . We stayed at the Tranquility Bay Resort  in Marathon. This was a beautiful resort with luxurious rooms !…

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