1. Do not over trade - If your trading capacity is Rs. 2,00,000 then avoid using margin. Infact trade with 1.5 Lakhs only.
2. Diversify- One should diversify his portfolio, invest in different sectors.
3. Buy when vibes are not good that is when stocks are on decline in other words buy at bad news. Sell when prices are high that is when there is good news.
4. Have realistic targets - Don't thinks of making crores in one single day. Market will open daily have realistic targets in your mind and trade with patience.
5. Stop loss - Always follow stop-loss. Don’t be afraid of loosing sometime that is also learning experience.
I agree with most of what you are saying and actually run CoolTrade fully automated stock traders that follow my rules to the letter.
>>>>1. Do not over trade - If your trading capacity is Rs. 2,00,000 then avoid using margin.
I generally agree with this one, especially if you don't have conditions for getting out when the market is going the wrong way. However 2-1 margin can really boost your profits during a market run.
>>>>>2. Diversify- One should diversify his portfolio, invest in different sectors.
If you watch the stock sectors during the trading day, you will see that ALL of the sectors go up and down together. The institutional computers have erased the concept of diversificationi in the stock market. For instance, all sectors lost in the 2000 stock market crash.
>>>>>3. Buy when vibes are not good that is when stocks are on decline in other words buy at bad news.
I agree with this. My strategies only buy stocks when the current price is 5% below the previous days close price.
>>>>>4. Have realistic targets - Don't thinks of making crores in one single day.
Yes. It is important that you have PATIENCE. When you open a position, there is nothing you can do to make the stock move in any direction. All you can do is sit back and wait for the market to make its move.
I also set profit goals of 5%. Take your returns and run. Some people wait a long time hoping to make a killing on 1 trade, while I make 5% and move into something else that is moving. Buy and Hold is DEAD!
>>>>>5. Stop loss - Always follow stop-loss. Don’t be afraid of loosing sometime that is also learning experience.
This is the scariest one. If you float a Limit Orders and Stop Loss orders in public view you will get eaten alive by the professional traders and institutional computers. The CoolTrade software hides all profit limit orders and stop losses, so no one sees the order until after the target price has been achieved.
All in all, we are in agreement. It's just a matter of how to go about applying the rules.
Keith