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Reason
#2
–
Trading
without
Money
Management
Principle
Many
investors
or
traders
are
looking
for
the
Holy
Grail
–
a
“Sure
Win”
strategy.
They
want
to
learn
everything
from
a
guru
and
follow
exactly
the
steps
defined
to
enter
a
trade,
and
expect
the
trade
to
be
right.
So
when
the
trade
goes
against
them,
they
find
it
difficult
to
handle
the
feelings
of
failure,
they
will
begin
to
doubt
the
strategy
and
may
either
give
up
or
start
modifying
the
strategy
or
try
another
strategy.
The
fact
is
that
you
can
make
money
with
just
50%
success
rate,
and
you
can
also
lose
money
with
a
90%
success
rate
strategy!
“Never
risk
more
than
2%
of
your
capital
in
any
single
trade.”
When
I
first
started
out
trading
more
than
10
years
ago
–
my
results
was
inconsistent,
I
could
gain
a
lot
and
then
lose
it
all
back
within
a
few
trades,
until
I
learnt
of
this
Golden
Rule
in
investing,
and
this
is
one
rule
that
I
cannot
stress
enough
in
my
teachings.
Many
people,
when
told
of
this
rule,
would
say
“
I
don’t
have
that
much
capital
to
start
with,
the
“2%
rule”
will
not
allow
me
to
trade
any
stocks!”
Before
you
get
too
worried
about
this,
you
need
to
understand
that:
• If
you
have
$10,000
to
start
with,
it
DOES
NOT
mean
that
you
can
only
put
in
$200
for
every
stock
you
trade.
• The
2%
rule
calculated
based
on
your
“stop
loss
point”
(i.e.
the
point
where
you
say
“I
am
going
to
get
rid
of
this
investment
since
at
this
price,
when
it
is
not
going
to
way
I
thought
it
should
go.”)
and
not
the
amount
of
capital
you
have.
• The
2%
rule
is
meant
to
be
a
reference
for
active
traders.
In
fact
this
is
a
rule
practiced
by
many
professional
hedge
fund
managers.
If
you
are
a
long-‐term
investor
–
then
you
need
to
define
a
different
percentage.
The
main
point
here
is
–
you
must
to
define
your
“cut
loss
point”.
If
you
don’t
understand
the
2%
rule
at
this
point,
it
is
OK.
We’ll
talk
about
it
in
later
part
of
this
book.
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4. A
Trading
Plan
must
consist
of
a
series
of
actions
that
be
repeated
on
a
regular
basis.
In
my
own
trading
plan,
I
have
a
4
step
method
which
I
repeatedly
use
-‐
I
call
them
the
S-‐T-‐P-‐M
formula:
S
=
Selecting
the
right
stocks
T
=
Time
for
the
entry
and
exit
P
=
Protect
my
investment
M
=
Multiply
my
returns.
Therefore
for
each
and
every
trade
I
make,
I
follow
these
4
simple
steps.
4. Lastly,
a
Trading
Plan
must
include
a
good
journaling
of
all
your
trades.
A
good
journal
will
help
you
in:
• Reviewing
your
actions
regularly
to
make
sure
you
have
followed
your
strategy,
not
your
emotions.
• Making
sure
that
you
learn,
especially
from
your
losses.
I
see
every
loss
as
a
tuition
fee
I
pay
to
the
market.
Taking
your
First
Step
to
Investment
Success
–
Selecting
the
Right
Stocks
When
I
first
started
out
on
My
investing
journey
it
was
not
an
easy
one,
I
had
to
go
through
several
cycles
of
bulls,
bears
and
sideway
markets
with
major
ups
and
downs
in
my
account
before
I
realized
the
importance
of
having
a
repeatable
system
so
that
I
can
win
consistently.
As
I
continuously
fine-‐tuned
my
trading
it
became
simpler
and
simpler
whilst
using
less
and
less
amount
of
time.
In
the
past
I
used
to
trade
many
stocks,
every
day
I
had
to
look
through
many
stocks
to
find
the
one
that
is
going
to
make
a
big
move
–
and
that
takes
so
much
time
out
of
my
life
that
trading
began
to
feel
like
a
chore
rather
than
the
passion
that
got
me
started.
Now,
I
have
a
healthy
bucket
of
only
15
stocks
that
generates
income
for
me.
Having
these
15
stocks
has
saved
me
a
lot
of
time
and
effort.
The
KEY
to
trading
success
is
this–
we
choose
the
right
stocks
that
can
generate
consistent
and
regular
income,
no
use
having
a
short
list
of
stocks
that
generate
little
income
–
that
defeats
the
purpose!
Hence
“Selecting”
the
Right
Stocks
is
the
first
step
in
my
S-‐T-‐P-‐M
formula.
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I
need
to
stress
that
it
is
very
important
for
everyone
to
know
his
or
her
own
investment
/
trading
“style”.
There
are
a
thousand
and
one
ways
to
make
money
from
the
stock
markets,
we
all
just
have
to
start
with
just
ONE
way!
After
training
and
coaching
more
than
a
thousand
traders,
I
realized
that
the
majority
of
traders
have
an
“identity
crisis”.
For
example
I
have
seen
many
who
claimed
that
they
are
“value
investors”,
however
when
they
see
a
“big
move”
in
the
stock
market
they
will
chase
after
it
without
considering
the
fundamental
value
of
the
company.
And
that
is
the
major
reason
why
most
people
cannot
get
consistent
in
trading–
they
don’t
have
a
style
or
method/system
that
they
can
repeat.
Let
us
look
at
one
of
the
most
important
criteria
in
any
stock
selection.
Whenever
we
buy
a
company’s
stock,
we
would
want
to
make
sure
the
company
can
grow
its
business
–
but
how
much
growth
are
we
looking
for?
Let
us
put
the
numbers
into
perspective
–
if
we
put
our
money
in
fixed
deposit
with
a
bank,
we
will
be
getting
2-‐3%
returns
a
year.
Since
returns
from
the
stock
market
are
not
guaranteed
–
surely
we
have
to
expect
much
more
than
2-‐3%,
isn’t
it?
Now
it
is
a
generally
accepted
rule
of
thumb
that
a
company
has
to
generate
at
least
15%
returns
per
annum
to
be
considered
a
viable
business,
otherwise
it
will
not
be
worth
the
effort
and
resources.
So
I
personally
choose
companies
that
are
making
at
least
30%
per
annum,
i.e.
for
every
$1
invested
in
the
company
-‐
the
company
should
be
generating
at
least
$0.30
net
profit.
Technically
this
criterion
is
called
Return
on
Equity
(ROE),
it
is
also
one
of
the
key
criteria
that
Warren
Buffett
applies
when
selecting
his
evergreen
portfolio.
The
reason
why
this
works
is
very
simple
–
if
a
company
is
generating
30%
profit
or
more
for
every
$1
invested,
and
if
all
the
profit
is
retained
in
the
company
–
then
the
company’s
value
will
double
to
around
$2
in
3
years
time.
Of
course,
nothing
is
ever
guaranteed
in
the
market;
but
this
means
is
that
this
type
of
companies
will
have
a
higher
probability
of
doubling
its
stock
price
in
3
years.
Whenever
the
market
is
affected
by
major
crisis,
these
are
the
stocks
that
will
bounce
back
the
fastest,
the
most
resilient!
So
that
is
my
message
to
you
-‐
if
you
understand
the
fundamentals
of
reading
chart
patterns
–
you
will
be
able
to
utilize
your
capital
more
efficiently
and
make
your
returns
faster,
by
merely
spending
a
few
minutes
a
week
to
monitor
your
portfolio
of
stocks
if
you
are
an
investor
or
few
minutes
a
day
if
you
are
a
trader.
Let’s
see
what
a
“trader”
who
is
watching
the
market
more
frequently
could
do.
By
reading
the
chart
pattern
–
you
could
have
identified
several
sell
and
buy
signals
in
between
the
6
months,
and
make
$13
profit
per
share
in
total.
So
with
a
bit
more
effort,
your
return
on
investment
would
have
been
43%
in
6
months.
So
the
difference
between
making
20%
returns
in
6
months
versus
43%
returns
in
6
months
is
spending
a
few
minutes
a
day
to
monitor
your
portfolio.
Whether
it
is
worth
spending
the
extra
time
for
the
additional
returns,
it’s
entirely
up
to
your
financial
goals
and
discretion.
The
good
news
is
you
can
also
preset
these
buy
entry
point,
stop
loss
and
profit
taking
points
in
the
broker
system.
Now
let’s
stretch
the
time-‐line
longer
and
look
at
the
stock
price
today
(at
28th
September
2012,
the
time
of
this
writing),
at
$50.71.
If
you
are
a
“long
term
investor”
holding
the
stocks
since
November
2010
without
paying
much
attention
to
it,
your
returns
would
have
been
70%
in
2
years.
How
much
more
would
you
have
made
if
you
spend
more
time
watching
your
portfolio?
Perhaps
I
will
leave
this
as
a
“case
study”
for
you
to
look
at.
(Note
2)
Note
2:
SBUX
is
trading
at
$71.12
on
3rd
February,
2014,
during
the
4th
edition
of
this
book.
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While
it
is
too
much
to
cover
in
this
short
article,
rest
assured
that
Technical
Analysis
is
a
subject
you
can
learn
in
a
short
time
to
put
into
use.
I
personally
use
the
basic
chart
patterns
and
less
than
a
good
handful
of
indicators
when
I
trade
and
that’s
how
we
teach
people
who
came
for
our
investing
and
trading
courses
as
well.
I
would
like
to
stress
again
that
selecting
fundamentally
strong
and
growing
stocks
is
essential
to
increase
your
success
rate.
One
should
not
depend
on
technical
analysis
skills
as
a
mean
of
speculation
unless
you
really
know
what
you
are
doing.
Having
said
that
–
learning
and
applying
this
skill
can
definitely
accelerate
your
success
in
investment
and
trading;
so
if
you
haven’t
done
so,
I
strongly
encourage
you
to
learn
from
online
material
and
find
out
more
about
courses
that
cover
this
subject.
Protecting
your
Investment
This
3rd
step
is
the
main
differentiator
between
the
successful
investors
or
traders
from
those
who
did
not
make
it
or
gave
up
half
way.
It
is
about
how
you
protect
your
investment
or
trades,
staying
in
the
game
despite
of
losses
to
prevail
for
long-‐
term
success.
Capital
Preservation
I
never
risk
more
than
2%
of
my
capital
on
a
single
trade.
In
other
words
–
if
I
am
on
the
losing
end
of
a
trade,
I’ll
make
sure
my
loss
is
limited
to
2%
of
the
value
of
my
portfolio.
Let’s
illustrate
how
it
is
done,
so
that
you
are
clear
on
how
to
implement
this
rule.
Let’s
say
you
have
a
total
of
$100,000
in
your
investment
portfolio.
You
have
decided
to
buy
a
company
stock
called
“XYZ”.
What
the
professionals
will
do
at
this
point
is
to
decide
price
to
sell
and
to
take
profit
and
also
the
price
to
sell
and
cut
loss
if
the
stock
goes
down.
We
do
this
by
determining
the
key
“Support”
line
for
the
stock.
We
will
cut
loss
if
the
price
goes
down
below
this
“Support”
level
plus
some
buffer.
So
assuming
the
determined
Cut
Loss
point
is
$9.00,
then
the
amount
of
risk
we
are
willing
to
take
is
$10.00
–
$9.00
=
$1.00.
Given
2%
of
$100,000
is
$2,000;
then
the
number
of
units
we
can
buy
here
is
$2,000
÷
$1.00
=
2,000.
I’ve
seen
many
investors
determine
the
number
of
units
to
buy
with
their
“intuition”!
Imagine
if
you
have
a
proven
working
strategy,
with
a
70%
winning
probability
–
which
means
you
should
be
winning
7
out
of
10
times
on
average.
And
you
decided
to
risk
25%
of
your
capital
each
time
when
you
trade.
What
will
happen
if
you
have
3
consecutive
losing
trades?
You
would
have
lost
75%
of
your
capital!
What
if
you
have
4
losing
trades
consecutively?
Your
capital
would
have
been
wiped
out
just
like
that!
Option
has
all
the
advantages
mentioned
above
for
CFD
except
the
dividend
part,
which
the
Option
holders
are
not
entitled
to
any
dividend.
Despite
that
Option
is
actually
a
much
more
powerful
instrument
because
of
the
following
features
and
advantages:
• Options
is
one
the
most
powerful
and
versatile
financial
instrument
as
it
can
be
constructed
to
meet
many
trading
objectives,
protection
or
hedging.
• Ability
to
make
money
in
any
market
direction
(uptrend,
downtrend
and
even
sideways)
means
more
opportunity
to
trade
and
meet
your
financial
goals
faster.
• Higher
probability
of
winning
as
you
can
make
money
in
more
than
1
direction
concurrently
(eg.
Win
as
long
as
a
stock
stay
above
a
certain
price
or
below
a
certain
price).
• As
option
buyer,
your
risk
is
only
limited
to
the
premium
paid
in
worse
case
scenario
(usually
2-‐10%
of
stock
price).
• A
trade
can
cost
as
low
as
$20
but
it’s
better
to
start
with
a
capital
of
about
$2000.
• Can
be
used
as
insurance.
• Careful
combinations
of
2
or
more
Options
contract
can
lead
to
many
powerful
strategies
to
take
advantage
of
different
market
trend
and
protection
requirement.
Recommendations
Whether
you
are
a
short
term
trader,
mid
term
trader
or
a
long
term
“buy
and
hold”
investor,
CFD
and
Options
gives
you
the
leverage
to
achieve
your
profit
target
faster
and
the
a
ability
to
diversify
with
your
capital
while
protecting
your
investment
much
more
effectively.
It
is
definitely
worth
learning
if
long
term
success
and
consistent
income
stream
from
the
stock
market
is
your
goal.
There
is
much
more
I
can
share
about
how
I
have
used
them
to
generate
average
of
300%
returns
in
since
2010
and
I
conduct
free
seminars
from
time
to
time,
check
out
our
website
www.beyondinsights.net
for
the
next
session.
Whatever
strategy
you
choose
to
take
up,
please
remember
what
was
mentioned
in
the
first
page,
90%
of
your
success
is
in
your
psychology
and
discipline.
And
that’s
the
same
as
anything
else
in
life,
isn’t
it?
In
the
next
section,
I
would
like
to
cover
some
suggestions
on
how
you
should
manage
your
expectations
and
strive
towards
your
financial
goals
by
income
from
trading
and
investing.