Bear Runner

After reviewing my losses over the last couple of weeks, I’ve realized my worst days are bear days. That is, I suck at trading when the market drops! I guess I’m an optimist at heart – but that is not good when trading!

So… I’ve decided to create an account that ONLY trades in the down direction. I’m not sure how that’s going to work, but I’ve found that trying to catch a bear trend seems more consistent than a bull trend. We’ll see!

I have to be careful with Apex, though, because it is against the rule to hold simultaneous opposing positions. I may do something like copy trading bear to general accounts vs. the other way. I’ll do my best to ensure I don’t break the rules.

Another consideration is bear runs tend to be quicker than bull runs. ie, bulls tend to take the stairs while bears tend to jump out the window. To me, this means an ATM that tries to get a 4:1 risk ratio and just let them go after entering vs. trying to manage after entry. We’ll see.

I’ll use this post as a base to record my progress….