The Tired Trader

A Decade of Experiences Trading the Financial Markets

The Personal Trading Journal of AlwaysRed

  • How I made a 114% return in 2021

    December 31, 2021 by

    A Break Down of the Year and a Closer Look at My Trading Strategy                 I Figure that this would be a great place to talk about my 2021 year in the market. From a yearly percentage return perspective this has been a personal best for me! I’ve been actively involved in the markets since… Read more

  • Multiple Perspectives – The Art of Trading

    August 17, 2020 by

    How the Art of Trading Facilitated my Growth as a Trader! I’ve been trading the financial markets for the better part of a decade now. As with most things in my life, I took trading on with a head on approach. The biggest draw to trading for me in the beginning was the individualism and… Read more

  • 2019- A Year in Review

    January 5, 2020 by

    “Every trader has strengths and weakness. Some are good holders of winners, but may hold their losers a little too long. Others may cut their winners a little short, but are quick to take their losses. As long as you stick to your own style, you get the good and bad in your own approach.”… Read more

  • Setting Up a Space for Trading

    December 29, 2019 by

    Computers, Displays, Software, Desks and More! If you’re an active trader, you probably spend a lot of time around your computer charting, researching, watching the markets and trading. You’re probably in this space for a long period of time, you might as well make it as comfortable as possible, enjoyable, and well, fun to be… Read more

  • $PTON: R2G

    December 26, 2019 by

    $PTON: Front Running the Red to Green day Trading Strategy                 A Little over a week ago now I executed what I consider a very nice Red to Green (R2G) day trade in Peloton $PTON. I executed this trade in a 40-minute time span using the 5-minute charts for a cool 3.65% gain while only… Read more

  • Trade of the Week!

    November 29, 2019 by

    HOME DEPOT STOCK [$HD] BOUNCE PLAY One of the most helpful things that anybody can learn is to give up trying to catch the last eighth—or the first. These two are the most expensive eighths in the world. – Edwin Lefèvre, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Spotting Reversals for “Oversold” Bounce Plays! One of my favourite… Read more

  • Market Scans – Quick & Easy

    November 25, 2019 by

    Scanning Market ETFs to Create Actionable Watch-lists One question many new traders ask is “how do I find tradeable stocks in the market?”, “What do I look for?”, “Where do I find the stocks that lead the market?” The answers to these questions might be much simpler than you think! A quick and easy method… Read more

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