April 23, 2019

Entering a Trade Is Easy, It’s Getting out That Takes Skill

It’s relatively easy to get into a trade.  If you want to get long something, buy it if you want to get short something, sell it.  It’s a matter of pushing buttons.  I know I am being a bit facetious here, but you get the gist.

It’s when and how to get out of a trade that is the art of trading.  This is true if the trade is a winner or a loser.

Click the video below to see how I am approaching our current position in United Healthgroup (Ticker: UNH).

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about the author:

Scott Bauer

A respected market commentator seen on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC and other major financial networks, Scott Bauer has 25 plus years of professional equity and index options experience at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and as a Vice-President/trader for Goldman Sachs. Scott graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Business School and has taught classes both at his alma mater and at the CBOE.

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