Tuesday, August 7, 2018

More Than Just Money

Siguradong maraming traders ang naka sakay sa ATN Holdings simula nung na-break ang all time high resistance nya noong July 30, 2018. Ako hindi! Sa sobrang beginner ko, nag freeze ako nung nakita ko yun. What the hell bakit di ako pumasok dun?



Kinonvince ko nalang sarili ko na okay lang yan, honestly hindi ko talaga napag-planuhan ang ATN. No plan no trade diba? Naalala ko yung sinabi ni Kap na: 

"It is much better to be OUT of a trade wishing you were in. Than IN a trade wishing you were out." 

Pero hindi ko pinabayaan 'tong stock na to. Nag-antay ako ng opportunity na makapasok. Sa beginner kong knowledge, wala akong nakitang chance sa daily chart.

Lakas loob akong pumasok sa 3MIN chart. Alam ko deliks para sa beginner na kagaya ko. Pero with proper planning at risk management (and quick hands) based sa tinuro samin, I should be okay. 

I may not have ridden the entire 65%+ all time high play of ATN, but what I gained was more than money. I gained experience and learnings. I was able to get a taste of how trend following and buy on break out feels like. Ito pala yung tinuro ng mga mentors namin noon! Hindi man sobrang laki ng gains ko, pero madadala ko 'tong "feels" na to sa mga susunod na trades ko. 

And that for me, has more value than anything else. The money I gained can be easily spent, but the learnings I acquired, can be used in future. 

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