I'm long....

    Posted by frtaylor on 4th of May 2011 at 04:42 pm

    Matt, if I choose to hold this trade, the problem I see is that there is now no way to know when to exit, since the system itself is not in a trade, right? Or is there some way for you to do a "mock" trade in the system at this price and give a sell signal?

    Thanks for any info on how to manage the trade beyond just cashing immediately back out, if it's possible. I bought for my IRA and selling immediately will mean that for the next three or four trading days I'm locked out of that money, and can't enter a trade if SPY does go long tomorrow, the next day, etc.

    Thanks.

    frtaylor, I know you asked

    Posted by baker on 4th of May 2011 at 04:51 pm

    frtaylor, I know you asked Matt, but I just wanted to share that although it sucks to be locked out of your funds, that in and of itself is not a reason to hold. I've learned this painful lesson a few times :-)

    Yeah, I am thinking the

    Posted by frtaylor on 4th of May 2011 at 04:55 pm

    Yeah, I am thinking the same thing. Was hoping he was here on the blog to answer, but I think I'll just cash out.

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