Investment Series - Short Term Trading Battles Long Term Trading

people have this wrong perception... that shortreally glue you to the news.
term trading strategy is risky and long termShort term trading strategy runs extremely low
trading strategy is safe.market exposure for as high as a 75% winning
Now, let me put this in an analogy. The capitalrate for profits per win of as high as 100% these
markets is like a huge ocean and your tradingdays! The amazing results of short term trading
strategy is like a boat on this ocean. Some thinkstrategy have been made possible by the
that the slow and steady ship is safer than thecreation of more and more sophisticated financial
fast and furious speed boat, right? Now, if theinstruments like options and futures. It may be
speed boat runs a 20% chance of capsizing butriskier per trade than long term trading but who
takes only 1 day to reach your destination,needs a 100% chance at a 2% profit per month
wouldn't it be safer than to stay on the ship thatwhen we can get a 75% chance at a 100% profit
takes 1 year to reach your destination, 90% safein a just few days?
from capsize but runs the unpredictable nature ofSo how do we manage the 25% chance of losing
the sea and its weather?in short term trading? That's where a smart
The stock markets is as unpredictable as theportfolio management strategy comes in. It has
weather today. Long term trading strategy for abeen said that even if you know nothing about
10% to 20% gain a year might really bepicking stocks, a smart portfolio management
something thought of in the industrial era wherestrategy will be able to help you win money on an
people love steady, long term growth. The worldoverall basis picking stocks at random.
today can potentially be thrown into completeSo, what form of trading has the lowest
chaos at an instance. Who says 911 cannotmathematical risk? In my opinion, it is a Short
happen again? A long term trading portfolio can beTerm trading strategy backed by a sound
wiped out overnight suddenly and all you wantedportfolio management policy. Such a short term
was to make 20% a year out of it. No long termtrading strategy gives you predictable, high
trading strategy today is completely hedged toreturns in short periods of time at minimum
downside. A long term trading strategy wouldmarket exposure.