💫Emotions aren’t as big of a deal as you might think. No one is emotionally unbreakable. Emotions are natural and can’t be avoided. We are human.
✅Problems in trading don’t arise from emotions themselves, but from large psychological swings caused by frequent surprises.
✅The more you know your system, the more you learn what to anticipate. This reduces the surprises that cause psychological swings and lead to many trading struggles.
- @stamatoudism
Qullamaggie on The Only Way to Build Confidence in Trading
“It was a combination of studying the patterns. What I did was I built a database in Evernote, which is pretty much a note-taking software. I took screenshots of all the setups before and after, both on the daily and intraday time frames, just to look at what a good setup looks like—at the start of the move or before the move, when it starts breaking out, and then a few weeks or a few months after. How does it act? I looked at all these variations, and that’s how I built the confidence. I started trading the setup myself too, and I saw some success. It felt like I was always improving. I was always learning a new variation or something new, so that’s really how I build the confidence.
I say it on my stream too—like everyone should do it. Whatever setup you stumble upon and you want to trade it, backtest it. Look through hundreds if not thousands of examples of that setup, build a database, and go through that database once in a while. Just scroll through it. That’s how you memorize this. It’s all about pattern recognition really. Trading is all about pattern recognition. It could be just purely technical, and you can also combine it with fundamentals. Like I do, I also look at the theme—what’s the theme, what’s the earnings, revenues. I look at the news overall, like what’s driving the stock. So I found some similarities there too. It’s the same things that have worked for 100 years really.
That’s how you build the confidence. That’s how you do it—there’s no other way.”
Data center #stocks are rally strong right now!
$IREN, $DGXX, $SLNH, $CIFR, $CRWV, $NBIS, $WULF, $HUT
A lot will have earnings in the upcoming days! No reason to trade them before.
I am waiting for clear setups (tight flags, gaps, late gap entries …) in these stocks.
Don't forget: If they are true market leaders, they will give you plenty of opportunities to get in on the way up.
Always watch the strongest stocks in the market!
Have a screener and process in place to identify and trade them.
It's is always the same process, same patterns. Year after year after year.
The first pullback after a FOMO rally is where the market starts separating #traders. 🚨
Chasing worked on the way up.
It usually stops working right here.
And that’s a good thing.
Here’s what typically changes now 👇
1) Momentum Slows Down: #Stocks stop going straight up. Breakouts need structure again. Loose entries get punished.
2) Pullbacks Test Conviction: Weak hands sell. Strong hands wait for proper setups near EMA levels.
3) Selectivity Matters: Not every stock runs anymore. Only real leaders with strength and fundamentals continue.
4) Execution Becomes Edge: Entries, stops, and patience start to matter more than just “being in”.
5) Discipline Gets Rewarded: Traders with clear rules survive this phase. Chasers slowly give back profits.
This is the shift most traders miss.
They think the game stays the same.
It doesn’t.
I like this phase because the market goes back to what actually works:
Clean bases. Clear breakouts. Defined risk.
No guessing. No chasing. Just process.
And that’s the only way to build something that lasts.
These patterns repeat.
I’ve seen them over and over again.
I’ve taught this to thousands of traders.
You can learn it too.
Weekly charts told the story.
$VRT $GEV $SNDK $TER positions all ticking in to new highs today.
Lot of noise on the daily but weekly charts had great action.
Strong move creating an extension from 10WMA, sideways to work off the extension, 10WMA providing support, relative strength to hold up as market sells off.
Then when the market bounces off the lows they push to new highs.
See if they can follow through but textbook action so far and great examples of exactly what I look for.
I've done the work to get positioned and hoping I can now just sit and let them work. Looking to add to SNDK and DELL if possible but about it
(long $DELL as well but not shown)
The most important time to track the leading stocks is during a correction:
$SPIR Spire Global +31.66%
$AEHR Aehr Test Systems +25.69%
$AXTI AXT Inc +16.98%
$AAOI Applied Optoelectronics +12.80%
$VICR Vicor +12.61%
$TER Teradyne +11.80%
$NVTS Navitas Semiconductor +11.44%
$GLW Corning +11.16%
$CIEN Ciena +10.30%
$SNDK SanDisk +9.86%
$LITE Lumentum +9.84%
$WULF TeraWulf +8.93%
$Q Qnity +8.70%
$WDC Western Digital +8.60%
Satellite #stocks are quietly becoming some of the strongest names in this market 🚀
$IRDM, $GSAT, $SATS, $SATL, $PL, $ASTS
Here’s what I’m seeing 👇
1. Extreme Relative Strength: Many of these stocks are already outperforming the market — holding tight while others chop around.
2. Strong Fundamentals: Some show serious sales growth, EPS growth, or forward estimates. That’s what institutions care about.
3. Clear Use Case: Satellite data is now critical — AI operations, fleet tracking, imaging, defense. This isn’t a niche anymore.
4. Military & Security Demand: Satellites are key for drones, coordination, surveillance. That demand isn’t going away.
5. Lower Costs = More Growth: Launch costs dropped. More companies enter the space. More data gets produced and sold.
6. Clean Setups Forming: After strong moves, many are building tight consolidations — exactly what I want to see.
I’m watching these very closely right now.
Not chasing.
Waiting for structure.
These patterns repeat.
I’ve taught this to thousands of traders.
You can learn it too.
A lot of stocks are screaming they want to go higher...
And a lof of former leaders really are lagging and some will never ever come back..
Always amazes me how a hot stock can just become super cold from one day to the next...
A lot of good names are having inside month candle break out near new 52 week highs...
Very good for position trades...
But please do not buy anything just because I post something. Do your own analysis and thinking...
$AMAT $ASX $KLIC $ECG $TKR $CAT $WWD $ARW
@RealSimpleAriel The Hormuz Straight was open prior Trump attacked Iran.
And now he is insulting, threatening Iran to reopen it.
This is completely dumb.
Things maybe starting to move....
No need to stress and chase. Wait for proper setups...
Remember the markets will be here next week, next month, next quater and next year...
HAPPY EASTER!
Q showing why you can't outsmart the 10MA.
I just want to show you this one this is also the reason why you should use the 10-day moving average we bought this thing on stream this is a five-star setup memorize this, hot sector covid19 stock like a vaccine name right perfect five star setup has a big move pulls back finds support on the rising 20 day puts in like a tight range and then breaks out on high volume we bought it unfortunately I sold it way too early I sold it in the like high 70s or something I didn't wait for it first close below the 10 day because you know I was up what 70 percent in just a week or two.
Sometimes holding a big winner is the hardest thing to do and look at this thing after I sold it the stock doubled the stock doubled I had a hard time holding a 60-70% winner and after I sold it it doubled that's why you use the 10MA, and you would still be in it because it hasn't closed below the 10 day yet this is what happens sometimes like I have way too many things on my charts I'm thinking about removing stuff I actually removed one moving average like the 65 ema on the daily chart I removed it because you know sometimes you look at too many things you kind of lose focus you cannot lose focus on the important stuff and in this case it was the first close below the 10-day which still hasn't happened and you don't need to do any predictions like oh I have a target for it, all you need to focus on:
-You sell half or a third or two thirds or whatever whatever you feel like but I would say around half after the first three to five days
-Move your stop to break even
-Then you just trail on the 10-day moving average
you don't need any predictions it doesn't matter what the Fed says, it doesn't matter what China does, it doesn't work no matter what trump says or does, you don't need to care about any of those things only thing you need to care about is the 10-day moving average that's it no rocket science involved.
Most traders look everywhere… except where the money actually flows. 🚀📈
Right now, leadership is clear: fiber optics, #semiconductors, #memory#stocks.
$STX, $WDC, $SNDK, $TER, $MRVL, $FORM, $GLW, $TSEM, $LWLG, $CIEN, $VIAV, $AXTI, $AAOI, $LITE, $ICHR
That’s where I focus. Nothing else matters.
Here’s how I approach it 👇
1. Follow Strength: I don’t waste time on weak stocks. I track the names attracting real capital. If institutions are buying, I want to be there.
2. Wait for Structure: Big moves don’t start randomly. I wait for tight consolidations, flags, clean bases. No structure = no trade.
3. Timing Matters: I don’t chase strength. I wait until the stock proves itself again after a pullback or consolidation.
4. Tight Risk Only: My entries ideally allow 3–5% stop loss. If I can’t define that clearly, I skip it. No clear stop = no position.
5. Let Them Bounce: The best opportunities come after controlled pullbacks. If they set up again, I’m ready.
6. Stay Selective: Not every strong stock is tradable. I wait for my setup. That’s the job.
This is what most traders miss:
They jump from stock to stock.
They chase noise.
They ignore leadership.
I do the opposite.
I focus on the strongest names.
I wait for clean setups.
I execute with tight risk.
That’s it.
No guessing. No chasing. Just process.
These patterns repeat.
I’ve taught this to thousands of traders.
I think everybody can learn these patterns.
My first @DanZanger notes from 2023.
The direction was right:
• Only trade when the market is hot
• Follow the institutions
• Focus on the leaders
• Passion is essential
But lacking the nuance of my later notes. (We all start somewhere!) With time, more and more pieces ‘click’.
Might need to do this again with my 2026 lens…
Until then, the 2023 notes still offer value:
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Dan Zanger on Finding the Biggest Movers
A 2005 interview tells us that nothing much changes
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Current Darvas stock list...
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This is where I find most of the golden nuggets each year...
Darvas criterias are timeless...
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