Julian Stocks

US Equities Trader
John 8:12
Romans 8:18

[Jack @GreenLumberTrdr]

In my experience, the most valuable currency in trading is attention. At any given time, there are an infinite number of potential trading actions that can be taken across a near limitless combination of timeframes and assets.

While it may be a glamorous idea to wheel and deal across different assets, timeframes, and ideas, this often results in split attention, mental burnout, and underperformance.

In one way or another, the best traders all seem to have a method of concentrating their attention on a small number of opportunities at any given time. They do so by balancing the:

—>Number of assets covered

—>Number of setups traded

—>Number of timeframes traded

What may seem like restriction in an endless sea of opportunity, is actually targeted concentration of focus. By limiting the potential actions to be taken, a trader can grant themself the mental freedom from needing to think about anything else. This free mental space creates the foundation for epiphanies and the flexibility to adjust on the fly to changing market conditions.

The trader’s opportunity set will be defined by some balance of assets, timeframes, and setups that fit the trader’s personality. Some examples include:

—>Intraweek swing trading FX majors - in which case the asset universe is limited to 7-10 FX pairs, hold time is short (1-2 days), and variety of setups is large.

—>Thematic long-only equity swing trading - in which case the asset universe is narrowed by weekly scans, the number of setups is likely small (1-3), and hold time may be multiple weeks

—>Macro long/short swing trading - in which case the asset universe is narrowed to key macro assets such as equity indices, and hold time may be multiple weeks.

Every trader should explore the combination that works best for them, while considering the following:

—>Do you prefer to know the “personality” of the assets in your universe? Or are you comfortable rotating different assets through your watchlist?

—>Do you want to hold for big moves, or capture shorter swings?

—>If you trade 1 setup, can you sit idle when the market environment is poor? Or do you prefer to have different setups for different environments?

In the end, there is no universally perfect answer. It is most important to study the greats, experiment with limited risk, keep what works for you, and ditch what doesn’t. Over time, your own personal style will emerge!

[Elite Swing Traders @1ChartMaster]

The fastest way to improve most people’s trading is to simply hold your winners better and trade less. The impact of selling a winner early goes much deeper than just leaving money on the table; the psychological effect has long-term implications that you may not realize in the moment. This can set off a chain reaction of events that rarely ends positively.

When you prematurely cut a winning position, you are essentially fighting the very trend you identified as a high-probability setup. By attempting to "outsmart" the moving averages, you often trade your way out of a move that could have compounded your gains, leading to:

Compounded Opportunity Cost: By exiting early, you lose the capital deployment efficiency required to let the market work for you.

Decision Fatigue: Frequent, unnecessary trades during the middle of a move increase cortisol levels, which impairs your ability to make objective decisions when the next high-conviction setup appears.

Psychological Drift: Each time you sell into strength out of fear or impatience, you reinforce a habit loop of "taking profit" to feel safe, rather than allowing the market to prove your thesis correct.

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@Qullamaggie @jackschwager 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[Shake Pryzby @ShakePryzby1]

Most trader's fail because they don't understand the importance of dynamically approaching their activity levels. You do not want to come into the market risking the same amount everyday, you want to let the opportunity set guide your risk-taking.

When markets are viciously trending its wise to be as risk-on as possible as you will have the greatest gains in your equity curve during those periods.

HOWEVER, where most traders fail, is unlearning the button clicking when environments change. To me, Friday's selling shows a clear change in character from that hyper-momentum to a period of consolidation.

If you have been putting on new trades daily during the span of this run, you've probably done very well for yourself. But if you continue that behavior and the market proves to be choppy the next month or two, that can wipe away all those hard fought gains from the 'easy' period. The mental pitfall from this will be much greater than what happens to your equity curve.

I am not bearish nor do I know what happens next, or when new highs are created. I do know that after Friday's selling hits the tape, traders remember what it's like to lose money. The buy-the-dip mentality proves much more difficult in the subsequent days of that drastic selling when it first hits the tape.

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[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@trenttrousdale @perplexity_ai @PradeepBonde Are you inputting the numbers manually or is it pulling it from somewhere. ( mkt cap, months neglected, earnings numbers etc. ) ?

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@BornInvestor Well done. I noticed you have a few biotech stocks, I’m assuming you’re not bothered by the potential overnight risk these can bring. In CRCL and FSLY myself👍🏼

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis can you post what bookmap was showing

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis how important is bookmap for this style of trading?

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis When do you sleep lol

[Monis @mmonis]

@kulturdesken Only the weekend, on a daily basis, not much
Just 30 minutes prep before opening

This week is attributed to 4 hour interview of
Martin Luk - Worth every word
https://t.co/Dam0Cdiwna

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis @bookmap_pro monis, how did you setup your bookmap?

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis Monis, how many touches of the same support level would deter you from taking the trade, example $CSIQ

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis Monis, what do you think of $PATH bouncing off 9.60 support yesterday from april low and now reclaiming august low of 10.40

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis @FranVezz did you have just as many opportunities in the 2022 bear market, as you do in bull markets?

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

@mmonis what tier do you use on bookmap

[Elite Swing Traders @1ChartMaster]

The 8-week Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is a specialized tool for momentum trading because it serves as the "speed limit" for the market's most aggressive stocks. In a powerful bull run, leading stocks often become "extended," meaning they trade too far above their long-term averages (like the 200-day) to offer a safe entry.

Here is why momentum traders prioritize this specific line:

1. It Defines the "Power Trend"
A "Power Trend" is a specific market condition where a stock is under such intense buying pressure that it never reaches its 10-week (50-day) moving average. The 8-week EMA acts as the floor for these high-velocity moves. If a stock is riding the 8-week EMA, it indicates the trend is accelerated rather than just "steady."

2. High Reward-to-Risk Entries
Momentum traders hate "chasing" a stock that is up 20% in two weeks. However, they also don't want to wait for a 15% correction to the 50-day average, as that might signal the trend is dying.

The Pullback: The 8-week EMA provides a "mean reversion" point.

The Entry: Buying a touch of the 8-week EMA allows a trader to set a very tight stop-loss just below the line. If it holds, they catch the next leg up; if it breaks, they exit quickly with a small loss.

3. Efficiency and Time Sensitivity
Exponential moving averages give more weight to recent data. For a momentum trader, what happened 8 weeks ago is less relevant than what happened in the last 10 days. The 8-week EMA reacts quickly to price shifts, allowing a trader to see a change in character almost immediately.

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

$PALL $PPLT, palladium and platinum ETF's, $PPLT 1/20/26 and $PALL 1/22/26, trailing with the 10ema for now, depending on how it acts, will trail with the 20ema

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

$ERO +49% since breakout on 11/24/25, if trailed with 20ema, you would still be in this. Don't try to outsmart the moving averages. Currently trailing with the 20ema

[Julian Stocks @JuliansStocks]

$AUGO, nice breakout on 1/12/26, +33% in 9 bars, gold stock, trailing with 10ema for now