Despite the inertia that seeps into every traders brain when they have an active trading morning, keep in mind that your risk/reward ratio changes throughout the day… dramatically!
A weaker volume market is a more volatile market and a more volatile market is harder to trade when using any type of trading system (which you are… right?). Remember that the first hour after market open and the last hour before market close are the strongest and most trend following hours of the entire trading day. The hours in between should only be traded by savvy and impeccably disciplined traders who do not mind twiddling their thumbs in order to keep from getting trigger happy.
Unless you are one of these mechanically disciplined traders, unhand that mouse and back away from the computer. This rule is difficult to live by, if not impossible, when you are still in front of the stock ticker! If you are one that seems to get yourself into dead end trades that yawn over the midmorning market lull, consider taking this high risk time to run an errand or two. The banks will be empty. The gym will be a whirring ghost town. This “idle” time may end up being a bit more profitable than losing money.
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