The Dip and Rip. It loses me money and I keep stop coming back to it. Lately my entries have been to early, but the problem that I run into is entering the position at the correct time. And timing is everything when day trading volatile penny stocks. I can enter early and try to catch a falling knife, which is super scary and may have bad R/R, with the benefit of perhaps nailing the bottom. Or you could wait till what looks to be a reversal with a higher high and higher low, then enter on the higher low, which is what I did. Now the main issue is the stock reversed back after I dip bought the higher low and I had to cut losses. About 45 mins later it did spike 15% roughly then dropped back and continued the all-day fade after that. Besides my entries, I haven't been seeing fantastic results with the Dip and Rip pattern, so I will continue to keep an eye out for the setup but will only paper trade it. Giving up on a strategy after only a few trades is not smart, so I wont do that, but repeating the same action expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. I can't keep losing hard-earned money on a pattern with a 0% win rate for me. I will focus on morning panics and ABCD afternoon patterns from here on and hopefully can come back from $320+ in losses.
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Focus more on your RSI. I couldn't imagine trading without it. Run 5 minute charts. When you buy in, always go with a starter position rather than a huge chunk. Always assume the stock sucks and will double bottom. Remember, market doesn't care about you, so approach everything with caution. Never, ever "hold and hope." That's like trying to drive cross country and not looking at your fuel gauge. Study all of your failures. Good lessons and many more. Don't give up.
@ragincajun83 Thanks for the tips and the motivation man, I won't give up any time soon!
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