{"id":10664,"date":"2011-04-02T12:10:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T16:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=10664"},"modified":"2021-05-06T15:43:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T19:43:43","slug":"find-the-least-competitive-stocks-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/find-the-least-competitive-stocks-part-ii","title":{"rendered":"Find the Least Competitive Stocks (Part II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLeast Competitive?&#8221; \u00a0At first blush it sounds almost like admitting defeat. Come on, I\u2019m a trader. In order to make it in this profession and derive a good living I have to be able to bang with the big boys right? \u00a0Let me give you one of the analogies that I use when\u00a0mentoring that may coax you to think in a slightly different way about \u201cLeast Competitive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s say I walk into a city park with lots of different\u00a0basketball courts. If one of those courts is filled with guys that\u00a0play Division I college hoops and I choose to walk on that court, I am going to have a\u00a0long day most likely. \u00a0Think about it, a 6 foot white guy, slightly out of shape\u00a0and rusty&#8230;. what&#8217;s my chance of having a great day on the court against\u00a0those guys? \u00a0But if I walk over and start playing in a game of mostly\u00a010 year olds &#8230;.I&#8217;d bet I could dominate!!<\/p>\n<p>So as traders,\u00a0\u00a0isn\u2019t it our job is to\u00a0find the court where our probability of having a good day is highest?\u00a0Think about it as treating risk (risk of a bad day) like a pro. By choosing a court where my probability of success is better I am risking my money with a better shot of success. At some\u00a0point when I can truly start to have many good days I will naturally\u00a0look to find a more challenging court and expand my game. \u00a0The foundation of speculation is risk your money when your probability of winning is higher.<\/p>\n<p>In the future I will use this blog to help you find ways that let you find the right court for your game and let you in on some plays that may assist your game.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Davis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Shaq48_Trading\">@Shaq48_Trading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLeast Competitive?&#8221; \u00a0At first blush it sounds almost like admitting defeat. Come on, I\u2019m a trader. 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