Baseball: Spitting into your hand before picking up the bat brings good luck; a wad of gum stuck on the hat brings good luck.
Basketball: Wipe the soles of your sneakers for good luck.
Football: Double numbers on a player's uniform is good luck.
Hockey: It's bad luck for hockey sticks to lie crossed.
Well, my Uncle Slim, who was the best horse player that I know had what, I suppose, could be called a superstition of his own. He never, and I mean NEVER told anyone if he had won or lost after a day at the track. And, unless I accompanied him to the races, I never knew what horses he bet on. You see, for Uncle Slim, talking about his wins or losses was extremely unlucky. You always knew better than to ask... he just never gave you an answer.
If you haven't noticed, I very rarely post my entries and exits for the stocks that I'm buying. I suspect that it has something to do with the "handicapper's code" that I was exposed to as a youngster. You see, I too, have a superstition. That is that I feel it's bad luck to talk about the stocks that I'm trading. Once in a while I might post my exits and gains but I'm truly skeptical about telling people what stocks I'm buying or selling. It sounds silly, I know, but I'm also concerned about those traders that might follow me into a trade. (We all know how the $LUK trade worked for us all, now don't we). I have no problem with and actually enjoy sharing setups and posting charts and will continue to do that. I had been watching some stocks while I was away for long setups and was planning on posting those charts but after Friday's selloff many charts were damaged. I most likely will wait a few days until the dust settles before I start scanning for long, or short, possibilities. So until I can post some charts that are showing potential, I will leave you all with this timely quote...
October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are January, July, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.
I'll be joining you all in the SP Chat Room and have to say I've missed all of you while I've been out.
That's all for now but always remember to... Trade smart. Stay solvent. Stay in the game.
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