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Yesterday I got a great question from a reader, L.P., about tracking stocks.
"You referenced a couple of weeks ago that you hear from a number of folks who trade while they earn a living doing something else. I am one of those.
"I have been trading for several years, mostly using technical analysis, and tend to do best trading a smaller number of stocks. My problem is that every time I see a new stock referenced in any of the media I follow, I add it to my Qcharts workspace. The workspace grows and grows. Eventually I am trying to follow too many stocks. I spread myself too thin. ...
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