Quote Originally Posted by call_me_ishmael View Post
You could pick any number of high growth stocks and do better maybe. That's not what it's about. When it doubles a year or so from now, I will be more than happy with my 2x returns and next to no risk. Think of me as a Warren Buffett type. I don't gamble, I take calculated risks.
Huh??? Now you proclaim to be a value investor? Earlier in this thread you proclaimed to be a follower of a chart pattern trader. You also told us you are a frequent user of stops. Others of your posts seem to imply you are a momentum trader. Not much consistency in the way you describe yourself. That's OK, if you realize that you are simply feeling your way through investment philosophy education, looking for your own comfort zone. On the other hand, if you are simply bouncing from one hot hand to another hot hand, and justifying your reasons for low performance retrospectively, you could be following a dangerous path.