Investor Worries About Profits – Staying Calm And Carrying On

This is a FullyInformed Members mentoring article. A recent email from an investor asks some relevant questions which I thought I would answer in this article. (Words in brackets are mine)

Questions From Investor

“Teddi, since signing up as a member I have never made these kinds of returns. I now have my capital split between just two strategies and I am watching you like a hawk or since I am in the US, like an eagle. LOL. I am using 30% of my portfolio in the Trading For Pennies (Strategy) and 70% is entirely in the market direction (portfolio). I am a bit concerned and perhaps scared. I am sitting on a return of 70% in the (Trading for) Pennies Strategy and almost 30% on the other (market direction portfolio). I have about $425,000 invested and I do not want to lose my gains in any kind of collapse. Three questions please:

1) Thanks to all your emails mentoring me with the (Trading for) Pennies strategy over the past months I am getting a lot better. Are you planning more articles and more mentoring for that strategy? Do you think I should split and go 50% into the (Trading for) Pennies Strategy and reduce the amount of the other (market direction portfolio). I just don’t know. Can I keep getting these kinds of returns forever with the (Trading for) Pennies (Strategy)?

2) What do you think is the chance of a collapse wiping out my market direction profit? Do you think I should begin to maybe hold a small percentage of DXD or SDS or something like that (you have talked about these) all the time now that the stock markets are so high? How do you sleep with the markets like this? I can’t sleep at all. Teddi I have never made money like this with anyone and I have tried investing for 15 years. Any ideas on how to stay calm and invested?

3) Do you think I am crazy for having all my capital in just these two strategies? Everyone talks about being diversified. Do you think I should be doing more trades or other strategies?

Thanks for all your help. I have never had this kind of hand holding. It made the difference. Your friend Jonathan.”

The best way to tackle Jonathan questions is to take them apart. I think there are more than three here so to get proper answers I am going to break them up.

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