Learning From Mistakes

While it has been an extraordinarily good year.  It could have been so much better.  I am up n the year by 37.5%.  With my secret factor, that equals  almost $524,000.  But in the last two months, the stocks I have sold have gone up almost $70,000 post sale. Whoa. I have definitely been too quick with the trigger.

Date Sold	Stock	Shares	Sold Price	Current Price	Change	Change %
10/30/13	ACAS	4,518	$14.14	$14.33	864	1.4%
11/07/13	AWRE	6,000	$5.31	$5.45	840	2.6%
10/16/13	CDE	3,000	$11.92	$11.58	(1,020)	-2.9%
09/04/13	GAME	7,000	$3.91	$4.42	3,570	13.0%
11/05/13	RIG	1,898	$47.87	$54.67	12,906	14.2%
11/04/13	SCAI	3,000	$26.95	$28.03	3,240	4.0%
09/04/13	SLCA	3,018	$23.05	$33.30	30,935	44.5%
10/22/13	STO	2,100	$23.53	$22.85	(1,428)	-2.9%
09/26/13	TC-PT	2,500	$19.25	$16.05	(8,000)	-16.6%
10/18/13	VJET	1,000	$24.13	$52.40	28,270	117.2%
	Totals				70,177	13.4%

It is so easy to convince yourself, even after pain staking hours of research to sell a stock based upon a negative article, a sell research paper or just gut feel.  I will try and do better, remembering that I am investing, not speculating.