Thanks NJ, had always wanted to be an investment director; floor trader, I'd sweat too much, not the prettiest of pictures.
Self taught and have a few rules thrown in; such as if I'm going to be wrong of a stock headed down, I want to be wrong late, not early. I can always catch the ride back up once it begins. Too many times I've been early and spend trades trying to dig myself out.
Trade in tranches; I usually do 3. One at my defined entry point, a second if it somehow goes 5% lower and a final one when it clearly has turned north. Selling I try to follow the same guidelines.
Some of my trades are over in days; most are over in weeks and a few in months. With limited capital I try not to tie up all invest able funds but even when fully invested, I'm studying the next 10 potential trades.
Never shoot for the lowest entry nor the highest exit; leave those for someone else to guess at. Only one trader will ever be right on those two prices. Not worth the effort.