Day trading the Hang Seng from Korea means trading a market whose sessions run from roughly 10:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 Korean time, which lands directly on the working day for most people. That timing, combined with the commission structure on overseas futures, is what turns small wins into net losses for most…
Watching the Indices While Trying to Keep Your Sanity I remember sitting at my desk three years ago, staring at the KOSPI index fluctuating and trying to decide whether to double down or pull back. Everyone was talking about the ‘Samsung-SK Hynix’ concentration, and I was genuinely convinced that a correction was around the corner….
Watching the numbers jump while everyone else is asleep I find myself doing this strange, borderline unhealthy ritual where I check the SPY ETF price just as I am brushing my teeth or trying to wind down for bed. It started when I first opened my account on a popular mobile overseas stock app. Initially,…
Getting stuck on a simple order screen I was sitting on my couch on a Tuesday night, checking my stock app, feeling like I had a decent handle on things. I saw a ticker for a leverage ETF that seemed interesting, so I went to place a buy order. That is when the app just…
Trying to keep an eye on Hyundai shares without getting caught I remember when I first started looking at Hyundai Motor stock quotes during office hours. It was about two years ago, right around the time everyone in the office seemed to be talking about their portfolios. There is this strange, slightly guilty thrill in…
Watching the ticker until my eyes felt gritty I remember sitting in my living room, the blue light of the monitor being the only thing illuminating the space, trying to make sense of the US market hours. It wasn’t even about complex strategies; it was just this annoying realization that the rhythm of the market…