Joe Fahmy Interview

Joe Fahmy has invited me to speak at his seminar so I interviewed him. He is a relative strength trader.

1. How did you get started in trading?

My father got me interested in trading back in the mid 1990's. Back then, I was strictly a buy-and-hold investor. Basically, I had no sell rules and thought stocks went up forever. It wasn't until I went to work on Wall Street and studied the market that I began to understand how stocks really work. That's when I got rid of the buy-and-hold mentality and became a trader.

2. What kind of instruments do you trade?

I mainly trade stocks (US equities) on the long side. I occasionally short stocks, but I find that shorting is way too challenging. Therefore, I focus on what I know and stick to it. I also use options to give me leverage when I have conviction on a stock.

3. How do you find stocks you like to trade?

I screen the market every night using mostly fundamental and technical criteria. I use 8 main screens that produce roughly 1,000 stocks. I go through each chart individually looking for stocks that share characteristics of big winners from the past. I will share these screens at my seminar in a real-time interactive session where we'll go through stocks and comment on them individually.

4. What are your typical entry criteria or checklist?

Fundamentally, I look for stocks with strong earnings and sales growth. After that, I try to combine the proper technical time to trade these stocks based on chart patterns and market conditions. Finding a low-risk entry point is one of the most important parts of my trading.

5. How much do you risk on per trade basis?

My average position size is 10% and my maximum loss is 10%. Therefore, my maximum risk is 1.0% of capital. However, over the past 5 years and thousands of trades, my average loss is 3%. So, my average risk is 0.3% of capital per trade.

6. What are your exit criteria?

I have 10 different sell rules which I will discuss in detail at my seminar. Overall, I do my best to sell into strength, mainly because that's when you will find the best liquidity. When I am wrong, I try to stop myself out as quick as possible to avoid any major damage.

7. Do you scale in to positions?

Yes, I scale in, especially when I find 2 or 3 pivots around my entry area. For example, I might buy a stock at 100 and then add at a near-term pivot of 102, add again at a swing-pivot of 104 and possibly add again near another breakout area. It really depends on the stock, market conditions, and many other factors.

8. Do you scale out of positions?

Yes, many times I will sell half my position into strength to lock-in some profits. If the stock really blows-off and gets extended, I will sell the entire position.

9. What kind of options strategies you use?

Because options are an eroding asset, I try to give myself as much time as possible. I look for options 3-6 months out. I also like to buy options "in the money" so they at least have some intrinsic value to them. Too many people try to buy cheap options way out of the money to turn a little into a lot. This works sometimes, but it's tough to consistently profit with that strategy.

10. What can traders do to shorten their learning curve?

Find a mentor, read books, and be prepared to work hard at this! If you are looking to lose 20 pounds, you can do it on your own, but it is more efficient if you hire a personal trainer and study people who have lost weight effectively AND kept it off. Same goes for the market. Find a strategy that fits your personality, find someone who has been successful at that strategy, and then mimic it (with your own flavor of course). I DO NOT believe in reinventing the wheel.

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