Lessons Learned from Mark Minervini

1. No forced trades.

2. No big losses. 

3. Always respect risk.

4. Only trade proper setups, allow them  to come to you.

5.  keep losses small.

6. Never average down.

7. Take minimal risk.

8. Capture relatively large gains.

9. Maximize compounding.

10. Be in the market as little as possible.

11. Timing time is money pin point trades. 

12. Small target multiple trades. 

13. Protect Breakeven asap.

14. Sale into Strength ( don't try for top ).

15. Ipo trades are best. 

16. Concentrate don't diversify keep things manageable.

17. Nail down decent profits when you have them.

18. Conduct post analysis regularly.

19. Take responsibility , take action , learn.....repeat.

20. Catalyst : selling products , approval by fda , new ceo, new contract.

21. Fundamentals : improvement in earnings , revenues , margins.