Many investors include me have read lots of books on TA, FA, value etc and came out with certain trading/investing rules that apply to yourself. Your rules may be perfect, but if you never follow it, what is the use? However, it is easily say than done. When YOUR hardearned money is involved, it is quite tough to stay rational and invest according to your rule. Most of the time, people end up buy high sell low instead of buy low sell high. One way I think to make sure that you execute your rule RATIONALLY regardless of market condition is writing down your rule and keep reading them before you make any action on the market and make sure that you follow them. It is tough but it is important but I think there are many veterans in LP's cbox had done it very well. Let us learn from ......