Even the most successful stock investors make mistakes. You'll learn a lot from your own buy and sell decisions. Keep a log so you can analyze where you went right and where you may have gone wrong. Here's a list of items to track:

• The name of stock you bought
   
• The buy price and number of shares purchased
   
• The IBD SmartSelect® Corporate Ratings of the stock at time of purchase
   
• The buy point marked on a stock chart
   
• The reasons you decided to buy the stock
   
• The date and price at which you sold the stock
   
• The amount of your profit or loss
   
• The reasons you sold the stock

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