Outside In or Inside Out Trades

I've been looking back over my trades of the last few months and noticed an interesting phenomenon. I'm doing more Outside In trades than Inside Out. Why? Seems that the way that the markets are moving gives a better edge fading the moves than trading the pullbacks.

I think we are seeing the effects of the lower volumes as traders are staying away from the markets. I noticed a post in the Zero Hedge blog talking about how the viewership (is that a word) of the financial channels are dropping dramatically. I think that's partly because of less interest in the markets but also because people are finding better and more easily accessible information on the Web.

The reason that the Outside In trades are working "better" must be because moves are exaggerated and it's a matter of doing what I did on the floor: coming in and providing supply.  The pic below is an example. I start with 25% of my position and double and triple down as the trade goes against me. This trade management is important to maximize the profitability and reduce the stress of this trade.