Trading Psychology

“The moral of the story is that you don’t know, I don’t know, nobody knows where price will go. Anybody who does claim to know either doesn’t understand how markets work, is selling something, or is delusional.” – Chris Tate PEOPLE AREN’T WHAT THEY CLAIM TO BE Why is there so much pretense among those […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MASTER TRADERS – PART 3 “Since 2003, I have traded the financial markets with my own capital using self-developed, quant-based strategies. The more I have learned and observed as a full time trader, educator and participant in the trading industry, the more motivated I have become to correct the […]

What you have to understand is that you’re competing in an environment full of very talented, smart and highly motivated competitors. The guy on the other side of the trade, is as eager to make money as you are. This forces you to constantly improve your trading and adapt quickly. If and when you stop, […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MASTER TRADERS – PART 2 “The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.” Name: Bernard Baruch Date of birth: August 19, 1870 Nationality: American Occupation: Investor, financier, philanthropist, and statesman THE LONE WOLF OF WALL STREET Bernard was born in […]

There are still 26 letters in the English alphabet, even if the Brits and the Yanks call the last letter by different names. Have you ever wondered which is correct? You might find it interesting that the Dictionary.com defines “zee” as “the U.S. word for “zed.” That ought to set the record straight. But, I […]

“One of the keys to a trader’s success was not the results of a trade but rather how a trader reacted to the results of a trade.” – Dan Gamza Why me? Why did this happen to me? Those are some of the questions that disturb losing traders. After a series of losses, some of […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MASTER TRADERS – PART 1 “One of the secrets few know and fewer implement when it comes to trading success is that you have to really care about doing well. These days, I see a lot of traders not caring enough, not prioritizing learning about trading, and making pathetic […]

We all know the traditional concerns of investors, among which are key statistic like share price, market cap, P/E ratios, revenues, operational expenses, EBITDA, ROI, ROA, ROE, volatility, and a myriad of other pieces of data that, in aggregate, help to paint a picture of future success. Everyone is amazed by the unparalleled advances in […]

New Year is here! Year 2015 was the most difficult year I’ve experienced in my trading career. For example, years 2007 to 2014 were easy for those who cut their losses, ran their profits and employed sensible position sizing methods. In the year 2015, the months of January, February, March, April and December were good, […]

Here’s the market outlook for the year: EURUSD Long-term bias: Bearish EURUSD was generally bearish in 2015, reaching a low of 1.0462 and a high of 1.1712. The last week of that year was bearish, and the bearishness could continue till February 2016. From February to April, we would witness serious bullish effort, which would […]