You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius The weakest part of any trading system is the trader themselves. To be a successful trader, you must manage yourself. The ability to manage your own physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health will go […]
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Last Sunday all the bullish momentum signals were triggering while this week we have the reverse with bearish signals. This market is currently volatile and could break either way. Momentum moves up were faded last week, buying strength did not work. This is a dip buyers market, buying weakness and it is working over
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Availing myself of a 1.5% fixed rate Swiss mortgage, I’ve finally built my dream house. pic.twitter.com/jpS3jTBpva — Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) January 30, 2015 they won’t even let this thing dip an even 5% before some Central Banker has to say something — StockCats (@StockCats) January 30, 2015 Airlines spend more time and energy segmenting
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There is a big difference between a trader and a gambler. Many people think they are traders when they are really just gamblers that could get better odds in Las Vegas betting on the roulette wheel than what they get in the financial markets. The difference between a trader and a gambler is similar to
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“You don’t trade the markets; you only trade your beliefs about the markets.” – Van Tharp Just like there is no ‘Holy Grail’ trading system that never loses, there is also not one ‘best’ trading method. All trading methods have good points and bad points with advantages and disadvantages. Many traders make the mistake
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Here is a recap of my recent swing trade in $UPRO step-by-step: $SPY has been in an up trending bull market for years above the 200 day moving average, and it made new all-time highs late in 2014. The best plan was to trade the long side all year. However, with a high probability
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$IWM has held up well in a price range over the 200 day in 2015, and is currently forming a nice range to swing trade. Currently, $IWM has a flat 200 day moving average, and this index ETF is currently the strongest on down days. I will be looking for opportunities to buy weakness
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$GPRO has created a new level of interactive experience with its point-of-view cameras. This technology enables people to record and share their real-life experiences quickly and easily to YouTube and other social media platforms. GoPro has been one the most active stocks on the market since the IPO in 2014. In October of
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I have been fortunate to get the opportunity to participate in some great stock market environments over the past 30 years. I started in the early nineties building capital and letting it compound. I started as an investor in mutual funds, moved to individual stocks, then high growth stocks and trading price action, swing trading,
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The principles that successful trend traders use to make money in the markets is difficult for the average investor or trader to understand. Readers unfamiliar with systematic trend trading have a hard time trading for profitability without trying to predict where price will go. Most successful trend traders have preset, planned entries that are
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