If you took a penny on the first day of the month and doubled it every day for that month (all 30 days), how much would you end up at the end of the month? One cent, two cents, four cents, eight cents…. but at the end of day thirty you end up with $5,368,709.12! […]
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Here is a discussion that happened in my trading group this weekend. Mr. Hertel was kind enough to let me share it with my readers. I think it really answers the core question for New Traders on how to get started trading in a systematic way. For anyone interested in joining a high
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Since breaking over the 50 day back in January the 50 day has held as support 4 out of 5 times. This is the sixth test and it could go either way. Three weeks ago all time highs were rejected so we do have over head resistance to work off as people get
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So many traders look for a winning trading system not understanding that even after they find one that making a few crucial mistakes can turn a winning system into a losing one. Once you have a system that seems robust from historical data, chart studies, or back testing be careful not to make these crucial
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Here are ten things I believe are needed to be a great trader. It will surprise some that predicting, stubbornness, reading a balance sheet, or stock picking is not on here. It is all a game of risk management, mind, and a robust system. Everything else is just noise. Passion for trading, only passion
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One thing that trips up new traders is that they are surprised by the emotions they experience when they start trading with real money. Their ego engages and they don’t want to be wrong, more than they want to win over time. In my opinion, trading is primarily won or lost in the mind. Mental
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We are like snowballs that roll along, building size and momentum as we go. Winning leads to more winning; money creates more money. Equally, a negative sequence of events can lead to a trader’s mental ruin, as their thoughts skew to the negative. Below is a list of mental behaviors that can take a new
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The question is: “Where will your account be with a string of 10 consecutive losses?” Some traders will be out of business, others will be down 10% from their equity peaks. The truly naive or arrogant trader will think that 10 straight losses will never happen to them. Even with very high winning percentage system
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