We never know when our big winning trade will come so we have to take good entries. I never know if I will be stopped out the same day or a month later. I am not a predictor, my money is made by riding a trend in whatever time frame presents itself. My January trading […]
My Best Trade of January 2013 Read More »
Draw downs are not a statement about ourselves or our trading they are just part of the game. A draw down is just part of getting to our expected returns. If we want a 50% return a year there is a good chance we will experience a 20% draw down before we get there.
Five Questions to Ask Ourselves in a Draw Down. Read More »
The general stock market indexes have had a great rally in the first month of 2013, however most of the former and current leaders have been failing to break out to new high prices recently. The market itself has been rolling over into a price range over the past week. When the market starts rewarding
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One of the most important things that successful traders know is when not to trade. It is just as important to know when to stay in cash as it is to know what a correct entry looks like. Some of the best calls I ever made in my trading career was simply not to trade
Ten Times Not to Trade Read More »
The hardest thing about trading is not the math, the method, or the stock picking. It is dealing with the emotions that arise with trading itself. From the stress of actually entering a trade, to the fear of losing the paper profits that you are holding in a winning trade, there are many different
Where Trader’s Emotions Come From and What to Do About it Read More »
There is more than just one way to blow up a trading account. Traders can blow up mentally, emotionally, financially, through an out of control ego, or a refusal to admit when they are wrong. There are many paths of destruction that a trader can travel down, here are four of those paths to avoid.
Five Different Ways Traders Blow Up Read More »
Regardless of anyone’s opinions we are in an up trending market. Potentially the beginning of a baby bull. With that said it is time to look for leading stocks and potential monster stocks for this market cycle not short plays. Here are three stocks I will be watching closely on Monday for entries into using
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I firmly believe that what truly separates the 10% of winning traders from the 90% that lose is the trader’s mindset. The vast majority of traders think they want to trade until the losses hit them over and over and they just can’t mentally and emotionally handle it and end up quitting entirely. I believe
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The magic of successful trading is not in someone giving you a trade. It is not in forecasting, predicting, a hot stock tip, or any one big trade. Successful trading does not come from gurus or CNBC. Trading is a profession whether part time or full time it is about you, your risk tolerance,
Trading: Where the Magic Happens Read More »
If we want to be successful as traders it is crucial that we have great filters. We must filter out all the noise that separates us from the actual price action. In the end it is just us versus the market. We need to seek to learn how to trade from others and not look
In The End We All Must Trade Alone Read More »