We had a key reversal day back to the 100 day sma and off the 40 RSI on Wednesday October 9th. The next day on Thursday October 10th we had a powerful reversal that gapped to the 50 day and then ran back over both the 10 day sma and the 5 day ema. For […]
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The day the trader stops blaming the markets, politicians, or ‘They’ and ‘Them’ for losses and starts taking responsibility for their own trading could be the day that they begin to change from losing money to making money. In the end the market is like the ocean and we are the surfer, we choose
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One of the toughest thing a new trader will have to do is come back from their first blown up account. Losing 50% or more of an account or even the whole thing is very hard on the new trader’s psychology and nerves. Most never come back form this. There is a big difference
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Two things that many new traders and even experienced traders waste their time on is regret and hindsight. They look at charts and see the past so clearly on them, they should have bought here, they should have sold there. Why didn’t they? The charts look so obvious in hindsight. We really should
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If you want to be a winner trading in the long run there are THREE elements of trading that you must have in place. If you do these three things you can not lose in the long term, if you are missing one you will likely not last very long as an active trader. These
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Do you read any trading blog regularly? One where you never miss a post? Which blog helps you size up the market direction? Who helps you learn how to manage risk, back test, keep the right mindset, and most importantly make money? I am taking votes on the poll below to see who traders believe
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The Bear- This trading animal believes the market will be going down and plays the short side. Bears think that a market is going to be very red. The Bull- This trading animal is very optimistic that the market will be green. Bulls love to buy and believe their screen will be full of
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The market is either at the top of its near term range or at the edge of breaking out to a new price range. Crossroads here, here is what I see and will be looking at this week in the markets. I am currently risk off and neutral here as the politicians play ring around
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Trading is a numbers game more than anything else. Here are seven crucial numbers and statistics that a serious trader needs to set expectations around and know. Some can be found through historical back testing, some can be controlled, others give the trader a target to aim at. Once a trader understands these numbers and
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