Successful traders have to be very rigid and stubborn in some areas and yet flexible and quick to admit when they are wrong in other areas. Knowing when to be open minded and when to be stubborn is half the battle. Traders should have a very flexible mindset about which way a trade can go […]
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Once you have had success in the markets with trading it is hard to give up and go back to your life before. The first time you make your weeks pay in one hour with your trading account it is hard to go back to your day job. Whether you trade part time or full
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Recently I have been searching for and studying the option strategies of the wealthy and retired author and trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb. In my search I stumbled across this great article that shares some of Taleb’s basic methods for trading options which are shocking and also how the legendary trader Victor Niederhoffer ended up completely
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A trader’s number one job is NOT: Stock Picking Chart Reading Trend Following Entries Exits Understanding the market environment Managing Emotions Managing Ego A Robust Method Or even Discipline A traders #1 job is to be a great risk manager. While all these have there place for every successful trader the #1 thing that will
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This blog post came from a discussion in my facebook trading group. It was originally shared by Vivek Ravindra Hardikar. He read this story in the starting part of a fine book on Pair Trading written by Ganapathy Vidyamurthy.Great Story, Great Book.. Here is the Story from that book.. ****Once upon a time, there were
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Trading is more about the trader than the markets. The markets are neutral; they have no agenda and no evil plots to take your money. Each random entry has a 50% chance to win or lose, even with no method attached. The key is getting an edge in your trading. Knowing who you are
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I have grouped my best blog posts of the past under different topic areas. Each blog title listed is available on this website. You can search for these blog titles directly on the website in the search box to find topics you are interested in. Risk Management Risk Management in 1 Lesson 7 Things Trader’s
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Guest post by GG Finances This year American’s New Year gift will be delivered directly from Democrats, and basically on behalf of Obama, who planned the cuts in the budget spending and increase in payroll taxes. In other words, economists and investors are forecasting the so-called ‘Fiscal Cliff’, which is anticipated as en expression
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Reading Nicholas Taleb’s newest book Anti-Fragile really got me thinking about how traders are broken. Traders can become fragile and be broken in several ways: They can quit because they believe that trading successfully is impossible. They can lose half their account or all of their account and just give up. They can become emotionally
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This is a crucial time to remember the 1% rule in this current market environment or better yet stay in cash until a trend emerges. The very first rule we live by is: Never risk more than 1% of total equity on any trade. -Larry Hite (Market Wizard) I try very hard not to risk
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