Trading options without an understanding of how the Greeks function to create option pricing is a dangerous game. An option trader must understand many things. How much will my option go up in relation to the underlying stock’s price movement? How much will my option price decay each day as expiration approaches? At what […]
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Many times in an up trend, less is more. My biggest profits were made trading a stock in an up trend for 100-300 points not daily scalping. My best trading is in trends where my decisions are made at the open and close with no requirement to sit in front of a screen all
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The Perfect Trader is patient with entries and exits, they are focused on what works not personal opinions. They do not worry about missed trades, the Perfect Trader does not boast while winning and does not become depressed while losing. They are never too proud to admit when they are wrong and exit their trade.
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With all the endless opinions about the stock market this weekend, I thought it would be prudent to list some facts at this inflection point. Fact: The market is in an up trend. Fact: We held the gap up all day Friday. Fact: Many stocks are setting up at proper buy points out of
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Have you ever wondered how there can be so many different styles of traders and they follow their method sometimes with a religious fervor? Many believe that only their way is the right way. A weird thing is that many seem to make money in the long term even though they disagree with each other.
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The market is too high, so I am going to go short. It has to go back down. I don’t need a stop loss because I know I am right. Hmmm…it went higher? That is just crazy! Now it is wayyyy too expensive. I will short more, because it has
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Trading books have more meaning after traders have fought both the markets price action and their own emotions. The market is also a great place to expose all the issues we have with our own egos. With the vast amount of trading literature out there on all aspects of trading I thought it would be
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An edge is an advantage that a trader has over his competitors, allowing him to generate and retain profits from other traders . There can be many types of trading edges through risk management, psychological management, and through better trading methods. Here are a few: A selective trader that only trades the best set ups,
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Here is the rare documentary on a very young Paul Tudor Jones, it is full of trading gems, quotes, principles, lessons, and the real life battles of a trader. Paul Tudor Jones was featured in Jack Schwagers Market Wizards book and his fund had amazing returns year after year. I learned a great deal about
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This interview was first published in Your Trading Edge (www.ytemagazine.com). For all the traders that missed the recent Zanger seminar due to his serious sickness here is an interview I found that Dan did back a few years ago to give traders some insight into his world record setting performance and his continued success in
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