Trading Psychology

Emotions tend to drive traders. Fear and greed are major market movers, with fear – the most base form of human emotion – overriding greed. That’s a core reason why markets usually drop faster than they rally. In order to become a successful trader, the correct mindset and psychology need to be developed and maintained, […]

THE WAYS WE CON OURSELVES I support a particular hospital charity that each year or so runs a home lottery and every year I enter. To date I have won a digital camera, an iPod, an Apple TV, a tonne of chocolate, wine (brilliant for a non-drinker but good for presents) and a host of […]

Traders should seek material that is aimed at educating and informing them regarding the markets and their movements. Seeking this information is known as fundamental and technical analysis. It allows traders to evaluate their trading strategies, and help them identify when to apply them to increasingly volatile markets. Elite traders know that having an edge […]

The question above is common whenever I come across people who used to be traders. They started trading because they thought it was easy and because they thought they’d strike it rich. Nevertheless, they discovered that trading isn’t easy and after they dashed their heads into the rock many times, they gave up. Whenever one […]

“If there were a cornerstone to trading it would be the ability not only to be resilient when in drawdown but also to accept that we get things wrong. Sometimes there is a flaw in our methodology that we have not seen and that we simply have been lucky up until this point. This does […]

The USD/JPY went bearish in the first week of this month and then went bullish last week. The market is bearish in the long-term and bullish in the short-term. This week, price could go further upwards by another 100 pips, but further bullish movement would be rejected, owing to a bearish expectation on JPY pairs […]

GOLD (XAUUSD) Dominant Bias: Bullish Gold trended smoothly upwards last month, reaching a low of 1251.28 and a high of 1325.75. On September 1, price made some bullish attempt, closing at 1324.89. The outlook on Gold is bullish for this month, owing to the Bullish Confirmation Pattern that is present in the market. Price is […]

“One thing very good traders have is insight into themselves.” – Chris Tate FUN AND GAMES Recently Louise Bedford and I have been doing the Short Term Trading Magic seminars in a few places and it has been sometime since I did any form of presentation on a semi regular basis. As such it has […]

“One of the things that amazes me most about trading is that the longer I do it the more I admit that I don’t know. For a very long time I have been convinced that I have no idea where the price of instrument is going. I certainly know a lot about market dynamics, the […]

INTRODUCTION: Hello Traders. The article below is useful for all areas of human endeavors (including trading). Please read it to discover a great secret today. Read between the lines and see how the facts revealed here aptly apply to trading.   —————————————————————...