A richer life takes more than just money

Welcome to the Indicator Warehouse blog. You can look forward to reading articles on trading education, personal development, trading psychology, relevant world business news, and even useful gadgets to make your trading life easier.

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The Core Values of a Trading Company

Our overriding commitment is to help traders do their best in retail and professional environments. Respect for capital preservation, confidentiality, and consistent profitability underpins our culture, brand, and behaviors. So for us here at the Indicator Warehouse, customers come first. Independence… Read More »

October 31, 2024

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Trading Checklist

Market Awareness – Completing Your Pre-Market Trading Checklist

Here is a partial list of a pre-market trading checklist. Ask yourself: What is apparent before the opening?  Any relevant announcements or economic data, news stories, or carry over momentum from Asian and European trading. What are your expectations with… Read More »

October 28, 2024

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Diversification in Trading Systems

How Can Diversification Improve Day Your Trading?

Think of taking a winning investment portfolio strategy and using it as a day trader. Trading just One Market using only one or two contracts is a slow road to failure. The trick is to be able to scan hundreds of markets in futures,… Read More »

October 25, 2024

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3 Things to Do Right Now to Become a More Profitable Trader

3 Things You Should Do Right Now to Improve Your Trading

This is a presentation in which Erich and I discussed why 90% of traders are doing things that are preventing them from becoming a profitable Trader. The good news is that during the live event to covered three immediate and simple… Read More »

October 22, 2024

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Stop Management for Day Trading

What George Costanza Taught Me About Stop Management

George Costanza (Jason Alexander), the lovable loser from the sitcom Seinfeld, never seemed to be able to get ahead. That is, until one particular episode where George got fed up with his circumstances and decided to do everything opposite of… Read More »

October 19, 2024

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Stock Trading vs. Futures Trading

Starting out with Stock Trading Unlike day trading the futures markets, stock trading offers a wider variety of investment opportunities including access to shares in companies like  Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, and others. Many publicly held companies use a stock exchange such… Read More »

October 16, 2024

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Technology Tips

Ten Technology Tips to Make Your Life Easier

Things I thought everybody knew, but it turns out they don’t. For those of you that don’t know, I am obsessed with workflow automation and efficiency. This personality train can be very frustrating for those people that work with or live… Read More »

October 13, 2024

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How to Succeed at Trading the Emini S&P500… Sort of

An “e-mini” is an electronically traded futures contract that represents a portion of a standard futures contract. As futures contracts, the e-minis constitute an agreement to buy or sell the cash value of the underlying index at a specified future… Read More »

October 10, 2024

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Day trading for financial freedom

Master the Art of Day Trading

Creativity, perfection, and cheating the impossible. I recently watched this inspiring Ted talk by Philippe Petit (high wire artist and death-defying magician).  He is the real-life person that inspired the recent the movie The Walk, the docudrama of his amazing real-life… Read More »

October 7, 2024

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How Many Legs Does a Market Have?

It sounds like a kid’s joke doesn’t it? Yet recognizing which “Leg” of a move the market is on can be very helpful in gauging how much “life” is left in the move. We all want to maximize the profitability… Read More »

October 4, 2024

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