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Simple Futures Trading Software

Futures Trading Software and the K.I.S.S. Principle

Futures Trading Software – Simple can be Better K.I.S.S. is an acronym for “Keep it simple, stupid”. The K.I.S.S. principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore simplicity should be a… + More

September 8, 2023

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Trading Personality and Overcoming Stubbornness

Improve Your Trading Personality by Overcoming Stubbornness

A Trading Personality Focused on Pig-Headedness has No Place in Trading When it comes to improving your day trading results, learning to recognize and overcome your stubbornness can make you a better trader. The single biggest part of ever becoming… + More

August 27, 2023

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Patience and Trading Choppy Markets… Wait for the KILL!

Patience and Trading Choppy Markets… Wait for the KILL!

What’s a trader to do when faced with seriously soggy markets? I don’t know about you, but I don’t like day trading the chop; even Indicator Warehouse futures trading expert Erich Senft says it may be best to find a… + More

August 12, 2023

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Staying sane as a self-employed trader

How to Keep Your Sanity as a Self-Employed Trader

Being Your Own Boss  The responsibilities you have as a self-employed trader are going to be much different from the duties you did in your old regular day job. In the latter case, your responsibilities were to stay away from Internet Surfing,… + More

August 9, 2023

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Is it Time for a Trading Strategy Tune-up?

Your Trading Strategy Can Easily Be Improved It is time for a new trading strategy if you are taking profits too quickly and letting losers run in the wrong direction.  The combination of the two often ends up shortening the professional… + More

August 6, 2023

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Learn a Futures Trading System

Learn How to Use a New Futures Trading System

Get the Most From Your Futures Trading System If you’re just getting started as a day trader, and you haven’t seen day trading software before, you’re probably in for a bit of confusion. It can be very complex; there are… + More

July 21, 2023

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technical analysis

What the Heck is Technical Analysis? A Trader’s Guide

“And they’re off!”………..or are they?  Although the horse race begins with a loud announcement and a bell, we unfortunately do not have the same clear signals much of the time in the markets.   Technical analysis is a game of incomplete information… + More

June 30, 2023

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Fast Trading Computer

Running a Clean Mean Fast Trading Machine

Best Practices and Troubleshooting for Fast Trading Aside from “free” software sharing trading forums or low-end budget software sites, for the most part, online day trading software from a reputable trading company is very well designed. It has to be… + More

June 21, 2023

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Position Sizing Trading Style

What is Your Trading Style?

Every person’s trading style may be different. Each trader has their personality, their personal schedule, their appetite for risk management, their pain threshold and their bankroll. Some traders might have several things in common, but most will have a different… + More

May 25, 2023

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Risk-Reward Ratio

Be a Losing Trader and Still Win at Making Money

As a day trader, there is no way to be right all the time and losses are inevitable. But, with proper trade management, one trader’s loss could be another trader’s win. So, how right do you have to be? Traders with a… + More

May 4, 2023

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