Tag Archives: Trading strategies

With unstable market conditions often acting in ways we can’t explain, it becomes easy for day traders to get frustrated and lose confidence in their ability to make good trading decisions. Let’s face it; some days are just hard days… + More

It is possible to learn day trading, even if you don’t have any experience with the stock or commodities markets at all. The important thing to do is to make certain you have the fundamentals down before you try to… + More

Day trading futures isn’t as complicated as it sounds. The futures market is actually a conglomerate of various markets that buyers and sellers use as a way to enter and exit into futures contracts. Typically, pricing is based on an… + More

Be All that You Can Be Trade Plan This week I tried to trade after a visit to the dentist. As you might guess, I had less than desirable results. The experience reminded me of an important concept often overlooked… + More

So there you are – you’ve done your homework – and taken the trade. You found an excellent spot for entry, all signals were go, and you entered the market. Within a few minutes of getting in the market though,… + More

Stop Loss positions are critical for understanding the value of good risk management.  Remember that in many ways our trade is only as good as the stop we use as it affects risk/reward ratio, win percentage and how long we are… + More

Let’s take a trip down memory lane shall we? It was 1989.  Michael Jordan was a rising star, on his way to becoming legendary.  Spike Lee was making edgy, popular films. Being a huge basketball fan, he agreed to do… + More

[Guest post from Erich Senft] I got an interesting question from a member the other day. It’s a question I get a lot. This member asked, “how can you make money without a positive risk-reward ratio?” If you’ve followed my… + More

You Shouldn’t!  Before we go any further, make sure the kids aren’t reading this because I may have to resort to killing Santa Claus before the article is over. Now that I have shattered some of your dreams let me… + More

Trading Errors and How to Avoid Them The ability to make rational decisions is critical in all aspects of your trading life. Once you have identified and eliminated the five most common errors, you can expect accelerated success and professional growth.   Let’s… + More