Trading losses can end a career in a matter of a day, an hour, or in extreme circumstances even a few minutes Like What happened today after bank recapitalization most of PSU’s up 20+% in opening. Here I outline some of the ways I have dealt with losses in the past and how I got… Read More »
This is a story about realizing one’s potential…and about what tends to hold us all back from realizing our potential.It was the spring of 1982 and I was coaching girls’ track in a small southern Iowa town. There was a young discus thrower on the team, Jill, a sophomore who had tremendous potential. At the… Read More »
We read comic books where saints fall ill when they touch money. We are told that men and women who shun money are sages, holier than the rest, and closer to God. This is extremely peculiar, considering that Lakshmi is a goddess, the beloved of Vishnu, the preserver of the world. Vishnu is popularly worshipped… Read More »
A lot of books have been written about the two sides of our brain. The Left Side which is the more linear, formula based, procedure oriented brain and The Right Side which understands design, symphony and context. Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman calls it System I and System II. System I – is the one which… Read More »
Courtesy: Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development. Kamala and her husband Ramesh were overjoyed at the birth of their first daughter. They celebrated with their neighbors and even called a pundit (a Hindu priest) to attend the celebrations. This happiness lasted until Kamala delivered another baby girl. Ramesh was upset by this news because he wanted… Read More »
When I started trading back in 2000, like most novice, traders I was actually gambling. I was luck that I found my Trading Guru who helped me in this difficult journey. Traits of a gambler: I did most of this in my early days so speak from experience Failing to follow strict money management… Read More »
By Rahul T We are all numb nuts. Including me. And the best part – We don’t know that we don’t know. It’s called ‘Dogmatism’ – an unshakeable belief that we know something to be true even if we don’t. It’s difficult to accept, I know. So let me take you on a wild goose… Read More »
Source Some people find fault like there is a reward for it. – Zig Ziglar. The boss was visibly upset as he spoke to his assistant, “Ms. Gomez, you know I have an important meeting this morning, but you were not here. Why were you late?” Frantic, Ms. Gomez blurted out, “Sir, I was so… Read More »
Overview The Average True Range (“ATR”) is a measure of volatility. It was introduced by Welles Wilder in his book, New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems in 1978, and has since been used as a component of many indicators and trading systems. The average true range indicator is an oscillator, meaning the ATR will oscillate… Read More »
Happy Dussehra. May Lord Ram’s blessings be showered on you. A day of celebrations of good over evil. We celebrate “Ram’s victory over Ravan”. And it happened thousands of years ago. And we continue to do celebrations and stopped at that. Only a handful have gone on to fight the good fight to overcome the… Read More »