Eric Barker has a new article (link here) on how to win every argument. The article had a point which made me think whether the same situation happens in trading. So it quoted an experiment by psychologist Drew Westen, which showed to supporters, footage of their favorite candidates completely contradicting himself. The experiment found that as… Read More »
All of us tend to look up to big people for lessons on how to get better. We are keen to learn the secrets of their success. But we forget that sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. Take ants for instance. Would you believe those small creatures can… Read More »
As a trader, if you are carrying overnight position, Are you glued in front of computer screen once trading in India Market is over, continuously tracking financial news around the globe. Do you continuously track European market, US markets. Do you have Eagle Eye on SGX nifty and any move against your position increases your… Read More »
During our training sessions with students we are very specific t0 make them understand you have lost money not because of market but the main reason is Your brain doesn’t like to lose.Its all there in your subconscious mind which is responsible for profit and loss for a trader. Brain remembers everything. How you trade… Read More »
There are five general brain types Among traders People with Compulsive Brains tend to get stuck in a particular thought about the market. “It’s too high.” “It’s too manipulated.” “It’s too risky.” It’s too…” whatever. People with Compulsive Brains tend to operate entirely on their own terms and are generally not open to feedback or… Read More »
In Continuation with Previous Article Mistakes to avoid when writing/shorting Options Option Writing – Unlimited risk and Limited profit potential An option buyer has limited risk and unlimited profit potential, so if 1 lot of 8000 Nifty call was bought at Rs 130, the maximum loss on this trade is the Rs 9750 (Rs 130… Read More »
Most of us want to be as perfect as we can. We do not want to experience failure or setbacks or roadblocks. In fact, most of us have been raised that failure, in any case and at any time, is ‘bad’ and success is ‘good’. So if that is the case, then thinking in a very simplistic and… Read More »
1. Losing traders think that because they reviewed price performance history, and saw patterns or results, trading in real time would be simple . They don’t understand that real time trading involves risk management, discipline, and a developed trading plan and probably never will. 2. Losing traders believe that what they learned in textbooks will… Read More »
Some describe trading as purely based on “LUCK” , “Tukka marna” as we call it in Hindi, but from my perceptive trading is all about “Skills” . Skills take time to develop. Take an Example of Engineer, To get an Engineering degree a student has to study for 6 years ( 2 Years for entrance… Read More »
In Continuation with Previous Article Are you a “News” Based Trader or Price action Based ? With the Drama over Fed Rate Hike coming in next few days most of Traders will become obsessed with news events. They get sucked into a ‘black hole’ of staring at economic news calendars from their broker or elsewhere… Read More »