As traders, we use charts, data, and logic to analyze the market and develop a strategy or trade plan, but in the heat of the moment, emotion can often take center stage and drive the decision to enter or exit a trade. We’ve all experienced the downside of emotions –panicking and closing out a trade… Read More »
Most aspiring traders think you learn a trading methodology, master trading psychology and work on risk and money management and they will become successful trader. The fact is, things aren’t that easy. Understanding and listening to the markets and working on your trade execution is the Key here to be successful. Trading had 90% failure… Read More »
The AB=CD or ‘lightning bolt pattern‘ Harmonic Pattern AB=CD is a reversal pattern that helps you identify when the price is about to change direction AB=CD pattern is a four point harmonic pattern which may be considered the developmental basis for other harmonic patterns. A-B leg when a market is trending upwards, the first leg… Read More »
As we have extended weekend with Friday being a trading holiday spend some time in analyzing your trades and see what can we improved in your trading. Nifty has seen a rally of from 9260 to 9889 a move of almost 600 points in 3 trading session Have you ever looked back on the start… Read More »
Suddenly, a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on her. I wondered if this was the cockroach’s response to all the glory that was spoken about it! She started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started doing jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the… Read More »
As a Trader we are “hard-wired” to do all the wrong things till we have not trained our mind. You will always look for the easiest way to make money but unfortunate its turn out to be the easiest way to lose money. During my trading session I ask my students to sit down and… Read More »
I don’t know any trader who doesn’t struggle at times with their emotions. Likewise, I don’t know any trader who doesn’t wish that they could control their emotions better. Here’s an excerpt from an email I just received from a trader named Srinivasa: I have a problem with hesitation. Even though I have a strategy… Read More »
Disposition Effect: It’s a tendency to close a profitable position early and hold on to a losing position longer, hoping that prices recover. Researchers working at the Centre For Analytical Finance at Indian School of Business, after examining terabytes of data pertaining to trading behavior of retail and institutional traders, found that trading done by… Read More »
Trading discipline means controlling impulses and controlling emotions. When You are Trading based on emotions, loses are the Only result. But Why maintaining Trading discipline is often easier said than done. Usually the first problem arises when the markets are between market trends. Possibly you had a nice profit during a rally, but now the… Read More »
Global Markets have been in panic mode from past month has lost significant value and we have seen capitulation in market with multiple circuits both on upside and downside. With such sudden fall many traders are caught of wrong foot and now finding it difficult to cut their trading looses and go with the main… Read More »