Everyone says that psychology is the most important part of trading. So if trading is 80% psychology and I believe psychology can be broken down into two parts: patience and discipline. This article focuses on discipline, and why it is so essential to your trading success. For Consistent Results We need to be Disciplined both… Read More »
The day I started trading I hoped to make lot of money, and ultimate goal of every trader is to trade for a living. My Guru asked me how you are going to make “a lot of money”, I said some blah blah but Honestly speaking I did not had any concrete answer. Somewhere in… Read More »
Everyone loves the story of a seemingly loser, or lesser provisioned and lesser known guy who rises beyond his limitations and emerges winner. We have already read about number of people who changed their destiny. But to me, someone whom I admire and inspires me the most is an underdog from the very pages of… Read More »
Trading is Difficult as most traders don’t have an “EDGE”. Is Trading Hard to Learn ? It takes time, discipline, the correct education and the right attitude. Most people fail in trading not because it is particularly hard, but because they are not properly “EDUCATED“. Learning to trade is investing in your education and your financial future. Learning to trade is… Read More »
Remember that a gift should be treasured; not only the ones that are wrapped but ones that are bestowed upon you. Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together, they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their… Read More »
1. Never Average a Losing Position — Under any circumstance add to a losing position ever! Always Remember Averaging Bring the cost down but it increases trade size which can lead to Ruin of trading account.Holding to losing positions costs measurable sums of actual capital, but it costs immeasurable sums of mental capital. 2. Trade… Read More »
The winning trader is cold, calculating, and unemotional. Fear and greed control the masses, but if they are allowed to control you, you become one of the millions who can’t understand why they cannot make a profit when, supposedly, everyone else is. There are also other emotions, such as anger and disappointment, that can influence… Read More »
Man’s seasonal trend changes just as the market and he has his good and bad cycles. By keeping a record of your own trades, you can determine when your trend is changing one way or the other. I have been able to make as many as 200 consecutive trades without a loss. When I started… Read More »
How to get what I want? You’ve heard the expression, “What you see is what you get.” My grandfather used to say: “If you look at a tree long enough, it will move.” We see what you want to see. Psychologists tell us that nothing controls our live more than our self-image. We live like… Read More »
1. 10,000 hours The greatest traders understand that trading much like being a doctor, engineer or any other focused and technical endeavor requires time to develop and hone the skill set. Now you wouldn’t see a doctor performing open heart surgery after 3 months on a surgery simulator. Why would trading as a technical undertaking… Read More »