If you’re an options trader, you may have heard about “Greeks” but you may not know exactly what they are or what they can do for you. What are Greeks anyway? Greeks, including Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega and Rho, measure the different factors that affect the price of an option contract. Since there are… Read More »
By Martha Stokes One of the best Written Article from my Archives Every seminar and book will tell you that controlling your emotions and having discipline in you’re trading are essential to your success. But no one tells you how to achieve emotional control and personal discipline while trading the market. Every trader sees the… Read More »
It is absolutely essential to have a trading plan in writing before you begin trading . Most of traders do not have a written trading plan, Having a Written trading plan is always an additional edge most of profitable traders have. Without a trading plan, you will be prone to inconsistent and erratic trading with… Read More »
On an average 95% of retail traders loose money in Stock market. That means not even 1 out of 10 is profitable! But most of these people who loose money do the same mistakes. Well, even I have done these mistakes at some point of time. I have spoken to many traders as part of… Read More »
“The physician has to spend long years learning anatomy, physiology, material medical and collateral subjects by the dozen. “He learns the theory and then proceeds to devote his life to the practice. He observes and classifies all sorts of pathological phenomena. He learns to diagnose. If his diagnosis is correct – and that depends upon… Read More »
Source One of the most basic of human instincts is to avoid pain and to seek comfort. This makes sense. No one wants to experience pain; we prefer pleasure and comfort. In trading, however, pursuing what’s comfortable is frequently not a good idea. Trading for Comfort There are many examples of trading decisions that are… Read More »
I have an opportunity to Interact with lot of trades as part of my blog and my training classes which has been a great learning experience for me over the years. I’ve witnessed most of new traders falls in 2 category Traders want ready made tips and advisory services Traders focused on developing a “… Read More »
Livermore’s views on hope and fear lie at the heart of successful trading. He describes how traders fail when they allow hope of recovery to prevent them cutting their losses and fear of losing a small profit to make them sell prematurely, when more profit would have been available if only they had the nerve… Read More »
Australian cricketer-turned-commentator Dean Jones, in an interview for Wisden, observed that two-thirds of Sachin Tendulkar’s game is based around defence. Most of the shots in any Sachin century, he says, are based on forward defence, back-foot defence and letting the ball go. As any coach would vouch, letting the ball go is possibly as important… Read More »
One of the fundamental principals of trading stocks, or anything for that matter, is; you never play with money you cannot afford to lose. You should not be trading money needed daily expenses. The reason for this is, no matter how sound a system or piece of advice may sound, trades often go against you. Trading money you can… Read More »