PTJ is not only a successful hedge fund manager and philanthropist, but also very original and clear thinker. Here are some of his best market-related insights: 1. Markets have consistently experienced “100-year events” every five years. While I spend a significant amount of my time on analytics and collecting fundamental information, at the end of… Read More »
If you’re reading this blog post because you actually think there is some one thing that successful traders know that unsuccessful ones don’t, then let me first say: There is no single secret to successful trading! And by that I mean there is no secret wisdom passed down from master to pupil, or sacred texts… Read More »
By embracing a loss, really feeling it, I tend to have less fear about a potential loss the next time around. If I can’t get over the emotions of taking a loss in twenty-four hours, then I’m trading too large or doing something else wrong. Also, the process of rehearsing potential losses and confronting actual… Read More »
Markets have been particularly volatile recently, at least for intraday traders and daytrading can create a significant amount of stress. Because our bodies are designed to adapt to stress, we may fail to realize that we are stressed out. Here’s an inventory of common trader behaviors that may signify excessive stress. Signs of Stress A… Read More »
An experienced trader writes to me: “I am having a good year trading but today marks the THIRD TIME this year that I’ve made a critical error which goes against my whole philosophy of trading. I am a trend trader. That is how I make very consistent gains regardless of what the market is doing…I… Read More »
How to increase Trading Size The Biggest Problem that the traders face, according to me, is increasing TRADING Capital & Quantity. There is a general feeling amongst the Traders that More the Quantity, more the profits. That’s true in a sense but have u ever wondered if u are really ready for those kinds of… Read More »
As humans, we can’t totally divorce ourselves from emotion, but if we can learn to control them better, we should have better trading results. The psychology of investing not only affects individual investors but also affects the market as a whole. Many investors often underestimate or are unaware of the affects that our emotions have… Read More »
India Stock market are going through a Bull phase and is the best performing market for 2014. As market keep rising every day many traders are getting attracted towards it making fast bucks. Today we are discussing the thought process of new trader and the corrective steps which traders should start implementing before their trading… Read More »
Do not trade because you want to trade, trade the system signals not the noise of Analyst. Wait for a reason to trade. Trading is always not about making money, many times it is about preserving your profits and waiting on sidelines for trade set up to give entry. Stop predicting about a top/bottom and… Read More »
I will share with you the experience of three bright colleagues who worked as professional traders for a major insurance fund. All three were extremely successful trading at their company. They had a stellar trading record for over ten years; they were in fact the company’s top three traders. Tired of office politics and the… Read More »