Many new traders are taken out of the trading game through bad mental practices. Here are some things that top money managers have shared through interviews and books that may help traders who are making mental mistakes in their trading. Psychological Traits of the Forex/Commodity /Stocks Trader, All have the below points in common. Try… Read More »
Many readers have asked me the following question: “what we are watching and what we are doing is totally opposite ?” “What we would like to act and trade and we do something reverse than that as soon as we see the trading terminal! ” “I do plan ,than trade but anyhow it goes unfollowed… Read More »
I was very happy to discover that the Forbes Rich List was scattered with investors and hedge fund managers who have profited handsomely despite giving fundamentals a back seat. Here are my favourites from the 2012 list: 2012 Forbes – #82 James Simons – 11.0 Billion Sometimes referred to as the “Quant King” he is also a… Read More »
Marty Schwartz Originally a stock analyst but got sick of having to write bullish investment advice on overpriced companies. He developed and combined several technical indicators in an effort to determine lower risk entry points for his trades. Schwartz found success when he shifted to technical analysis and focused on mathematical probabilities. He ran his… Read More »
Amateur trader are the ones who enter market to make money quickly and in turn lose most of their trading capital come back again with trading capital go bust again and cycle keeps on repeating for 3-4 years and eventually they quit market thinking its all manipulation which goes on. Amateur trader blames market for… 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 »
Lesson Number One: Cut your losses quickly. As soon as a trade is contemplated, a trader must know at what point in time he’ll be proven wrong and exit a position. If a trader doesn’t know his exit before he takes the entry, he might as well go to the racetrack or casino where at… 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 for car payments, rent, food, diapers etc. The reason for this is, no matter how sound a system or piece of advice may sound, trades often go against… Read More »
Infosys did it again, 22% down Many traders lost a fortune few made a good money. Traders who have lost money due to big gap down in stock will not make Emotional trades to recover lost money asap and the account is destroyed fast. They will involve themselves in revenge trading, as they are in… Read More »
Yesterday we discussed Greatest Trade of All time, Today on the auspicious occasion Navratri Let me share Qualities to become Great traders. Most of Great traders have the below mentioned qualities: Empathy and the ability to listen. Faith in their own ability to get things done, if life and in work. Humility, and a willingness… Read More »