Trading losses can end a career in a matter of a day, an hour, or in extreme circumstances even a few minutes. Here I outline some of the ways I have dealt with losses in the past and how I got over the hump. 1. Stop Trading Immediately – Pull your hands off the mouse… Read More »
“The Trader’s Mindset” is what a amateur trader need to work on to move in category of professional trader. Any World Class Athlete you would have seen give much importance to the MINDSET before any big game. So its only your MIND you need to TRAIN to be a good trades. Millions of strategies but… Read More »
Success as a trader means being consistently profitable which requires developing a good trading plan and, most importantly, sticking to it. One of the most destructive habits a trader can have is ignoring the rules of their own trading plan about when to enter and exit a trade. Breaking this bad habit means critically examining how you… Read More »
In terms of Trading, one of the most searched topics on google is Option trading strategies. Traders are simply fascinated by Option trading strategies, thinking there is a holy grail out there, to churn profits month after month. I wasn’t spared from it either. I was lost and confused in my early years of trading. I was… Read More »
A Decade Old Article but worth sharing One of the best ways of understanding your trading–and your trading psychology–is to collect data on your trading. There are many metrics available for understanding your trading patterns (see the links below), but here are a few unusual metrics that I’ve found to be especially illuminating: 1) P/L… Read More »
Years ago in college, I remember reading Greek mythology. These were wondrous stories of adventure, courage, exploration and searching. Yet there is one principle that stands out from these many great tales that has served to guide my life in business and most especially trading. The Greek word “sophrosene” or “balance.” It teaches that in… Read More »
Shared by Chirag Blog Reader The market doesn’t always act rationally, and neither do traders. Explore how emotion can potentially trump logic, cloud judgment, and lead to sub-optimal trading decisions. Using Technical Analysis Identify trends to know what and when to trade In the 1970s, two university behavioral science researchers, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky,… Read More »
While some aspects of trading are simply out of our control, you can control your reactions to them. Some of your smartest trades may be the ones that you don’t make. As you evolve as a trader, being your own trade coach will help you focus on the things you can change and detach from… Read More »
Let me discuss a real life incident of my student how he was afraid of trading and how after going through the training he transformed himself in a profitable trader.The same story repeats with many traders and hope the example described below can help you in improving your training. Band new Trading day has started… Read More »
To be a successful trader you need to find a “Trading Style” which suits you “THE BEST” , in terms of risk appetite, stress,money management. A trader who is not comfortable with his trading style or has not found trading style are the one who commits the trading sins and blow of their trading account.… Read More »