It is the ability to accept the occasional trading loss that can be a key factor in whether or not you become a profitable trader. I am not saying trading losses are encouraged; but how you handle losses may significantly affect your degree of trading success. Refusing to tolerate and properly handle trades that don’t… Read More »
In Continuation of previous Article Secrets of Profitable Traders Part-1 1. Passion and Fire to Keep going The most successful traders are passionate about what they do. They love trading however taxing it might become and they are ready to put lot of hard work.With such a trader, you will find that the trader enjoys the… Read More »
Highly profitable traders are not born, they are made. They do not rely on pure luck to make consistent earnings but on their calculated moves when trading in stocks/Forex/commodities. Today lets discuss the Qualities of Top trader. 1. Discipline Without discipline, none of the other qualities matter. It is possible for any trader to invest… Read More »
Intraday trading means buying and selling in the same day. It may be either buying first or short selling. Normally intraday traders book profit in small margins. People are making profit by repeated trades or by trading large quantities. One thing to be mentioned here is intraday trading is high risk involved. The Golden rule… Read More »
Despair = Losing Money – Trading Better Do not despair look at your losses as part of doing business and as paying tuition fees to the markets. Disappointment = Expectations – Reality Enter trading with realistic expectations. You can realistically expect 20%-35% annual returns on capital with great trading. More than that is possible but… Read More »
All successful traders have one common, yet very important ingredient in their trading methodologies: a game plan. “Many traders and investors go through their sometimes very short investing lives planning trades they never execute and executing trades they never plan.” “Experience has proven that success follows the wise trader/investor who identifies an effective strategy, and… Read More »
As a sportsman(So too as a trader), you’ve got to realize that it’s not the end of the world if you lose one game or more..You should get down to basics and play every point on its merit. The moment you sit down to differentiate the first point from the last, emotions take over. Now,… Read More »
This post is a continuation of HOW YOUR BRAIN STOPS YOU FROM BEING A TRADER ( the previous post ) A lot of books have been written about the two sides of our brain. The Left Side which is the more linear, formula based, procedure oriented brain and The Right Side which understands design, symphony… Read More »
We are all numb nuts. Including me. And the best part – We don’t know that we don’t know. It’s called ‘Dogmatism’ – an unshakeable belief that we know something to be true even if we don’t. It’s difficult to accept, I know. So let me take you on a wild goose chase… Listen to… Read More »
In Continuation with 1 Part The Stress Effect Trading brings its fair share of stress, as you all know. The question revolves around how you handle the stress. Some get physically sick, some start to panic, and some even go into depression due to the violent swings that the stock market can produce. Depending on… Read More »