Among the dozens of qualities and attributes, experts say traders need, patience is one of the most important qualities a trader can possess. It is a virtue often overlooked in the fast-paced world of trading, where new traders are lured into the trap of the get-rich-quick ideology. The ability to wait for the right trades can be the difference between success and...
It’s true.
When it comes to financial trading, everyone has an opinion, and there is no shortage of advice floating around.
However, some advice is just plain ridiculous and some tips can be downright detrimental to your trading success.
I want to cover the 5 stupid trading advice points, that many traders still follow and why you should avoid them by all...
Sometimes the market can really wear us down mentally and emotionally. Imagine this scenario: you enter a trade feeling confident, having carefully considered and calculated everything. You're in a fantastic mood, already envisioning the profits. And then, unexpectedly, everything goes wrong.
In moments like these, even if you have a solid system and strategy in...
After teaching a bunch of amateur traders over the years, I've come to realise in my not so humble, but highly righteous opinion that their biggest obstacle always seems to come down to their inability to abstain from placing a trade.
They give into temptation.
But as Jesus says;
"Forgive them for they know not what they do."
Yes I know Jesus wasn't a trader,...
Today, I'd like to introduce you to the 'AEM' framework – a three-step process to successful trading. This framework is designed for everyone, from beginners starting their journey to seasoned professionals looking to refine their strategies. It involves three fundamental steps: Analyze, Execute, and Manage. Let's break down each element:
🔍 'A' for Analyze
The...
When you gym well, it’s like trading well.
You gym to tone, to lose weight to build muscle and to build discipline.
With trading you trade to build your portfolio, build confidence, create a secured financial future and work on your mindset for life.
Both pursuits require consistent effort, perseverance, and a strategic approach.
Gym is an important element in...
Our mind's, is our greatest gift as a human being, yet most people use their mind to create unnecessary suffering.
How our minds work is fascinating. The brain can be our best friend or our worst enemy.
Our mind is the problem. Our mind’s core objective is to keep us alive and avoid pain. We are automatically wired to think in a way that keeps us alive.
This...
📍Journey Of a Successful Trader
No one started as a good trader. Every profitable trader was once a newbie. The journey of a successful trader is filled with challenges, hard work, and perseverance. It begins with a strong desire to learn and a commitment to become an expert in the markets they are trading.
📍The Right Path To Reach The Top
🔹Learn the basics of...
🌺Trading is not just about making money. it's also about understanding yourself and your beliefs. Your beliefs can shape the way you approach trading and ultimately impact your success. It's important to identify what we believe and how these thoughts influence our decision-making.
🌼The role of beliefs in trading is often underappreciated. A trader's beliefs...
Hi and welcome back! As a trader, you have probably at one time heard about the Turtle Traders, right? But what was it, and what can we learn from it?
Let me take you on a journey into the fascinating world of the Turtle trading strategy! 🐢💰
This legendary trading experiment, conceived by two master traders, Richard Dennis and William Eckhardt, in the 1980s,...
♦️Forex trading is one of the most exciting and lucrative ventures that anyone can undertake. With the right mindset and tools, one can make a lot of money by trading currencies. However, the opposite is also true. A bad mindset can lead to disastrous consequences in forex trading. It is, therefore, important for traders to understand the effects of a bad...
Stoic trading.
I bet stoics didn't trade, but they knew a lot about life in general. I suggest to cultivate stoic mindset in regards to trading, and negative expectation and negative visualization in particular. You can talk about it with ChatGPT and explore yourself, but here let me explain a bit.
So, instead of doing exactly what everyone else does - that is...
About bad luck and downtimes in trading.
Let's discuss the downtimes that traders may face. While everyone experiences them, some traders can maintain a calm mindset, while others may collapse under the pressure. What sets them apart?
As I mentioned in my previous articles, trading involves risks, much like gambling. If you're seeking a risk-free investment,...
The iceberg illusion in trading refers to the perception gap between what people think trading is and what it actually means. Many people see trading as a simple way to make quick profits and accumulate wealth, with the idea that all one has to do is buy low and sell high. However, the reality is far more complex. Under the surface of what appears to be a...
Trading psychology is influenced by emotions like greed and fear, which can drive irrational behavior in markets. Greed causes excessive risk-taking and speculation, while fear causes traders to exit positions prematurely or avoid risk. Regret can also cause traders to violate discipline and make trades at peak prices, leading to losses. These emotions can be...
I wasted a lot of time from years one to four in my trading career.
Being scammed led me to decide to create my unique trading strategy. I used the course material I bought and google to do so. It worked but after years of pain and suffering. If I had continued searching for a legit trading coach, I would've succeeded much quicker.
But I'm grateful because I...
👉So you see a trading opportunity. It looks like a fair setup. You get confirmation to enter, but you hesitate. You're afraid of losing money, or you have some anxiety that keeps you from pulling the trigger. This is a problem that almost all traders face at some point in their trading career. I too have suffered from fear of losing money and this problem has led...
😱 There were a few people there talking about their losses, that they had no idea what to do and I wrote this to them:
It's mostly the fault of mainstream media + youtubers + twitterers etc. It's really easy to communicate the simplest approach that everyone understands and subscribes too. Note that if everyone is on the same side... Usually most people are...
