Dear members, about 8 months ago I wrote a post about making money on crypto markets. It was a time when Bitcoin was at the 3000.00 level and the community was not big. I think it's time to post it again for the members that joined since then. I hope the message will be helpful for you! "If you read this post, it means that probably you are interesting in making...
Whilst I am on a roll, I'm pushing out loads of questions and thoughts that have occupied me for the last two years. All this is well ' Beyond Technical Analysis '! In too many trading/training videos out there, I've heard the words 'discipline' and 'self-discipline'. These are so commonly used words that many take their meaning for granted, or as something very...
Over the years I've traded many markets e.g. commodities, metals, cryptos, forex and so on. For new traders the word 'instrument' means a particular chart in a market segment. So the US30 (Wall Street) would be one instrument under 'Indices'. What I have observed is that certain instruments behave very differently to others on the same time frame. It's difficult...
If you’re reading this looking just for the best course to attend, you may be disappointed. I go deeper than the simple issue of 'which courses' or 'what course is best'. The sharing of my personal experience may be of value to new traders but also for more seasoned traders. INTRODUCTION I’m sharing a summary of my experiences over the last 4 years, so that...
Tradingview has opened up a brilliant section on ' Beyond Technical Analysis ', where there is much room for development. I have a very big interest in trading psychology as I've come to realise that success in trading is determined by roughly 80% psychological self-management (and its many components). I've been exploring this topic elsewhere (link later). But...
Patience is a great quality in trading. Why ? Simply because it helps you not ceeding to impulsivity and it helps you decreasing mistakes. Patience in trading is similar to patience in poker. A good poker player will wait hours to get the best hand possible. He will wait for a very good pair like AA or KK instead of risking losing with weak pair like 44 or 66. Of...
5 natural reactions to failure in trading It could be very useful to understand your natural behavior when you are faced to failure in trading. All of us are facing losses, sometimes these losses can be huge when come a krach or a bad choices. The situation in itself will not determine the reaction of the trader. It is his personality, his history facing which...
The escalation of failure in trading ! : 5 reasons why most of traders lose their money ! Reason 1 / Step 1 : The "I DON'T ACCEPT LOSING" syndrom Reason 2 / Step 2 : The "I MOVE MY STOP LOSS" temptation Reason 3 / Step 3 : The "AVERAGE DOWN" disease Reason 4 / Step 4 : The "RISK EVERYTHING" game Reason 5 / Step 5 : The "I SWEAR IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN...
The escalade of failure in trading ! : 5 reasons why most of traders lose their money ! Reason 1 / Step 1 : The "I DON'T ACCEPT LOSING" syndrom Reason 2 / Step 2 : The "I MOVE MY STOP LOSS" temptation Reason 3 / Step 3 : The "AVERAGE DOWN" disease Reason 4 / Step 4 : The "RISK EVERYTHING" game Reason 5 / Step 5 : The "I SWEAR IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN...
The escalade of failure in trading ! : 5 reasons why most of traders lose their money ! Reason 1 / Step 1 : The "I DON'T ACCEPT LOSING" syndrom Reason 2 / Step 2 : The "I MOVE MY STOP LOSS" temptation Reason 3 / Step 3 : The "AVERAGE DOWN" disease Reason 4 / Step 4 : The "RISK EVERYTHING" game Reason 5 / Step 5 : The "I SWEAR IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN...
Keep this in mind. Only one trade without stop loss can burn your capital. A stop loss is an indispensable tool allowing you to limit your losses. It is also a level from which you feel that your scenario will not happen anymore. It is mandatory on every position if you want to keep your money safe. See it like an insurance policy. In case the trade is going...
In Wyckoff Analysis, four main phases occur during the trading cycle: accumulation, markup, distribution and markdown. Accumulation phase is when smart money enters on a long position, when general public is not interested. Markup phase is when parabolic movements start, driving media and public attentions, when entusiasm and FOMO make their victims. Distribution...
Hi, This is not a trading plan but a likely scenario for another giant Bubble for Bitcoin. BTC is growing bubble after bubble (4th in its history since 2008). Take off has ended at $20.000 when CME Future Contracts opened. Investors has shorted heavily via these contracts. Institutionnals are coming slowly into this market where in the same time where...
In the most recent BTCUSD dip I made a series of mistakes that put me in a slightly nervous position overall, but still generally favorable. Over a series of trades I managed to find myself in a position with an average buy price of $7486.13. Trading profitably on the dips I reduced this average buy price to $7348.21. Throughout this series of trades I had...
"What just happened?" Is the most common question people is asking their brokers. The answer: Nobody knows exactly. The market just crashed like in 2015, 2011 and 2010. Here is a comparison of the latest 3 flash-crashes: 18 August 2015 1 August 2011 6 May 2010 Even while past data suggests a price bounce, bear in mind that the sell-off could...
Next comes depression then disbelief as the market cycle prepares to repeat itself. imgur.com
Tradingview makes it easy to plot out risk reward if you can't intuit it the correct price level to exit at. In general, you want to make trades that have greater than 1:1 risk:reward. If your risk of loss is equal to your risk of gain then it's not worthwhile to make a trade as your probability based profit will be zero. Looking here at the recent dip, assuming...
Hi traders! Hope you had an amazing weekend. I usually post ideas where I state trading ranges and the important of them. Therefore, I decided to explain it briefly below and why they are important - please keep an open mind and feel free to ask me any questions below! - Abdulla What are Trading Ranges? One of Richard Wyckoff methods to improve the timing...