August 14th, 2008

Which Is Best: Trading on Offense or Defense?

We have all been told that we should only trade with money we can afford to lose.   This does not mean to be wild and care free with your trading money.  So we do not want to think of our trading account as money you can afford to lose.  We just have to know that [...]

August 8th, 2008

The Importance of Losing when Trading

In real estate the three most important things to an investor are location, location, location.   In trading the three most important things are: money management, timing your exits and timing your entries; in that order.  More important than how much you make on a trade is how little you lose on the losses.  When you [...]

July 31st, 2008

TEN: Must Have Trading Tools

A trader must see the big picture in trading to survive and prosper.  If you only look at the small time frames you are only seeing the foothills of a tall mountain.  It is necessary to look at the larger time frames and trade in the direction of the larger trend. If a trader is [...]

July 29th, 2008

EIGHT: Trade Less Make More

Everyone needs to find the time of day that is best for them be it emotionally, time restraints, or alertness (when you are not tired of fatigued). Once you find that magic time for you then build your trading around your schedule not what works for others. Once you have the time to trade, decide [...]

July 28th, 2008

SEVEN: Call It What It Is

If you take trading seriously you will think of trading as a business. Not just a hobby, or a way to get a quick rush, or a way to escape life’s problems, or a way of spending some of your extra time. You can think of trading, as a lot of things but to make [...]

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