May 25th, 2009

Big Gain, Little Gain = Big Loss, Little Loss Which Is For You?

There are forex traders that make livings by making large gains with large losses.  Then there are
traders that make a living with small gains and small losses.
Which ever style a trader uses they must be aware of what they are doing and keep the size of the
wins and the size of the losses in relation [...]

May 8th, 2009

NINE: Balanced Life Trading (9 of 10)

Click here for Post Eight of ‘What Trading Really Is’ Series
 
Trading is all about making money.  If you are doing it for any other reason then you are doomed
for failure.  You need to trade from good old mechanical thinking, which is a mark of a good
trader.  You get a signal you make a [...]

May 6th, 2009

EIGHT: Trade Less Make More (8 of 10)

Click here for Post Seven of ‘What Trading Really Is’ Series
 
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 [...]

February 25th, 2009

A Fun Question From A Trader

This is a question from a trader that just signed up for Jump Start.  The answer will share our feelings about learning to become a good trader.
Question:
Okay great and thank you for your reply. I’ll go through all of the Webinars for the jump-start program and if I have any questions I’ll send them to [...]

February 6th, 2009

Drawdown’s Against Profits and Confidence

(2 of 2)
….Yesterday afternoon, I closed down the platform, walked away from the computer and went for a walk with my little girl while my wife was still at work.  I returned about 4 p.m., put daughter down for a nap, and then meditated upon the wins and losses and tried to determine what had [...]

January 12th, 2009

Be a Trading Machine (23 of 26)

This entry is part 23 of 26 in the series The Disciplined Forex TraderIf you have ever been around or seen manufacturing you know that the machines do the same thing all day long over and over again.  Each machine is good at what it does and if you ask a filling machine to put [...]

December 17th, 2008

Develop a trading plan and Stick with it (7 of 26)

This entry is part 7 of 26 in the series The Disciplined Forex TraderDevelop a trading plan and Stick with it.  Do not change your trading plan from day to day Just like a business needs a plan a trader needs a plan.  Write down the specific market prerequisites (setups) that must take place [...]

October 13th, 2008

38 steps to becoming a trader

We found this post at Forexfactory.com from a member named Neers.  We thought it was kind of fun to see where you are in the trading process.  When you read this leave a comment as to where you are a
Enjoy the post!
They are as follows:
1. We accumulate information – buying books, going to seminars and [...]