How do you know when less equates to more? As a novice trader, I studied every theory under the sun. And used every technical indicator. I introduced as much noise into my strategies thinking that more was best. Surely everything combined would ensure all bases were covered? It was a ridiculous assumption. It was some […]
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Are you being present with your trading? Lao-Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer who coined the following phrase: ‘If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present’ In relation to trading, […]
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The Art of Risk Management The art of risk management is about becoming a successful trader. I’ve read many books about successful traders. ‘Market Wizards’ by Jack D Schwager is an obvious one. If you haven’t read it I’d suggest you get your hands on a copy. One of the key lessons coming from many […]
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Trading Resolutions for 2020 The new year is always a good time to reflect and look back on the year that was and make your Trading Resolutions for 2020. Everyone likes to start the new year with a clean slate. Yet before making those new year Trading Resolutions for 2020, critiquing key aspects of your […]
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Profit Maximisation Models We recently introduced Profit Maximisation Models in a previous article. If you missed the first part you can read it here. Now lets delve into some other Profit Maximisation Models. Kelly Criterion The Kelly Criterion is probably the most practical and ‘institutional’ way to maximise returns of a system with a positive […]
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What are some ways you can make a small change for big impact? Improve a little each day. John Wooden was 99 years old when he died in 2010. He was an American basketball player and one of the most revered coaches in the history of the game. He was loved by his players and […]
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What’s Ahead for 2020? We live in an interesting time. Stock markets are booming across the globe. Interest rates are at historical lows. Free money is pouring out the spout. We have access to technology, communication and education that our ancestors couldn’t even fathom. And yet we seem to be relentlessly climbing a wall of […]
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Big Picture Week Starts Monday 6th January 2020 Monday 6th to Friday 10th January, long term analysis of ASX and Global markets. All analysis is delivered with fully annotated charts, short video, layman discussion and some hacks for the technical connoisseur. And I promise we’ll tell you how it really is. However, this unique and […]
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It’s an odd psychology. People think market all-time highs means expensive. And all-time lows means cheap. Nothing could be further from the truth. U.S markets have consistently been pushing into new highs for some time. Yet while this has been happening, we still see traders looking for reasons to short the markets. Too expensive they […]
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With 2019 drawing to a close it’s an opportune time to remind you of important ground rules for staying grounded to ensure you are a profitable trader. In the heat of the moment sometimes we can deviate from these rules, especially discretionary traders. However, even a slight bending of our rules will catch up with […]
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