The Big Easy

The Big Easy: The Art of Trading Effortlessly

Imagine getting to the point where trading was your ‘Big Easy’. In a remarkable turn of events I found myself at the golf range (OK, Trish dragged me out). Alongside me were several international students honing their skills. When I say students I don’t mean students of golf. And when I say honing their skills, […]

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how to avoid financial disaster

One Simple Step to Avoid Financial Disaster

How to avoid financial disaster? There is one element that determines whether you will be a successful trader or a failure. Completion of a trade will determine your success. Exiting positions makes the world of difference. Anyone can buy a stock, and they do, but most people don’t finish. Finishing things – exiting a position […]

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Nick Radge on Momentum Investing

Momentum Investing: Trade Share Price, Not Valuation

Hi my name’s Nick Radge, Head of Trading and Research at The Chartist. At The Chartist we have several momentum investing strategies.   My best investment is Invocare the funeral operators, two things in life death and taxes, Invocare looks after one of those. My worst investment; I took a tip from a very good […]

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Key Ingredients Needed for Trading.

Key Ingredients Needed for Trading

The Key Ingredient The key ingredient you’ve got to have to start with is you’ve got to find a strategy that suits you. It doesn’t matter how profitable a strategy is, if you can’t trade it, it’s no good to you. A lot of people look at the return side of things rather than the […]

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stay motivated

How do you Stay Motivated as a Stock Trader?

Stay Motivated It’s hard to stay motivated at any new venture. Trading is no different. I’ve spent a lot of time studying the track records of the great traders. Those track records are freely available om the internet. By studying the track records and the performance of great traders, and varied traders, you come to […]

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Patience is the key to trading success

Patience is the Key to Trading Success

Patience is the key to trading success. A lot of people expect that trading the stock market is easy and they will start and instantly find trading success. They tend to focus on the easy money that’s made out there. You know the stories of people that have made a lot of money, and sometimes […]

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Nick Radge on becoming a better trader

Becoming a Better Trader by Nick Radge

Do you want to be a better trader? If you’re ready to take charge of your portfolio like a professional fund manager, we can show you how. You can follow short or longer term trading strategies, do courses and learn more about trading profitably. From Nick Radge: Hi, it’s Friday. I thought I’d show you […]

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Trading floor hand signals

Trading Floor Hand Signals by ex-SFE Trader

Nick Radge shows you how to do the trading floor hand signals. This is the sign language used by professional traders on trading floors throughout the world. Nick worked on the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) trading floor in the late 80s/early 90s. Today I thought I would put together a bit more of a fun […]

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Inspirational Trading Quotes

Taken from Joe Ross – Trading is a Business: “Some of the greatest trading stars have been people who have had a bulldog approach to trading. They have withstood the enormous financial strain and pressure of being net losers in the markets until they mastered their chosen profession. Along with staggering financial losses, they have […]

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The Lake Wobegon Effect

The Lake Wobegon Effect

The Lake Wobegon Effect is a cognitive bias and is named after a fictional town called Lake Wobegon. It comes from a radio show in the U.S. called A prairie Home Companion and each show finishes with the words, “All women are strong, all children are smart, and all men are good-looking.” The Lake Wobegon […]

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