Knowledge Centre

When is the Best Time To Invest?

Published August 3rd, 2021 When is the best time to invest? A question for the ages. The facetious answer is 10-years ago, however, I digress…. With the information we have today there is an easy answer and a hard answer. Here’s the easy answer. During a drawdown. A drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline in capital during […]

Keeping Your Mental Pathways Clear

Published September 17th, 2021 Keeping Your Mental Pathways Clear I love this quote by Mark Twain: ‘I have had many troubles in my life, most of which have never happened ‘ As Traders, and in life in general, it is easy to clog our brains with concerns and worries. We’ve all met people who are […]

How do I get started in Stocks and Shares?

Published July 20th, 2021 Investing in the share market is a great way to diversify away from the property market. Shares (or stocks, same thing) are a liquid asset meaning they can be cashed in a short time frame. A property, on the other hand, is illiquid as it is not easily or quickly converted […]

How to Build a Portfolio of Trading Strategies

Published July 16th, 2021 In this video, Nick Radge discusses how to build a portfolio of trading strategies. A portfolio of strategies allows you to diversify a range of trading strategies as well as markets, time frames and risk. You can find the Portfolio Comparison Matrix here. Watch Now: We’ve put together a new tool, […]

Trading Short with Meme Stocks

Published July 20th, 2021 We’ve discussed Meme stocks previously. This week, NEGG decided to join the party. On June 30 the stock jumped 78%. A few days later it jumped 41% at which point it became a stock of interest for short selling. The following day it rocketed 148%. Here’s the chart… That’s a 560% gain […]

Is Trading Easy to Learn?

Published July 6th, 2021 Is trading easy to learn? You are ready and motivated to give it a try. Learning something new requires hard work. It requires discipline and hours of practice over the longer term. Think about it like you would if you decided you wanted to run 5km. It would take drive, passion, […]

Financial Year – Reflecting on H1 2021

Published July 6th, 2021 That’s a wrap for the financial year here in Australia and probably a time to reflect on where we were this time last year. As fellow traders, this time last year we’d been gob-smacked by the severity of the COVID sell-off and then dumbfounded by the “V-shaped” bounce driven by global […]

How to become a better trader in 10 minutes a day.

Published June 29th, 2021 Do you have 10 minutes a day to spare? You have a busy life with work, kids, family, friends. Yet, you are delving into the world of trading and want to know more. And you want to be a successful trader (of course!). Can you find 10 minutes a day to […]

Trading and Hindsight Bias – Part 2

Published July 5th, 2021 Hindsight Bias Previously, I discussed Hindsight Bias. You can read that article HERE. The conclusion? We can’t know what the future holds for a single stock. Basing a complete strategy on an individual stock that has been cherry-picked from past performance may be risky. The solution is to better understand the robustness […]

3 Things to Do Immediately to Learn About Investing

Published June 28th, 2021 Investing is using your money in different ways with the view to gain a positive return over time. There are many ways to invest, and you need to find out what risk you are willing to take with your capital. In other words, you need to determine your risk appetite. So, […]