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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 by Neal Hughes – FibMaster
So much time is spent on entering a trade. Today I want to focus on some exit strategies. This is not a full Fibonacci course, so if you don’t understand the basics I suggest that you visit my website for help with those aspects.
Human nature makes trading very challenging. [...]
How Options are Treated in the Account Statement
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 by Rick Thachuk
After the outright purchase or sale of an option, traders may be a little confused over how the option transaction is recorded in the account statement, particularly from day to day. For instance, if a customer buys an option for $700, then they may expect their total account value to decrease [...]
Trading for a Living – Part 1
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007There can’t be many traders who haven’t at least considered the idea of telling the boss what they think of him, throwing it all in and going off to trade the stock market for a living. It’s a big risk financially, and that uncertainty is what stops most from jumping ship. Is it really possible [...]
Essential Elements of a Successful Trader
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007Courage Under Stressful Conditions When the Outcome is Uncertain
All the foreign exchange trading knowledge in the world is not going to help, unless you have the nerve to buy and sell currencies and put your money at risk. As with the lottery “You gotta be in it to win it”. Trust me when I say [...]
What Time Frame Should You Trade?
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007by Mark McRae
On a recent lecture on trading I asked one of the audience whom I knew traded spot forex where the trend was for the Euro/Dollar this week. He immediately replied that the trend was up. I then asked how he knew the trend was up for all the traders who trade the Euro/Dollar.
You [...]
Fibonacci Trading
Monday, November 19th, 2007We are indeed fortunate in this lesson to have Neal Hughes give some of his time and explain some of the basics of Fibonacci trading.
Neal has taught Fibonacci trading methods for many years to private clients and small groups.
Neal is well versed in all aspects of technical analysis. He is also an accomplished programmer and [...]
How to Design a Simple Trading System
Sunday, November 18th, 2007by John Piper
I have spoken a lot about system design and the next logical step is to write a more detailed piece on this subject. So how do you design a system. Well, the first step is to put the structure in place. By this I mean the aim of your system. What do you [...]
Trading Dilemma: “Creating and Sticking to your Fundamental Trading Rules”
Sunday, November 18th, 2007by Robin Dayne
When traders go off, and into an emotionally bad trading pattern, most likely they are breaking their trading rules. They become stubborn instead of keeping focused. Traders break their rules when their focus changes and emotions take over. They forget why they’re trading. Re-focusing on why you trade can create enough leverage to [...]