Trading is a deeply personal activity.
Like painting or singing, it’s not something most people would want to do in public.
Why?
Because these activities are focused on the training process – where mistakes are often made.
As non-professionals, any time we paint, sing, […]
A few weeks ago I was speaking with a new acquaintance who, upon finding out that I’m a Forex trader, started bragging about a friend who turned $20,000 into $2,000,000 by selling the Yen in 2014.
Almost immediately, my bullsh*t meter […]
Most games are played in a controlled environment.
The rules, opportunities and threats are fixed, and known to all players.
In a poker game for example, we know in advance that there are 52 cards in the deck, divided into 4 suits […]
Below you see 6 boxes on the left, and 6 boxes on the right:
The contents of the boxes to the left have something in common.
The contents of the boxes to the right also […]
Sometimes I make a good trading call, and get complimented on my trading “skill”.
It’s flattering of course, but the truth is that it isn’t so much about skill, as it is about experience.
If you get punched in the face every […]
Throughout our lives, we’re constantly told to be “true to yourself”.
This is the kind of advice everyone likes to hear, because it makes us feel good. No one likes to be told to be less of ourselves.
Unfortunately, this is also […]
I often receive questions along these lines:
“What’s the best way to predict a price reversal?”
“What’s the best combination of indicators?”
“What’s the best trade entry/exit signal?”
Almost everyone who comes into trading asks such questions at one time or another.
Pretend-traders like to talk about all kinds of trading theories. In their heads, they develop elaborate strategies about how the market should be traded.
What they don’t realize, is that what they think is often different from what happens in reality.
Despite […]
Intuition is a tricky subject, because there’s no way to prove or disprove that it exists.
Consider however, that there’s a strong psychological incentive for human beings to provide an explanation for coincidences: we want to feel in control.
A mother loses her […]
I once attended a university class where each week, a well-known CEO was invited down to speak with the students.
This was one of my favorite classes, because unlike the usual lectures held by university professors, these sessions were led by […]