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 […]
Whenever I start thinking in certain patterns, my trading performance plummets.
This has been such a regular occurrence that I have an acronym for it: DIED.
It stands for Desperate, Impatient, Egocentric, Daring.
When I’m desperate, I think:
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 […]
In any competitive arena, the good players are constantly anticipating how the game might unfold.
With patient observation, they are always on the lookout for their opponents’ missteps. The moment an adversary makes a mistake, the pro player bursts into action […]
This post is the second of a 2-part series. You can read the first part here.
Now here’s the next harsh truth about trading for a living:
The […]
Among the retail traders I’ve spoken to over the years, more than half say that trading Forex for a living is their eventual goal.
This isn’t surprising, given that traders can make money anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
I […]