Let’s be honest, it’s so tempting to stay focused on finding entry points for trades… But how much time do you spend considering your management of open positions? It’s a weird one because the management of your trades is where you’ll...
Where do you stand when it comes to instruction manuals? At one extreme you’ve got the obsessive ‘won’t take the wrapping off a gadget until the manual has been read cover-to-cover (at least twice)’ type. And at the other you’ve got the...
Have you ever felt like packing it all in? Last Sunday I came this close [holds thumb and forefinger an inch apart] to throwing the towel in and walking away. No, no. Not from trading. Don’t worry – I’m not going anywhere as far as that’s concerned....
I’ve been receiving questions from some newer traders recently… Is your stuff suitable for people just starting out? Is it still possible to trade from home even around a day-job? I don’t have a great deal of money to spare right now so can I still...
I hope you had a great bank holiday weekend. I spent an exciting few days jumping between jobs in the garden and welcoming new students into the Trader’s Nest Forex Breakthrough Academy! As you might recall from last week, once those niggles with the website...
Why you don’t need to know what’s going to happen next to make money. And 3 more indisputable truths about trading… Let me tell you all you need to know about successful trading… It’s best to look beyond the markets themselves for...
It’s all about tilting the table in your favour… Before you start looking for the trades Before we get started this week, a quick update for you… I just want to give you a quick heads-up about a secret project I’ve been working on. I’ve...
I’ve been working with some newer traders recently, taking them right from opening their first account to placing their first trade. A lot of the questions I’m being asked revolve around the use of the Metatrader (MT4) platform. Metatrader is a really...
“I trade very large but can change my mind in a second… On busier days I can typically do between 4% and 7% of the [entire] eMiniS&P” How the ‘Hound of Hounslow’ makes money In case you missed him in the news… Navinder Singh...
We’re off on a journey into the dark underbelly of trading today… I’m working on the content for a new trading course at the moment. It’s my take on the essential building blocks of successful trading. And you know, it would be so easy to focus only on the...
Making the move from demo trading… PLUS: how to tell when you’re ready to increase your size… It was a big day for Evie, my 4 year old… After 12 months of frustration, watching her older brothers go whizzing past, she was finally ready to move up...
Why a break from the markets can quickly blunt your edge… Plus the 3-step process to sharpen up again! I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend. Not sure about where you are, but I actually saw two consecutive days of sunshine – that’s not a bad result for a...
Control minds like Derren Brown (and why you should start with your own)… Controlling your emotions – that’s all successful trading boils down to…‘Don’t be greedy; work on a fear of pulling the trigger; adjust your position size until it lets you sleep easy at...
Has your broker been using your account to mop-up losses after the Swiss franc hit them hard? (And what might you do if they have?) How have you been getting on with your Forex broker recently? Noticed an unusual drop-off in the performance of your strategy? I know...
It’s summer 2007 and I’m calling on my latent supernatural powers to rescue a dodgy trade. “If it goes in, this market’s moving up and I’ll be fine.” I’m perched on the edge of a chair talking to myself, rolling paper balls...
What’s it like in your trading room? Would I feel a crackle of static electricity in the air, hear the background hum from your bank of server computers, and be dazzled by the glare from your hulking wall of trading screens…? Or do you take care of...
Hardman or Sly Man? Inside the Cunning Mind of Yanis Varoufakis PLUS: How to find trades in a range-bound market Did you hear about the fisticuffs in Brussels last week? Apparently, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, and Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem...
Rise of The Rat Traders REVEALED: How a colony of Austrian lab rats were trained to outperform the world’s top traders! This could easily be a brilliant April Fool’s Day joke… You see, I’ve just been reading about a fascinating art...
Product: Forex Power Play Author: Alex & Nicky Ong Published by: Agora Lifestyles Where to buy: Order Forex Power Play here Price: £495 Guarantee: 39-day risk-free What are you paying for? Trading software which runs on the Metatrader (MT4) platform, and a...
A Simple Way to Boost Your Trading Profits by Using Pareto’s 80:20 Rule Well, I finally took the plunge… After being pestered to death by my two boys (8 and 6) I bought a laptop for them to do their homework on… Of course, this can be roughly translated...
Trading charts: selecting the right tool for the job (3 main chart types and their key advantages) … I’ve been flicking through my charts of the main markets this morning… Just getting a feel for how things currently sit and trying to spot a few good...
Euro woes continue, but this one chart shows new signs of life… So it looks like the big market moving events might be behind us – for a short while at least… It’s time to catch a quick breath, but don’t get too complacent. As you’ve seen in recent...
Product: OMT Author: Rich Fitton (i.e me) Where to buy: http://www.omtrader.club/recommended/ Price: £247 Ongoing costs: N/A Guarantee: 60 day unconditional What are you paying for? A full strategy manual plus 60 days of Rich’s weekly trading alert/summary What’s the...
Well, what a week it was… I’m sure you’re aware by now the Swiss National Bank’s shock decision to un-peg the franc from the euro sent the markets, and the trading industry at large, reeling last Thursday. It came without warning and thumped experienced traders...
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