Archive for the 'Topics' Category
July 1st, 2008
Brett Steenbarger on trading goals (Goals, III)
One of the best discussions of goal setting for traders is in Dr Brett Steenbarger’s book …
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June 24th, 2008
Ari Kiev on setting trading goals (Goals, Part II)
Ari Kiev is one of the best known trading coaches, having worked closely with hedge fund legend Steve Cohen. He …
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June 18th, 2008
The importance of anticipation in trading
It is common advice that traders should let the market tip its hand before making a trade.
That’s wise, but true …
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June 17th, 2008
Green stocks the next bull leaders?
One of the market writers I follow closely is Ken Fisher; he’s smart, successful and a contrarian with fresh insights.
His …
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June 9th, 2008
Solving a trading psychology problem
In my last post I wrote about how frustrating it …
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October 9th, 2007
The danger of addiction to business success
It annoys me that we focus on drug, alchohol and gambling additions, but there is little focus on addiction to …
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September 19th, 2007
Have we got the big mo - momentum?
Last week I said the market wasn’t showing momentum traits. But it did it’s best yesterday to get some …
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September 13th, 2007
No risk, no reward: trend following’s tough times
Trend followers are being savaged. Does that mean the market’s changed?
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September 12th, 2007
The positives of being a trading drop-out
Not all traders stick with it in the end. But that doesn’t mean it’s been a waste of time.
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September 11th, 2007
A cool equation to help analyse market risk
Conventional wisdom says market timing is impossible. I don’t agree. Here’s another tool I’ve come across to help analyse broader …
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