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20+ lessons from a trading review, part II

Here are another 10 lessons learnt from a rigorous review of all past trades

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Recovery growth worth exploring in tough market

I’ve been trawling through Richard Driehaus’s recovery growth trades and here are a few things I’ve learnt

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20+ lessons from a trading review, part I

Having read and written about heaps of traders, there is one thing almost all the successful ones have done: performed …

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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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The great economic question: how to scrap the Fed

The sub-prime debacle highlights that the Fed should be scrapped. It’s time economists re-started Milton Friedman’s mission to find an …

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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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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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When does the market have enough momentum to jump in?

I’ve never been a buy-on-dips person. I like to see the market displaying upward momentum, which hopefully lasts, before buying.
So …

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How my trading survived a closed encounter with efficient markets

Every trader must sooner or later confront the Efficient Markets Hypothesis. But a close look reveals that, while it’s largely …

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10 trading costs to cut in a volatile market

Great businesses control costs, particularly when times get tough. Traders should regularly audit their expenses and pare back any that …

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