There is soooo much opportunity during volatile market conditions and you are not capturing it. You hear stories of how much money traders are making. And you are not one of them. This can be *very* frustrating. I hear this from traders of all levels when they are not cashing in when volatility jumps. Often the reason is their approach … Read More
Weekend learning lessons for traders to improve your trading
You want to start improving as a trader, but you are not sure how to. And the weekend is a perfect opportunity for you to work on improving your trading, but you are not sure where to start. Moreover, the market has been extra volatile this past week and you are not sure how to attack it responsibly. You know … Read More
Mastering Position Sizing: Key to Growing Your Trading Account
You make a great trade, but then lament that your trading position was too small. You take a loss on a trade, and then grieve that your trading position was too big. If you could just get your position sizing right, then you could start making significant profits. Then you could have a realistic chance to become a CPT- Consistently … Read More
8 ideas after you take a large loss as a trader to propel improved trading results
I treated my dad to Game 3 between the Yankees and Red Sox last night. I was pumped all day for the game. Admittedly, I spent more than I should have for seats. But I am a huge Yankees fan. And my dad and I used to have season tickets for years before his health issues. Even my son was … Read More
This trader wants it all and wants it now- Should he?
Hi Mike, I hope you are doing well. I am reaching out to you because I am struggling a bit, having kind of a rough month so far….. I violated pretty much every rule in my rule book which is why I decided to take today off and rather spend some time analyzing the situation and maybe come up with … Read More
Weekend learning lessons for traders from SMB: How a junior trader had his most profitable day ever
This was overall a frustrating week for traders at our firm and for the traders that I mentor outside the firm. That happens. The key is to learn and grow. There were however some highlights. One Junior Trader had his best PnL day ever. We detail the trade in step-by-step detail that led to his best trading session ever here. … Read More
Weekend learning lessons for traders from SMB: How to buy a hot stock
We just finished one of our best months as a firm. What can you learn from the success of our traders? Our traders gravitated to the stocks most In Play, the pot stocks. Our traders expressed their edges with more sophistication- options, hedges. The most successful traders were both aggressive when they saw their edge AND patient. Traders worked together, … Read More
The issue that many traders needed help with this week
There is an issue that many traders needed help with this week. I saw this need across the board and at many firms, even firms trading different products. It is a tricky subject with a different answer for different traders. But it just kept coming up this week. Getting this aspect of your trading right is the difference between struggling … Read More