In high school I was captain of the Mathletes. Once a month we would travel to other schools and compete against their top math geeks. Many of the problems we were asked to solve appeared to be complex but often contained what were simple solutions. In math and in nature things that appear highly complex often can be reduced to … Read More
CNBC Made Me Do It!
Here is an interesting comment from a reader in response to my blog post “My Thought Process: LIFE” Steve, Thank you sir for your thoughts. I constantly look for your tweets during the day. I don’t know why I bought so many books in the past. I have learned a lot from your generosity. I turned LIFE green into red … Read More
My Thought Process: $LIFE
It isn’t my regular practice to “Live Tweet” when I’m involved in actively managing a position. By nature I am not a good “multi-tasker” (don’t get my girlfriend started on that topic 🙂 ). But LIFE was so In Play today that I wanted to share some of my thoughts and actions right as the market opened for trading. So … Read More
Forex Road Map
Marc Principato, CMT records a trade setup as it happens on the S&P 500 CFD instrument. This is an example of how the traders in the SMB Forex and Futures program manage emerging opportunities. It’s like having a road map. Can you see the value? — Marc Principato, CMT Risk Disclaimer *No Relevant Positions
Is He a “Real Trader”?
I come from a prop firm that’s heavily composed of traders that scalp for a penny profit on list of selective stocks that meet the necessary criteria. Yesterday, our firm has been banned for a week on using the routes on these selective stocks that are necessary to implement the penny scalping strategy from our provider due to selective traders … Read More
The Forex Road Map
When new traders enter the forex market, they install their platform of choice and then ask the following question, “How do I know which way my forex pair is going?”. They usually seek the answer by immersing themselves into the world of confusion. Amazingly enough, newer traders already come to the game with the preconceived notions that their brokers love. … Read More
Imprint These Images On Your Brain
I tweeted the following this afternoon: there is “easy money” and “hard money” in trading. your longevity is determined by which one you choose to pursue…$$ I had quite a few responses. Some traders pointed out trading is not easy. And of course I agree with this. Trading successfully requires thousands of hours of practice and skill development. But once … Read More
Is bad really bad? (Part II)
Yesterday I wrote Is bad ready bad? Today we follow up on this idea by looking at the work of legendary traders/investors. Over the past few years I have noticed some good coming out of what I first thought was all bad. When I lost my mom there was at first only loss, but then I recognized some good. When … Read More