Found a decent article at learntotradethemarkets earlier and thought I would share: Aspiring forex traders often spend countless hours searching for that perfect trading system which they think will make them rich by following a particular set of trading rules in a robotic manner. Unfortunately, most traders fail to realize that the real “secret” to [...]
Sep
8
2010
Risk Reward and Position Sizing
Aug
27
2010
Paralysis by Analysis
Read this article and thought it would make for good reading, I’ve definitely seen a lot of charts on forums where people have 10/15 indicators on and you literally can’t see the wood for the trees. Taken from fxpath.com Forex traders can gravitate towards one of two extremes, though most traders fall somewhere in between. [...]
Aug
10
2010
Looking after Number 1
I’ve been meaning to touch on personal issues such as diet, tiredness, eye strain etc for a while and this has sparked my interest again. Taken from Pivotfarm. Traders often talk about trade entry, trade management, indicators, fear, greed and a host of tools that are designed to aid traders. It’s very seldom that traders [...]
Aug
9
2010
Can Trading Be Taught?
Following in a mini series of trading related articles, I thought this would make for some good reading to a few readers. It has taken from the useful Nial Fuller’s website. His main approach to trading is via using price action in which very few indicators are used and he trades purely off watching prices. [...]
Aug
3
2010
Lessons from successful traders
I found this interesting post whilst doing my daily rounds of a couple of forex forums. I can’t say I agree with every point but thought it’d make for interesting reading and hopefully a little discussion from a couple of readers. I’ll post my thoughts a little later if I get any feedback. Original post [...]
Jul
28
2010
What Makes a Successful Trader
I found a good article today discussing the traits needed to be a successful trader and thought I’d share it here. Taken from Nial Fuller’s learntotradethemarket. Successful traders have acquired certain skills and habits that they have finely adapted and tuned to their interactions with the unique environment of the market. Genetics do play a role. For instance [...]
Jul
21
2010
Traders Pyschology
I found this whilst browsing a new forex blog and thought it would make for a good read. Definitely hits a few notes with me! The author is Jason Madison of visionofaffluence. In the world of trading we often spend too much time worrying about signals and news releases that we often overlook the most [...]