Money Management

21 02, 2013

A Key Question to Ask Yourself NOW

2013-02-21T08:48:00+00:00

  After a big move like yesterday, emotions naturally are stronger. On days like today - the day after, the propensity  to trade in response to our P&L is much

A Key Question to Ask Yourself NOW2013-02-21T08:48:00+00:00
27 01, 2011

The Psychology of Risk Management

2011-01-27T16:03:22+00:00

If you’ve read my other blogs you know about the dirty little secret in trading, and that it’s not the entries, but the exits that makes a trader consistent. And

The Psychology of Risk Management2011-01-27T16:03:22+00:00
9 11, 2010

A Practical Approach to Trader Development

2010-11-09T15:30:23+00:00

A common way of looking at the development of any skill, including trading, is to use the psychologist Abraham Maslow’s Four Stages of Learning model. Maslow uses the matrix of

A Practical Approach to Trader Development2010-11-09T15:30:23+00:00
1 11, 2010

The Slippery Slope of Prediction

2010-11-01T16:54:36+00:00

Trading is not really about prediction or being right or wrong. It is really about how much are you willing to risk to find out. It’s easy to take the

The Slippery Slope of Prediction2010-11-01T16:54:36+00:00
13 09, 2010

The Dirty Little Secret, Part 2

2010-09-13T05:22:39+00:00

The first part of the dirty little secret was revealed here The Dirty Little Secret Here’s the new stuff for Part 2. Institutional traders often do a better job attending

The Dirty Little Secret, Part 22010-09-13T05:22:39+00:00
3 09, 2010

The Cycle of Large Gains and Large Losses

2010-09-03T18:28:38+00:00

I often see them together with the same trader. Simply put, large swings in a trading account can be a sign that the trader is not sizing their positions according

The Cycle of Large Gains and Large Losses2010-09-03T18:28:38+00:00
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