Don't just work on your method

Studies have been carried out proving that, even with a completely random entry, traders can make money by adhering to good risk control and cutting losing trades quickly. In his book Super Trader, Van Tharp talks about one such experiment with Market Wizard Tom Basso.

Yet, when you talk to inexperienced traders, nearly all of them continuously focus on some form of 'holy grail' to get them in right at the start of a price move - be it based on fundamentals, technicals or some thermo-nuclear indicator they have developed.

For 99% of traders, concentrating on the twin pillars of good risk and emotional control will help far more than continually fussing over how to get in a trade.

Trend following - the Marmite way to trade

Trend following is like Marmite - you either love it or hate it. Who on earth would trade in such a manner? Surely you need to know whether something is overbought or oversold, what the underlying fundamentals or earnings are, or...

Hang on a minute.