The whole 'life' of a trade, and how a trader executes it, can be broken down into the following series of steps: Observe the mark...

Successful US trader and author Steve Burns runs the newtraderu.com blog, which I highly recommend to all traders. Steve calls himself a ...

When a position starts to go against you, it is very tempting to try and 'interpret' a chart in a manner that verifies keeping the t...

Here are another couple of good examples of short trades that have generated nice profits. Again, the initial entry signals were valid and w...

I have not traded either of these UK stocks, but again both showed the common characteristics I look for when trying to identify potential n...

It is a well known saying that 90% of traders fail, quite often within a few months of starting. They are seduced (quite often by glossy mar...

One of the few blogs I make a point of reading is written by fellow trader Richard Chignell at embracethetrend.com. He focuses on the psycho...

One of my current long positions is in this UK stock, Noventa (chart below). On the chart you can see the breakout early last week, which wa...

With a wonderful sense of timing, no sooner than I commented publicly on Friday that a couple of potentially key levels in the indices had b...

The other point to make about overtrading is that, if your are trading too large a position relative to your equity, then it is very difficu...

Any method of trading suffers periods of drawdown, and a string of losses can have a devastating impact upon your equity. Making sure that y...

While taking a quick look at the charts of gold and silver it is clear to see that the uptrend from a couple of months ago is over, and that...

In my previous post I referred to the circuit breakers and trading halts put in place after Black Monday. By coincidence, we had a trading h...

Here is a very vivid example of why you should automatically follow your exit signals, if you are utilising a trading method involving speci...

Although I am passionate about trend following as a method to generate profits in the markets, it would be totally wrong for me to say that ...

No matter what your trading style or system parameters, failure to stick to these rules can cause significant damage to your equity. It is a...

Following on from my previous post, the strong move up caused me to be stopped out of one of my short positions, which had been going nicely...

The only way you can implement a proper trading strategy in the markets is to be fully comfortable in both the method of selecting entries a...

When you have a bad day in the markets, or your positions go against you, who or what do you blame? The markets? Other traders? Your bro...

This previously unknown UK stock to me came up on the scans this morning, and I mentioned this as a potential short candidate in the protect...