Jesse Livermore aboard the Anita Venetian "Your definition of trend is the smoothing method you use. The methods you use to define tren...

Every trader on their own journey will encounter some lessons which are critical to their long-term development and ultimate success. These ...

The stoic philosopher Epictetus once said that  “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” In t...

This is just a brief post, after seeing some comments on social media referring to the price action in the general markets (particularly in ...

Yesterday I had the misfortune to be copied in on an Facebook thread discussing an impending stock market crash, together with an invitation...

Quite often I get into a trade where price starts moving nicely in my favour, before reversing and taking out my stop, leaving me with eithe...

Yesterday I was asked an interesting question by an aspiring trader based in India who I have corresponded with for several months. ...

There is an old saying that we have two ears and one mouth, and we should use them in the same proportion. But in reality what happens is th...

When trading I play dumb. What I mean by this is that I avoid pretending to be 'smart' by predicting what may or may not happen. The...

There is an old maxim in racing that you need to be on the right tyres for the weather and the track conditions at that moment in time . ...

"Accept, then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it." ...

One of the skills an aspiring trend follower has to develop is being able to accept when he is wrong, and to switch directions if necessary....

I came across an interesting discussion recently about success in trading. If you go and look around you can find dozens of different def...

I had an interesting conversation the other day with another trader about their own beliefs in the markets, and how following these can help...

If you have read the Market Wizards series of books, then you will have come across a bunch of super-successful traders talking about what...

The writings of Napoleon Hill contained in his book Think and Grow Rich have been popular amongst many successful people since they were or...

From the outside, trading opportunities within the big financial institutions or investment banks seem to be a closed shop. I took a look at...

"Market letters tend to lag behind the market since they generally respond to demand for news about recent activity. Although there are...

You don't have a crystal ball, and therefore accept you cannot predict a non-existent future. All you can do is can place your bets, co...

Trend followers and their performance tend to stand out from the rest of the trading community during a severe downtrend. There are reasons ...