When trading, you are free to construct your own methodology and set of rules to use - what markets to trade, triggers for entries and exits...

Last month I had the pleasure of catching up with a trader I have known for a few years now, and mentored for a while. We talked for a coup...

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

Being successful as a trader over the long-term involves being consistent in your approach. This means creating a pattern of good habits tha...

Ballesteros on the 12th tee, Augusta 1980 In 1980 Severiano Ballesteros won his first US Masters by 4 shots. At one point in the final...

Some people have unrealistic expectations when it comes to trend following - and trading in general, for that matter.  I remember a trader...

While away for a recent holiday my reading material consisted of two classics by Mark Douglas - The Disciplined Trader and Trading in the Z...

I've talked in the past about how I read books not necessarily related to trading, which can help you - one such example was Dale Car...

A while back I was approached by a day trader who wanted some help in improving his performance. This took me back a bit - as readers of thi...

A few weeks back, I spoke to a trend follower who had been experiencing a frustrating period in the market.  This particular individual p...

In my previous post , I talked about ensuring you take action, after having a clear plan in place.  But, for many, this is where any psy...

Having now brought all my trading records up to date, and with no positions currently open, returns for 2015 total +36.82%. This equates to ...

I recently posted a potential long setup which appeared on the Dow (see here for more). With last week's price action, this setup has n...

"The great thing about being a trader is that you can always do a much better job. No matter how successful you are, you know how many ...

When most people talk about how they approach the market, they refer solely to their style of trading. In my own case, I follow price trends...

The end of June marks the completion of the third year since I changed my stop rules back in the summer of 2012. The results achieved I thi...

A lot of traders talk about having written goals they work towards, and in the main this is good advice. One thing I would avoid however ...

In the early 1900's, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created a mathematical formula to describe the unequal distribution of wealth in ...

Howard Seidler was one of the famed 'Turtle Traders' taught by Richard Dennis and William Eckhardt in the 1980's. Today, Seidler...