We know we cannot change the past - what's done is done. We also know that we don't know what will happen in the future - it doesn...

My historical win rate is about 30%, so with the majority of my trades generating losses, I have learnt to accept losing money along the way...

The recent passing of Donald Rumsfeld caused me to reflect again on his (in)famous "known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns...

Following on from my previous post about the use of volatility-based position sizing, here is a little wrinkle you may want to consider: Ty...

Often you see people talking about a winning trade, and how far in percentage terms price moved in their favour after entry. But on its own,...

I've seen it said that one of the goals you should have as a trader is to try and make money when things are easy, and that you should b...

If you subscribe to the Mark Douglas theory that in the markets anything can happen, at any time, then you will know and accept the potentia...

A couple of weekends back, while on the train to London, I posted this up on Twitter: The traders I was going to meet were Craig and...

Below I have shown a chart of the Dow which highlights the split personality of the markets in recent times. Up until the end of January, ...

In my own trading, I use fixed fractional position sizing - that is, while the monetary value of risk per trade varies as my equity goes up...

If your trading is not 100% systematic then there is always the danger or possibility of making an irrational, emotion-driven decision which...

In my own trading, I use fixed fractional position sizing - that is, while the monetary value of risk per trade will vary as my equity goes ...

I have a set of beliefs particular to myself, and my preferred style of trading.  My beliefs about how to make money in the markets may ...

Good traders continually worry about trying to minimise any potential downside. By the same token, they try to avoid placing any restriction...

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 couple of years back I had a meeting with a trader who wanted to improve. He had taken a break from the markets, and came to me for hel...

The last few weeks have been a total washout for me. The volatility in the market (and in individual stocks) meant that I was getting hardly...

It is not often that I post up a potential set up before it decides whether to trigger an entry or not. It is even rarer for me to trade one...

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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...