A couple of my more popular posts from past years relate to Jack Nicklaus, where I listed a number of quotes from his extensive writings...

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

The ad that started a legend. An often overlooked aspect of the Turtle Traders experiment was not simply what they got told, but the o...

Every so often someone contacts me to say they disagree with what I say and my beliefs, that some other successful trader they know of say...

Back in the summer of 2013, I wrote this post about an aspiring trader called Tom (not his real name) who I first met in early 2012, and ga...

When traders seek improvement, more often than not they will ADD something to their routine or method of selection, or maybe start putting...

Given that this year's Wimbledon is currently in progress, I have a tennis theme to this post. Any trader who has been profitable ov...

One of the most popular posts on this blog is ' Jack Nicklaus and trading ', where I listed a number of quotes the Golden Bear m...

I saw a recent tweet talking about how losing trades can be more instructional than winning trades. I happen to think that, for a trend fol...

A few weeks back, a trader friend of mine sent me the following message: "Just had my best ever trade...well, was a full -1R loss in re...

Traders who are successful over the long-term have clearly defined their 'edge' in the market or markets they trade. To me, an edge ...

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 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...

Someone who decides to trade using a trend following approach should expect to achieve a win rate between 30% - 40% across a large sample...

These days, I always try to look at things from a positive point of view. Where others can only see the negatives or downside, I try to l...

A trend follower never takes positions based on predictions or opinions about what may happen. Trend following is reactionary , and based on...

Craig is an experienced trader based in London who approached me a few months back to assist him with his trading development. He has bee...

What a start to 2016! The markets have certainly been 'interesting' to say the last, with the major market averages taking a bit of ...

Recently I came across my copy of Awaken the Giant Within , by Tony Robbins. I originally bought the book 10 years or so ago, but after r...