Yearly Archives: 2006

Do you really need live data and charting?

One of the questions that often comes up with new traders is what kind of data feed …

Trading forex via the stock market

Thinking about trading forex, but not sure you want to the leverage spot forex trading or trading …

Let me talk spreads for a minute or two

I want to take some time to talk about the spread, speciifically, the bid-offer or bid-ask spread. …

Trading Coaching and Mentoring

A question that was posed to me following on my review of Brett Steenbarger’s new book Enhancing …

Predicting Fed Rate Policy with Fed Funds Futures

In a previous post I talked about the fixed income market (interest rates) and provided a link to …

ETP

Book Review: Enhancing Trader Performance by Brett Steenbarger

A book about developing trading expertise

Understanding the Fixed Income (Interest Rate) Market

One of the observations I’ve made in communicating with traders and learning of the markets they are …

Forex Trading and Pricing Explained

I received the following question from one of my list members today: Relative to your comments during …

Trading as a team activity

One of my personal issues with trading is how individual and solitary it can be. For a …

Cross-over lessons for trading

Are you aware that I coach competitive collegiate volleyball? If not you are now! This time of …

I admit it. I don’t trade for a living.

I received an email recently from a gentleman who accused me of not really making a living …

Book Reviews for The Essentials of Trading

I had been noticing a lot of recent buying activity in The Essentials of Trading lately. I …

Trading doesn’t just mean stocks

For most people, especially those who either aren’t involved in the markets or haven’t been for long, …

A Little Trading Story

I got an email from Trading Markets yesterday.  As you may be aware, I have been contributing commentary …

Trading Courses: Save Your Money!

The other day I was having a conversation with a guy in the futures brokerage business.  We …

Amazon ‘Top Seller’

Thanks to a fantastic book launch celebratory promotion, The Essentials of Trading became an Amazon.com Business & Investing ‘Top …

Check out the Bond market – it could be worth your while.

The fixed income markets tend to not draw a huge amount of attention from the individual trader, …

Trader Development: The Value of Coaching and the Difficulty of Finding One

Trader education has become a hot topic in recent years.  Everywhere you look there is someone offering …

Trading vs. Investing

There is a question which is sometimes asked by those new to the financial markets, and even …

Trading vs. Gambling

Last weekend I was in Las Vegas – strictly a business trip. Although I’ve been to that …

It’s OK to be on the sidelines

Keep in mind that you don’t have to trade. Many traders get in trouble because they feel …

First of all, know thyself

One of the most important elements of success in trading (and life in general) is knowing yourself. …

interestrates

An Introduction to the Fixed Income Market

The fixed income or rates market is an extremely important one, but it’s one that too many individual traders don’t really know much about. The article will help.

How the Financial Markets Can Grow More than Just Your Bank Account

The financial markets provide us with the opportunity to grow in ways that most people probably do …

Economic Data and its Influence on the Financial Markets

The things which contribute to price levels and action in the financial markets are numerous and diverse, …

Getting Started Trading Forex

Terminology and Market Conventions If you are going to trade forex you need to understand the terms …

Understanding Forex Positions & Profits

Understanding the Trades The best way to understand what happens in a forex trade is to demonstrate …

What Influences Forex Prices?

Foreign exchange rates are both a market unto themselves and an influence on the fundamental situation of …

Why Should I Trade Forex?

Advantages of Forex Trade on Your Schedule The single biggest advantage the forex market has over other …

Behind the Trade

Excerpt from The Essentials of Trading OK. So we’ve done a trade, but what does that mean? The …

Analysis Pitfalls

(Excerpt from The Essentials of Trading) Back in the chapter on market analysis methods we mentioned the …

What is the Forex Market and How is it Different?

What is Forex? The foreign exchange market, often referred to as forex, is the market for the …

Trading Timeframe Assessment

Trading requires time in a couple of ways. The first is the time dedicated to developing a …

Ten New Trader Pitfalls

So you want to trade, eh? Or have you already started? What drew you to it? Was …

Start Trading: Throw the Excuses Out the Window!

People make all kinds of excuses as to why they cannot get involved in investing or trading …

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog for traders and investors of all kinds. Whether you are new to …