Monthly Archives: June 2008

Am I using the right indicators for my trading strategy?

The other day I received the following question from a trader named Paul. I have inherited an illness …

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Thinking Like a Professional Trader

If you want to get the most out of your trading, treat it like a business. Think about the value proposition behind the time, information, and tools you use.

Why New Traders Fail

There is a discussion on the Trade2Win forum regarding the reason why new traders so often fail. …

Understanding the Trading Quest for the Holy Grail

Ray Barros has posted a very interesting article on his blog which discusses the basis for the …

What’s the best indicator?

This questions gets asked in one fashion or another on trading forum sites quite regularly. There is …

What forex charting packages are there?

Your book was indeed helpful in understanding forex trading, so helpful that I am about to open an …

Crude Oil Prices and the Economic Stimulus Package

In case you weren’t sure how much of an impact fiscal policy could have on the markets, you should …

Forex is a scam!

Forex is a scam! I studied and practiced for quite awhile and as soon as I went …

Brett Steenbarger’s New Book Project

Brett Steenbarger is amazing! I really mean that. The sheer volume of writing the guy does blows …

Looking for a stock screener?

This question came through from a stock trader. I wonder if you can help me find a …

Fixed Income and Stock Trading

I have written before on the value of understanding the fixed income market. Interest rates play a …

New Housing ETFs

Someone has finally launched a pair of ETFs focusing on the housing market (or will be shortly, …

How can I stop abandoning my trades?

Here’s a question that I’m sure is on the minds of alot of new traders. My concerns have …

What is your experience with Tradecision?

Jeff asked me the following question about a charting package: My question is the following: it appears …

How do you hedge in the forex market?

I was asked the following question the other day: First, about hedging in forex market. How to …

Trading System Rules I Disagree With

Pip Wrangler recently posted a list of criteria for making money with a system. Several of his …

If you have a trading method that works, stick with it!

An email came in yesterday from a guy named John that I thought would be worth sharing. It …

Stock Valuations Can Make a Difference In Your Trading Results

I came across a post on the Generation X Finance website yesterday which discusses the value of …

How do I decide which support and resistance levels are significant?

Here’s a trader question on the subject of support and resistance. I am having trouble deciding where …

A Word of Warning on Trading Vendors

I received an email over the weekend from a woman who wanted to know about the forex …