Monthly Archives: July 2008

What are three things traders can do to coach themselves?

Brett Steenbarger asked me to help him with the new book he’s writing on the subject of …

Are there any ETFs for trading gold, oil, and soybeans?

Dave Mabe from Stock Tickr passed along a question he’d seen that he thought I could answer. …

Company Earnings Conference Calls

I’ll admit it. One of the less enjoyable parts of my job is covering earnings conference calls …

Revisiting Average True Range (ATR)

Corey over at Afraid to Trade posted a piece in which he discusses the use of ATR …

Rogue Trader Video Worth Checking Out

Brett Steenbarger was recently included in a video taped by France 24. The focus of the video …

Where do I go to find good stocks to invest in?

Got this question from a member of my mailing list the other day. John,   Where do …

Bank Fed Borrowing Doesn’t Mean Rapidly Rising Money Supply

Do me a big favor. Don’t be this guy. “Banks’ borrowing at the rate climbed to a …

When being an on-air expert ends up being a flop

Well, the BBC interview last night was a mixed experience. While my time on air was fine, …

Reviews of Trading Books

Since starting this blog I have written up a number of book reviews and I’m sure I’ll …

Being a top 5% trader with almost no effort

I took part in this year’s CNBC portfolio challenge. Well, I sort of did. I’m not a …

A Really Interesting Stock Analysis and Trading Tool

One of the guys I work with came across an interesting new web site: http://finviz.com/ While i …

When the market rallies that fast, beware

Yesterday was a classic stock bear market rally of the sort which happens when the market reaches …

Tips and suggestions on going after trading jobs

This inquiry came in from Todd: First off, I’ve been watching your EOT course again and you …

Individual traders who call a bottom are generally wrong

One of the blogs I follow is The Financial Philosopher. He doesn’t post as frequently as many …

A breakdown of The Essentials of Trading

Following up on my review response from the other day, here’s the breakdown of the main parts of  The …

Responding to a review of The Essentials of Trading from a book reader

Someone posted a new review of The Essentials of Trading on Amazon which has the title “Covers …

Do you have trading questions? I have answers – probably

The markets of late have been extremely challenging. Heck, that’s probably an understatement! Is it confusing? Are …

Do I need anything beyond your trading course?

This question came in the other day from a trader named Randy: Should the Essential of Trading …

Emotions in Trading, Prop Trading Firms Scams?

Brett Steenbarger has posted a couple of good entries in the last few days. They tackle quite …

An Interview I Did Recently

A little while back Tim Sykes interviewed me for the Tim Radio feature of his site. Click the …

How do I see Market Profile charts on Tradestation?

Trader Barabara sent me the following question the other day. I think it might work, too. I …

What platform do you recommend for stock trading?

A reader of my book named Katherine sent me the following email over the weekend. She asks …