Monthly Archives: August 2008

Should you treat trading like a hobby? How’s your discipline?

The Winning Mental Edge blog (thanks to Charles Kirk for the link) speaks on the topic of deciding …

Why I do this trading education thing

I’m going to share with you today a two stories that comes from my volleyball coaching which I think …

Questions about the Following the Quest for Value course

Another trader question came in over email recently: I have a couple of questions for you on your …

Are left brain people better traders than right brain ones?

This question was actually left as a comment to my What type of trading resources would help …

What type of trading resources would help me read charts?

Here’s a question from a relatively new forex trader named Craig which gives me a bit more to …

What would be the best way to learn currency day trading?

The following question came in from a budding new trader named Adam. Really like to start day …

Ten Things That Trip Up System Traders

Dave over at StockTickr posted 10 Ways New Automated Traders Get Tripped Up today. It’s a great post …

Those Who Can’t Trade Teach

Spend enough time in the trading arena and you are sure to run across someone saying that …

Video documentary of the Crash of 1929, and other things

I was recently pointed to an interesting documentary video of the Crash of 1929. If market history …

Don’t be that guy

I want to make a statement about comment posting. First of all, I always encourage readers to comment …

Picking apart more trading rules

A member of the Trade2Win forum posted the following set of trading rules. I love it when …

Your trading success is determined by your trading consistency

Consistency is the key. When I was coaching volleyball I was involved in a discussion with one …

How come you don’t trade full time?

During an email exchange with a member of my mailing list and a student of my trading …

Do you use the Commitment of Traders report to trade?

 A forum member messaged me with the following question about the Commitment of Traders (COT) report: hello,do you …

Some interesting posts from fellow bloggers

Here are some very interesting posts by other bloggers which I found interesting. Cross-Talk: Trading Coaches as …

Trading forum discussion – let’s keep it civil

Trading discussion forum sites and chat rooms can be great resources, but they can also become major …

Trading discipline isn’t a matter of just deciding to be disciplined

The other day, Brett Steenbarger posted something which I think really is worth some thought and follow-up. …

Where should I put my stop and take profit orders?

A trader this weekend emailed me a question about the placement of stops and take profit orders. …