Yearly Archives: 2008

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Book Review: Financial Shock, by Mark Zandi

A look back at the causes and drivers of the financial crisis

What does it mean to drain reserves from the short term money markets?

A member of the Trade2Win forum asked the following based on something he saw in the Financial …

Wall Street Warriors episode videos

I’ve never seen the show myself as I don’t have the Mojo network, but I’ve heard a …

I think technical analysis is crap, and I should study economics to swing trade forex

Here’s something I came across on Trade2Win. I am a newbie, have been reading forex stuff for …

Any advice on swing trading in the forex market?

Here’s another forex related question, though it’s got wider application. John, I would like to make a …

What do you suggest is the best way to trade fx markets?

Here’s a part-comment, part-question I received from a trader named Garry the other day. Simplicity is the …

Does The Essentials of Trading cover strategies related to E-mini S&Ps?

Here’s another inquiry which came in recently. Hi John: My name is Brent and I am relatively …

Very, very, very bad trading!

The following posting was pointed to me. I think it originally came from Craig’s List. The poster’s …

Kondratieff Long Wave Theory

I was asked the other day: What is your take on the Kondratieff Long Wave Theory?  Would …

Addressing the current situation in terms of currency trading

I sent a note out to my mailing list on Monday asking: Obviously we’ve got some crazy …

How do market makers adjust prices?

Here’s a question which came in over the weekend from Wally about market makers: Here’s one: how …

Lehman and company, like bad carry trades

In the forex market there are tons of strategies which basically boil down to being carry trades. …

Stock screeners revisted

I get questions periodically about stock screeners, and see others frequently on discussion forum sites. Today I …

Does coaching of trading psychology, require a successful practitioner?

Picking up on the thread from Those Who Can’t Trade Teach, ducati998 authored Selling education and trading methodologies. Actually, he’d entered …

Do you have a Top 5 list of recommended Trading Psychology books?

Here’s another entry from my email inbox. Mr. Forman, Thank you for your kind email, but more …

Some thoughts on new traders and their development

Ray Barros included his beliefs on trader development in his recent Plan & Personality post. Here they are: I …

Is there a way to guage when a market will break out and which way?

A couple of weeks ago I introduced a new video course: Reading market strength and weakness. One of those …

Keeping Perspective – You’re Not “A Trader”

One of the things everyone who trades needs to do is to keep things in perspective. Trading …

Should I quit my job to start trading for a living?

I have been involved in an email exchange with someone from my mailing list over about the …

Catching up after a bad long weekend

I’ve been a bit under the weather of late, so I’m in catch-up mode when it comes …

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. …

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 …