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Update Digest for Week of 2011-11-19

One trading forum post, numerous trader mistakes: The following is a post I came across on a …

Book Review: Currency Trading for Dummies

A very expansive look at trading the foreign exchange market for newbies

Learning from life, learning from trading

The emotional issues which impact traders are the same as those which crop up in our life beyond the markets.

Not being a bored trader

Active traders can face boredom when the markets aren’t moving, but should that really be the case?

Movie Review: Margin Call

A review of the movie Margin Call, which features Kevin Spacey as the lead actor among a pretty stacked cast.

One trading forum post, numerous trader mistakes

Here’s a trading forum post which highlights several of the common new trader mistakes.

Facebook/Twitter Updates for 2011-11-11 Week

If you made 1% or better last month you outperformed the hedge funds. http://t.co/2XRaFQN6 # Maintaining a …

Maintaining a Position Mindset in a Portfolio

I met with the head of a PhD program yesterday. We had a good discussion of markets …

Rogue trading isn’t just an institutional issue

A recent discussion of rogue traders looks to address the reasons why they do what they do. …

Drawbacks to packaged trading systems

Here are some of the major issues with purchasing a trading system from someone else.

Rants in the blogosphere

Michael Kahn at the Quick Takes (Behind the Headlines) blog went on a bit of a rant Monday which I found rather amusing.

Forex positioning analytics available

The forex broker Saxo Bank has an interesting set of analytics some folks may find very interesting.

Sometimes it helps to circle back around

Looking at some “fundamental truths” and considering the value of revisiting old readings as you develop as a trader.

It’s only a paper loss if you don’t sell

Here’s the sort of attitude about taking losses that ruins traders and investors on a regular basis, advised by a financial planner no less.

Some Steps Toward Emotional Control

While surfing the BabyPips forum recently I came upon a thread linked to a discussion of emotional …

Book Review: Laughing at Wall Street

A look at how individuals can make really big money in stocks playing in areas where they have an advantage over the institutions.

On demo trading and trading contests

There’s a post on one of the BabyPips blogs today about how you can take demo trading …

Anyone attending the World Money Show in London?

I’m going to be over in the UK next month on a trip that happens to coincide …

Looking for the one good shot, or just firing away

There was a post the other day at Alpha Global Investors which compared traders to photographers. The …

Book Review: The Inner Voice of Trading

This books takes a good look at trader emotional intelligence and how it, combined with trading to your personality, is critical.

Improving site speed and performance

For a while now I haven’t been happy with the performance of this blog, particularly in terms …

It’s not your broker stop-hunting you

Stop-hunting is a very commonly discussed topic in the retail forex community – probably more so than …

Lessons for traders from neurofinance research

Neurofinance is one of the sub-fields in the area of Behavioral Finance research. It’s the area which …

Back from the world of Academia

I’m back in the real world again today after having attended my first academic conference last week. …

Read up on rogue traders

We’ve got another rogue trader in the news. This time it’s UBS and a $2bln loss. You …

Book Review: Mastering Market Timing

An excellent educational resources for learning how markets form tops and bottoms and act during trending periods.

Going academic next week

Next week I’m attending a conference in L.A. I’ve been to conferences before, of course, but this …

Stocks aren’t the only thing in a weak seasonal pattern

There’s been a lot of talk on CNBC and other outlets about how September is a bad …

Book Review: Time the Markets

This book takes a look at using fundamental inputs in trading system design and development, though is a bit limited.

Trade2Win Trading FAQs book now available

The new edition of my Trading FAQ book is now available. This new edition has been something …

Suggestions for one in the early trading stages

The following comment was left on my Amazon review of Essentials of Foreign Exchange Trading. The poster …

Testing Trading Exits vs. Reversals

I’ve been reading a book of late that I will shortly be reviewing. There was a comment …

One Week to the New FAQ Book Edition

Last year I completed work on a book titled New Trader FAQs. It’s a book in which …

Additional Bio Material on George Lindsay

The other day I posted a book review of George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis. …

Wanted: A very simple basic/layman manual

This question came in from a member of my mailing list. I thought it might be something …

Book Review: George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis

George Lindsay was a prominent newsletter writer in the 60s and 70s. This book describes his primary analysis techniques.

What should my next trading book be about?

I’m thinking about writing a new trading book. It’s been a while since I’ve done that. was …

Ideas on trading risk management

I’ve just started reading a book titled . This has actually been on my reading list for …

Lower leverage for Japanese forex traders

There’s a post on the Forex Magnates site today talking about how Japan has lowered the maximum …

Beating up on another journalist, and a professor too

Dave from Currensee wrote a post on the blog there the other day addressing a Reuters blog …

The Most Traded Currency Pairs

Using central bank and monetary authority data, this article outlines the most active forex pairs, both globally and by region/center.

Forex Volumes Figures and New Treasury Margins

A while back the margin requirements on silver were raised in a fairly well publicized fashion as …

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

At last a news media article that doesn’t just slam forex trading and provide misleading or incorrect information!

Book Review: The Global Economic System

Excellent discussion of market liquidity and how it plays a part in major economic events like the financial crisis.

This is NOT the Death of US Retail Forex Trading!

Folks who think the recent SEC ruling is likely to have any real impact on US retail foreign exchange trading are wrong.

Volatility and Volume in the Stock Market

The chart below is a weekly one for the S&P 500 going back to 2001. I present …

Book Review: Trend Commandments

An intense look at the psychology and mentality of the trend following approach to trading

Interesting Trading and Market Links from June

I follow a large number of trading/markets related blogs and websites. When I find stuff I think …

Struggling with your trading? You’re not alone!

This little tidbit came across the newswires a short while ago. Just goes to show that just …

Comparing Dividend Rates and Yields Across Markets

I received the following set of charts from one of my colleagues the other day. Thought it …

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