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A little quiz on trading returns

A book I’m currently reading (which will be reviewed later) presents a set of choices to the …

Update Digest for Week of 2011-12-24

When Do Trading Frictions Increase Liquidity? – Liberty Street Economics Read here Knowledge does not equate to …

All I want for Christmas….

Is a new logo for the website. If you haven’t already done so, I’d love to get …

OTW

Book Review: The Option Trader’s Workbook

This book could give you a good working knowledge of options trading and strategies, but you need to be ready to put in the effort.

I have access to forex volume data!

And you don’t! We’re working on something in the office whereby we get access to volume data …

Gauging trading performance

There’s a recent post from the SMB blog that brings up an issue a lot of traders …

Traders can do what athletes can’t

There’s a post on one of the BabyPips blogs which discusses the comparisons between elite athletes and …

Update Digest for Week of 2011-12-17

Forex broker arbitrage: There’s been a new “automatic profits” systems launched recently (and I think you know …

Spreading the holiday cheer

Barry Ritholtz posted his holiday shopping list for traders last evening. There are some good items included …

Falling market on falling volume

I was taking a look at the monthly chart for the Shanghai Composite Index this morning and …

Happy Birthday!

Birthday wishes all around! OK. Originally I was only going to be wishing myself happy birthday here …

Forex broker arbitrage

There’s been a new “automatic profits” systems launched recently (and I think you know how I feel …

Update Digest for Week of 2011-12-10

Getting sucked in by easy, automated trading: A poster on the BabyPips forum decided to share some …

Something BIG is coming next week

Each year on my birthday I like to do something special for members of my mailing list. …

The new trader system loop

A poster at Trade2win started a discussion recently which I think is very worth addressing here. It …

Picking the right indicator(s)

This question came in the other day from a developing trader on the subject of technical indicators. …

Relaxing, not blowing up, and always learning

In this post I’m going to continue addressing points made by a new trader posting on the …

Getting sucked in by easy, automated trading

A poster on the BabyPips forum decided to share some of their experience as a developing trader. …

Update Digest for Week of 2011-12-03

Where can I find a mentor?: I came across this post on one of the trading forums …

Sign-up for the new newsletter

On Monday I sent out the first Essentials of Trading email newsletter to subscribers. If you aren’t …

So you want to mirror my trades?

I had the following come through from a reader the other day inquiring about automatically mirroring my …

Questions answered by a behavioral Nobel laureate

Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky are largely considered the forerunners of the field of Behavior Finance. They …

Reader question on trading opening gaps

A site visitor recently submitted this question: Hi, Can you please tell me if it is possible …

Where can I find a mentor?

Wondering about coaching, mentoring, and the value of traders being able to come together and talk.

Update Digest for Week of 2011-11-26

Question for you on digital media length: I asked this question of my mailing list members the …

Vague requests for trading advice

Vague requests for trading advice are both useless and indications that the trader is falling short in thinking about his trading.

Blog headline complaint

I have to rant. A couple of recent blog post headlines touched on a sore spot with …

CANSLIM and market trend

Someone asks whether it’s important to factor current market trend into the CANSLIM stock trading strategy.

Question for you on digital media length

I asked this question of my mailing list members the other day, but I wanted to it …

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 …

CTD

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?

Margin Call

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 …

LAWS

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 …

IVT

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 …