Tag Archives: trading education

What I Wish I Knew When I Started Trading

Brett Steenbarger started a new series of posts a couple weeks ago which revolve around Lessons Learned …

Black Friday Suggestions for Traders

Today, of course, is the notorious Black Friday – that crazy holiday shopping day which is supposed …

SFO Article on Part-Time Trading

A while back I was interviewed by a reporter for SFO Magazine on the subject of part-time …

Trading Education is Not Just About Trading Systems

The following comment, sent to me by email, and referring to the Market Wizards and The New …

Learning from the Market Wizards

Two books I always recommend to traders are Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards. Both offer …

Learn Technicals from the Guy Who Wrote the Book

The question about how best to start learning technical analysis is one that comes up quite often …

New Trader FAQ Coming Together Nicely

I’ve been working on a project to bring together the most commonly asked new and developing trader …

Want me to tell you where to buy and sell?

Then walk a way now, cause it ain’t going to happen! My focus, and the focus of …

How much do traders lose before becoming winners?

The following was posted by a trader on a forum recently. It’s a question which comes up …

Book Review: Trend Following

An indepth study of a trading philosophy

Book Review: Essentials of Foreign Exchange Trading

A pretty good basic overview and description of the retail forex market

Why teach others how to trade?

A question came in this morning from a “fan” of The Essentials of Trading Facebook page. It …

Who is the Smart Money?

Ulli at The Wall Street Bully recently had a post in which he took on the question …

Should I Become a Chartered Market Technician?

Those looking to become professional traders or market analysts often ask questions related to education and professional …

On Technical Indicators and Trading Methods

Indicators are always a favor subject among traders, especially new ones still trying to find their niche …

Professional Trading: How Long to Get There, Are Good Genes Required?

I got a set of questions from a member of my mailing list over the weekend. They …

Three Ways to Know You Shouldn’t Trade

The question of whether someone really should not be a trader is one that’s not often brought …

Over Two Years Trading and Nothing But Losses

A member of my mailing list – from New Zealand, I believe – wrote in to express …

Only for Advanced Traders?

I had an email over the weekend that came in concerning my price distribution trading methodology course. …

Do You Still Do Trader Coaching?

A student of one of my trading courses sentÂ an emailÂ the other day that touches on a couple …

Exploring Automated Trading Systems

Fully automated trading through the use of so-called “robots” or “expert advisors” (EAs) at the retail (meaning …

Big Trading Risk On Small Accounts – Bad Idea

If you’ve been reading my postings here for any length of time you’ll know that one of …

Shifting from Trade Signal Follower to Trader

Trader Rob from north of the border in Canada (at least that’s north of the border for …

Stop Getting Hung Up On Stops, Targets, and Risk/Reward

“Is 30 pips a good stop?” “Should I use 50 pips as my target?” “YourÂ risk/reward ratioÂ should be …

5 Things to Do Before Trading

I came across a post on another blog which outlines the 5 things to do before investing …

Paying a Prop Trading Shop for Training

Here’sÂ a traderÂ question that came in over the weekend. Hello John, What do you think of these …

I Want to See the Full Trade Process

This question I received by email from a trader on my mailing list brings up something very …

Going from Student of the Markets to Profitable Trader

A reader named Jon sent me the following question: What do you think isÂ the biggest obstacle to …

Picking a Good Business School

The question of business schools (meaning MBA programs) comes up on a fairly regular basis on the …

Insider Trading Secrets and Conspiracy

Under the category of “Don’t Get Sucked In By This” I offer part of the contents of …

The Secret to Trading Success

Do you want to know what the secret to profitable trading is? Then give this blog post a read. You just might be surprised at what you read.