Do you believe buy & hold is safe? Or that selling short is risky? Read below the top 4 myths that are widely believed, and keeping people from their trading potential. When you properly understand these myths, you will be leaps ahead of everyone else.Myth #1 Selling Short Is RiskyThis trading myth comes from the [...]
Over 90% of traders fail to reach any success simply because they are not equipped for success, especially in key components such as money management and emotional control. This is true for most things in the civilized world. We are programmed for failure and as such as easy prey for the trap that is the [...]
If you’ve been trading for a while, I bet you have had situations where you just felt beaten. You then either came close to quitting, or you tried to re-assure yourself with positive affirmations which at the time felt like a waste of time. If you’re a novice trader this is bound to happen, as [...]
Trying to make money from the markets even armed with a set of rules is likely to be met with failure. Over 90% of traders fail to make consistent money in the markets because their expectations are beyond their skill levels and their resources. Ill-equipped they are easy prey for the trap that is the [...]
If you have no idea what it is you want from trading; then the markets will give you just that, nothing! Over 90% of traders fail to reach any success and a large part of this is because traders refuse to set any sort of goal or objective. Floating aimlessly, they are easy targets for [...]
You may think you know what a CFD, a currency pair, or an option is, but you probably don’t know anywhere near as much as you should. For example, trading a CFD and an option using the same outlay can result in two completely different scenarios; the CFD can take out your initial outlay, plus [...]
Seeking support from others is actually a natural process, and also a reciprocating affair. You should seek others support with the intention of having a mutual friendship, but also to make yourself accountable.
If you know what you’re supposed to be doing with your trading but you aren’t because you lack discipline, then you may [...]
Trading is both a simple and fairly complex game. It depends how you approach it. Trading requires a neutral mind. Following rules is a key attribute of successful trading. Many failed traders already develop their mind of particular direction. Neutrality itself requires that there is no direction of market. Whenever there is a setup formed [...]
Trading is usually simple but most of the people make it a very complex game. It depends how you approach it whether for quick riches or stable income every month. Trading wants you to have a positive and a neutral mind. Successful traders follow rules all the time and earn their living trading just two [...]
An example of this was when I received an email from someone stating that one of his students was consistently making 1000 pips a month trading forex (for stock, options and futures traders, in forex country this is a lot of pips!).
What I thought immediately after reading this was ‘so what’! Now don’t get me [...]