Achieving success in futures trading requires avoiding numerous pitfalls as much, or more, than it does seeking out and executing winning trades. In fact, most professional traders will tell you that it’s not any specific trading methodologies that make traders successful, but instead it’s the overall rules to which those…
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Using Contrary Opinion in Trading Markets
I have told my readers that one of the best methods to trade a market is to jump on board when prices “break out” of a congestion or “basing” area on the charts and begin a new trend. I have also stressed to my readers that one of the most…
Attention Traders: Making a Trading Checklist
Some traders are reluctant to put on a position because they are torn between what they perceive as conflicting market factors. Here’s a typical quote from such a trader: “The moving averages are positive, the market is trending higher, but the RSI shows the market as being way overbought. What…
Kaufman: Multiple Trading Methods and Market "Noise"
Many traders attempt to find the single-most “robust” trading strategy possible by looking for one set of rules which works for all markets. Such systems don’t take into account the fact that markets can change quickly and dramatically due to a news event, according to Perry Kaufman.
Don’t Hold Your Breath Too Long While Under Water
The headline of this educational feature pertains not to swimming but to trading. Most professional traders do not hold onto their losing positions for very long. Once a trading position goes “under water” most professional traders will immediately begin looking for an exit strategyÂÂÂÂ-if they do not already have one…