Trading the bounce from a recent price reversal that is hitting major support, will more times than not be more reliable than trading the break-outs to new highs. Contrarian trading the bounce tends to create more trades you are already in as the new break-out occurs at the other end;…
Defining A Great Trader
Great traders that we have had the pleasure to know and to be around, on exchange floors and on trade desks, had certain repeatable traits that all level traders can learn, or take something from;
Five Fatal Flaws of Trading
If you’ve been trading for a long time, you no doubt have felt that a monstrous, invisible hand sometimes reaches into your trading account and takes out money. It doesn’t seem to matter how many books you buy, how many seminars you attend or how many hours you spend analyzing…
Top 10 Mistakes Traders Make
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…
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…