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“You May Make $5K, but not a $100K”

Jun. 09, 2014

“You May Make $5K, but not a $100K” A fellow professional trader recently made a comment to a group of novice traders that I found very interesting, and valid. While discussing what traders typically go through their first two or three years trading, he said something to the effect of:  “The method you use may […]

Find Precise Reversal Points at Ignored Areas

Jun. 06, 2014

Technical analysts seem to continue perpetuating a myth that areas where the price spends a lot of time are likely to be important in the future. As someone who trades every single day, on multiple time frames, this doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, when price comes back to these well tested areas […]

Effective Range Trading Method

Most range trading methods I have read about or seen I am not a fan of. But assuming the range is quite large, there is one method I will use to trade ranges, and this is it. The first step is isolating a range. Contrary to most range trading methods, with this method we can […]

Tips For Choosing Binary Options Expiry

How To Get A Base Line Expiry I learned a long time ago how to judge the duration of a given signal, well before I began trading binary options. The method I will describe is just as effective, even more so in some regards, for binary trading as it is for standard equity options. The […]

Why Your Trading May Not Be Improving

Maybe you have been trading for a while; you have some great stretches, but also bad ones, and overall you just aren’t making money or improving. In any endeavour, when we don’t do something well we seek out more information. There is lots of free information on the internet, so it seems like a logical […]

The Guppy System; Trading Shark Or Shark Bait

Jun. 05, 2014

Now that I have come to realize that most websites touting free, reliable, no-risk binary options strategies that work are mostly just a bunch of BS I have started to focus my time more on unearthing strategies you can actually use. Most of the “free” systems really aren’t free, they require registrations and deposits at […]

Scalping Round Numbers

Here is a quick strategy to utilize near round numbers in the forex market (and likely other markets as well) to hopefully extract a profit. A round number occurs every 100 pips. 139.00 and 141.00 are examples of a round number in the EURJPY ; 1.3600 or 1.4100 are examples in the EURUSD. These levels often […]

Always Consider the Opportunity Cost in Trading

Jun. 04, 2014

Opportunity Cost is what you forgo by taking the course of action you chose. Opportunity cost affects traders in multiple ways. For example, if you are spending your days trading and constantly losing, or only making a very small amount, you are giving up the opportunity to make more money doing something else (a job). […]

Trend Analysis For Short Term Traders

May. 31, 2014

Trend analysis is a very valuable tool and at the heart of many strategies in use today. In a previous article, Introduction To Trend Analysis, I described the underlying trends that drive the markets such as the secular, primary and secondary trends. The secular trend is a measure of the economy and society as a […]

3 Ways to Use Moving Averages in Your Trading

May. 30, 2014

3 Ways to Use Moving Averages in Your Trading A moving average (MA) is one of the simplest trading tools and can help new traders spot trends and potential reversals. Here’s an introduction to the moving average, as well as three ways to use it. Moving Averages The Simple Moving Average (SMA) is the most […]