This topic has not to my knowledge been covered on Tradingview before now. I specifically explore ' unethical trading representations' and explain in the limited time what that means as a concept. To be absolutely clear, I am not asserting that every paid-for service or representation is unethical or illegal. What I am saying is that new traders and the...
We all come to trading for freedom, financial freedom, free of work, trade whenever and wherever we want to... Now, everyone told you that you must be disciplined in order to be profitable from trading. Can you do it? Instead of discipline, you should be responsible... Yes, Responsibilities will change your trading. You are responsible for protecting your...
Everybody - I mean everybody - who is actively trading has to make decisions. Entry points, exit points, trailing stops, stop-losses and so on - they all involve decisions. But what affects the integrity of our decision-making ? Some say we don't need to make decisions, once we follow a mechanical trading plan. I disagree 100%. If everybody could follow a...
In this screencast, I review my ideas on luck, chance and risk. I do not depend on luck, hope or targets in my trading. This has appeared rather strange to some I've been in contact with recently. I say that sensible trading for consistent profitability cannot depend on luck. Yes - it involves taking carefully risk-assessed chances and controlling loss. I...
In this screencast I share some of my own personal journey which I suspect may resound with many a struggling trader out there. This post is in keeping with the house rules on text-based analyses, and psychological self-analysis is the biggest most important aspect of trading. It is clearly in the category of 'Beyond Technical Analysis' I had been thinking for...
In this screencast I present results of a scientific study carried out on day trading, in the Taiwan Stock exchange. I explore some volatile instruments that some day traders may get stung by. The results of the Taiwan study are shocking. Disbelief leads people to argue that 'that's in Taiwan - so what?'. However the results are informative of cognitive and...
In this screencast I focus on 'lean hogs' and the Mexican Peso v Sterling. The core issue is the ranging pattern on the daily time frame (over the periods I'm looking at). In general these two instruments are highly volatile and risky. However, the pattern creates expectations (not predictions). In other posts I pointed out that certain instruments have a...
This is under the category of 'Beyond Technical Analysis'. It is about systematic risk i.e. something previously unrecognised that causes major upset in markets. What's *UFOs* got to do with this? Just about everything. Your world has been built on a sense of security that we are alone in the universe. People's religious beliefs, their sense of who is in power...
In this educational content video I had to cover one the biggest noob trader mistake, trading with too much leverage. That's basically what flushes out almost 80% of the noobs. Getting the margin call, putting more money into trading than you initially expexted. All of this is well known as gambling problems. And the recent flow of beginners who went to the...
This is a shorter video. Something violent is happening on EURUSD at this time. Play safe! :)
This is about psychology - that 'no-go' area. In this video I explore negative emotions from different aspects. I look at how emotions are connected to risk and risk management. Avoidance is connected both to risk and emotions. I say that the biggest part of trading is about separating emotions from the objective assessment of risk
In this video I explore how the US Dollar strength affects stock markets and the EURUSD. When I was very new to trading I had not known about all this - and late in the game I wished that somebody would have told me sooner. Shorter term bounces of the US dollar can cause traders to exit positions too soon. Around this time day traders could find that...
I briefly mention the political situation in the world that affecting many stock markets. I'm seeing wide swings on a daily time frame, whenever their is good or bad news. Traders would be wise to avoid gambling in these sorts of volatile markets. Those with large accounts can of course take a position and ride out the volatility in following a trend.
Hope this educational content will help you make a better use of the indicators. Remember that these rules are just ground rules. Positions sizes and stops positionning will depend on your own risk profile. This is up to you to find your comfort zone on these parameters. Indicators used in this video are : PRO Sinewave & PRO Momentum Don't forget to hit the...