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Read more about the article Chart Reading Isn’t About What’s Right. It’s About What Works

Chart Reading Isn’t About What’s Right. It’s About What Works

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:06/26/2025
  • Post category:Pullback/Readers Questions

What’s the right way to read chart structure? That’s the wrong question. This post explains why context and utility matter more than correctness in trading charts.

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Read more about the article Trading with Head and Heart: Balancing Strategy and Psychology

Trading with Head and Heart: Balancing Strategy and Psychology

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:10/29/2024
  • Post category:General Comments/Psychology/Readers Questions

I received an email from a reader named Doug, about my recent blog post: “…I'm definitely a skeptic with the psychology portion of trading - but as a futures day-trader,…

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Read more about the article Reader Question: What is Momentum?
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Reader Question: What is Momentum?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/25/2019
  • Post category:Readers Questions

Here’s a good question from a reader, Said: “I know this is a very basic question, but what is momentum? I see people use it and I am not sure…

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The right mindset: perspective from a newbie

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/10/2018
  • Post category:Readers Questions/Trader Development

In our Facebook group, Paul made this post: Hi all, I am a newbie and this post is directed at people like me and not the more experienced traders out…

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Reader question: How do I measure liquidity?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:08/30/2018
  • Post category:Readers Questions

A reader, Mohammad asks: I see you mentioning liquidity or a market being too thin to trade. I’m not sure what this means or how to measure liquidity. Please help.…

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Reader question: how can it be random?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:08/03/2017
  • Post category:Readers Questions

I received a good question from Gareth this morning: "Your book is one of my top sources in trading literature, though there are some ideas that I find it difficult…

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What to do with missed profit targets?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:03/14/2017
  • Post category:Readers Questions/Trader Development

A trader I work with, Glenn, sent me this note: Adam, I think this would be an excellent blog post because when it happens it is so frustrating. I got…

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Reader question: what am I missing?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:02/24/2017
  • Post category:Readers Questions/Trader Development

A reader, Denys, sent me a question this week: Dear Adam, . In short, i've been doing some trading for about a year and read dozens of different books and…

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Reader question: what do I do when I miss the move?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:02/13/2017
  • Post category:Psychology/Readers Questions

Dimitar sent a question, and I bet he’s not the only trader who struggles with this: Hi Adam, I am part time private Trader. I read regularly your blog articles…

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Reader question: what to do about missing trades?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:11/11/2016
  • Post category:Readers Questions

I got a good question from a reader, Eric: Adam, can you please help me? I am going crazy because I feel I am missing the best and biggest trades.…

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Reader question: Multiple timeframes?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:11/07/2016
  • Post category:Readers Questions

Matt asks: Hi Adam, I have a question regarding trading timeframes. Do you have multiple trading timeframes or do you tend to trade one? For example, scanning the daily charts…

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Reader question: How to handle exits?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:08/11/2016
  • Post category:Breakout/Readers Questions/Trader Development

Glenn comes back today with another good question. Here's his full, unedited question: Your many hats, your one job, the one and only thing that matters. For what it is…

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Reader question: how active with exits?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:07/25/2016
  • Post category:Readers Questions

Let's go to the mailbag for a question. Reader Anthony asks: I have a bit of an internal psychological dilemma going on at the moment. I place my stops usually…

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Reader question: what’s wrong with Fibonacci?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:03/23/2016
  • Post category:General Comments/Quantitative analysis/Readers Questions

Matt asked a question that I sat on for quite a while. I wasn't sure how to write a reasonably concise answer to a good question, but I'll try today.…

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Resources for learning Python

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:03/08/2016
  • Post category:Readers Questions

I received a good question in response to my previous post on starting to learn Python for finance. Here's Mark's question: Thanks again for all your work and all that…

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Reader questions: order types and rules

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:12/14/2015
  • Post category:Readers Questions

Dave asks: "Can you talk a little about order types? Market, limit, and stop orders? Do you work your orders overnight? Do you ever cancel like a stop before it…

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