Many traders struggle with making impulsive trades. For some reason, we can create the best and most carefully crafted trading plan, review the patterns we intend to trade, and resolve…
As I’ve been working on the new book, one of the themes that keeps coming up is all the different ways that people make money in the markets. We often…
Last week, I officially started writing my next book, and I want to take a few moments to share some news with you. This book is being written to fill…
A quick lesson on trendlines and what they can tell us about market dynamics. Take a look at a fairly long-term chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (below) with…
As I was wrapping up a Friday afternoon and getting ready to go play outside, I saw a post in a Facebook group where a guy asked what was up…
My recent blog generated more concern and controversy in my inbox than anything I’ve done in recent memory. Most of the messages I received were extremely well-intentioned, but, at…
I’ve been thinking a lot about failure recently, and I wanted to share a few of those thoughts with you today. It’s a little glib to simply say “failure isn’t…
Here's a look at history and the stats behind the fluctuations in the US Treasury Yield Curve. https://youtu.be/iagtes45ek0
Given the complicated setup in the market tomorrow... and potential catalyst of post-FOMC volatility, I wanted to take a few minutes to share some stock screens. Keep in mind that…
I’ve had many discussions with traders in the last week in which I see a common theme: many people are very frustrated with this market. Many people feel very much…
The first time you hear someone tell you to ignore something happening in the market, it might be surprising. Ignore it? I thought we were supposed to be trying to…
A few nights ago I decided to sharpen my knives. As many of my readers know, I spent some time in a professional kitchen, and there was a time when…
This is a followup to my recent blog post on strings of losses in trading systems. I ended that blog with a promise to consider how the probabilities affected our…