Why you think you’re getting worse
Do you ever work really hard and feel like you got nothing out of it? Or, even more to the point, ever work a long time on developing a skill,…
Reader question: what am I missing?
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…
Chart of the day: complex bull flag in CADJPY
For swing traders, the real challenge may be choosing the best Yen-driven trades over the next few weeks or months.
Finding flow in trading and in life
Have you ever been so completely engrossed in an activity that you become lost in it? Maybe you had no sense of time and hours seemed like minutes—you forgot what…
Chart of the day: global stock volatility
Here's a chart I published yesterday in the research I write for Waverly Advisors. I thought no comment other than "wow" was needed... (Edit: my work is now available at…
Reader question: What is the most important chart pattern?
Reader Jeff asks: Quick and I hope simple question here. What is the most important thing to look for on a chart when I'm studying for an entry? Candles? Indicators?…
Multiple timeframe conflict: EUR/GBP
Multiple timeframe analysis can provide good context and perspective on market moves. Take a look at the daily and weekly chart of the EURGBP below, which popped up on my…
Maintaining motivation
It’s that time of the year again: resolutions are made, gym memberships bought, diet plans laid out, major projects are started—the whole time, everyone knowing that all these plans are…
Setting goals and making plans
In the post-holiday quiet, I tweeted yesterday inviting my followers to think about the one thing they could do in the coming year to improve trading results. I hoped to…
More trading lessons from copper
I thought it would be interesting to update this post, which was a fairly in-depth look at trading some pullbacks in copper. If you haven’t read it, go read it…
How a trader should think about central banks
One of the recurring themes I've heard from traders (both professional and private) over the past decade or so is distrust, anger, and mocking of central banks and central bank…
How to find trading ideas
There are patterns in market prices—of this, there is no doubt. Some small set of these patterns even can help us with our trading and investing. Some are worthless. And…
You are what you read: try an information diet
A developing trader said something to me a few weeks ago that has stuck in my mind: he said that he has to be careful what websites he reads because…