Trader Development
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, and have the feeling that you’re getting worse instead of better? Chances are, no matter what you’re into,
Readers Questions
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 other resources etc. What surprises me at this stage is that I feel that i know nothing despite of
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General Comments
For swing traders, the real challenge may be choosing the best Yen-driven trades over the next few weeks or months.
Psychology
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 you were doing, and even the normal, scattered wandering of your mind stopped and you were completely focused on
Chart of the Day
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 Talon Advisors.)
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Technical Patterns
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? Classic patterns? Where should I start? (Background is I'm a struggling trader a few years but
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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 radar screen because of the 3.2 sigma move underway this morning. The daily chart is strong, and appears to
General Comments
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 doomed for failure. Why do we fail so consistently on these New Year’s resolutions that it has
General Comments
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 provoke some thought, and knew that the answer you come up with probably is unique to you—some of the