Trading lesson: copper futures
Recent action in copper futures gives us some market lessons. These can be adapted to other markets and timeframes (so if you just trade stocks or currencies, don’t skip over…
Can’t sleep? Check your lights
I’ve talked with many traders who struggle from insomnia or other sleep disruptions. There could be many reasons for this. Some, such as the emotional pressures of trading, are obvious,…
Know where to look…
We have limited time and attention. This is one of the realities that developing traders soon face—no matter how hard you work or how well-intentioned you are, there’s a limit…
Five reasons you lose
In trading and investing, there are good losses and bad losses. This post is about the bad losses, but let’s begin by touching on the good losses. A good loss…
Post election market analysis and overview
I want to share a video I did for my research subscribers this week. Though this is a few days old, it's still valuable. I would like you to think…
Reader question: Multiple timeframes?
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…
A little course correction, and a new direction
I want to share a few more personal thoughts with you today, to look at where this blog and my work has been, and to talk about some exciting new…
Five steps to being fully present in the moment
What you think you see is not what you see. What you think is happening is not what is happening. Everything we experience is filtered through our inner dialog and…
The importance of ritual
I spent much of the last two weeks or so traveling through the south west of France (think in the direction of Toulouse, toward Spain), and had a chance to…
Writing prompts: Trading psychology and risk management
Continuing from my last post, here are the rest of the questions my friend asked me to expound upon. What is Risk Management and should it be lumped together under…
Writing prompts: what is an edge in trading?
I received an interesting email from a friend who is doing a survey. In that email, he asked a few questions about trading. As I thought about these, I decided…
Wins live in the land of loss
I'm sitting here at my desk looking out the window. On my desk is a (perfectly normal and fair) coin that I had been flipping a while. Question: can you…
Coming soon…
I just wanted to take a few minutes here at the end of the week and share some things I'm working on. Some of these things you will see soon,…
Forecasting volatility
A lot of the questions I get from people are about volatility--how to measure it, how to trade, and even, in a basic level, what it means. I recently added…
Five steps to creativity
Our culture has an interesting relationship with creativity. On one hand, we hold creative artists in high regard, but many people secretly laugh at the arts as a career choice.…
Are beliefs all that matter? Thoughts on trading psychology
Here's an interesting question on a controversial topic--trading psychology. Reader Rob sent me a note asking: Hi. I hope you can help me with a question. I am a developing…