Welcome to the Traders Nest book club! If you missed last week’s email we’re working through a batch of trading books I’ve been asked to review. We put the titles out to vote and Swing Trading by Marc Rivalland won by a nose. So this is the first one we’ll be examining. I’ve completed my […]...
An email arrives from a worried reader… He’d been watching an online trading video where it told him – shock! – that financial markets were being manipulated. That sometimes, when the price went up, it shouldn’t really be going up. And when the prices went down they shouldn’t really be going down. The video said […]...
Here’s what to do when coming back to trading after a break… The same principles apply whether it’s an extended weekend, or an enforced ‘trading vacation,’ like you may have had if you’ve been avoiding recent market volatility. The thing is that it’s only natural to feel a little bit off-kilter when you’ve been pulled […]...
I have never seen anything like it in my life… In fact, I don’t think anyone else can claim to have seen it either! Last night, as the May 2020 Crude Oil Futures contract approached expiry, the price went NEGATIVE for the first time ever. At tea time here in the UK the oil price […]...
It’s everywhere at the moment. Some traders play it safe and wait on the sidelines. Others are convinced choppy markets are where their treasure lies. So let’s play devil’s advocate… let’s say you’re about step out and seek your fortune in the financial markets, which will it be? Will it be stocks and shares; precious […]...
A while ago I watched a film about a crazy horse race in Italy… It was recorded in Italian with English subtitles but it had me hooked from start to finish (and since I speak barely a word of Italian beyond ciao this was quite something!). Twice a year, in Siena, they hold this extreme […]...
I’m not going to turn this week’s email into yet another “what to do in the face of Covid-19” missive. I’m sure your inbox is crammed full of that kind of stuff already. Mine certainly is! What I’m going to suggest instead is that you treat this remarkable period in history as an invaluable part […]...
I’m sure I don’t need to ask, but… Holy smokes! Did you see the market carnage on Monday? Crude Oil down 30% at one point… S&P Futures hitting the ‘circuit breaker’ and trading halted… interesting times indeed. Now when we look at events like this I’m going to ask you to think about the markets […]...
As traders we’re taught to perform in an almost robotic way. We each have our system for approaching the markets and here are many different systems. But is such a ‘mechanical’ way of doing things really best? In 99% of cases I think it is. But I also believe the ultimate way of trading is […]...
I’m taking us right back to basics this week. If you’ve been bitten by the trading bug and are getting ready to move things up a gear, let me give you some words of experience that’ll help. These are five of my top tips that will help you to trade well from home. 1) Trade […]...
Do things like interest rate policy and employment statistics bore you to tears? You’re not alone. High-level economic data is often headline news, but goodness me it can be pretty dry and boring stuff to read! I’ve received a few emails from traders who think the same. Their most common question usually goes something like […]...
Let me tell you about ‘scaled exits’. There is nothing new about scaled exits. You’ll read about the old masters of trading scaling out of their trades, they were doing it a hundred years ago or more. And scaling has always been a permanent fixture of the futures trading scene. Many futures order platforms actually […]...
Calling day traders: I have something very interesting for you today. It’s a very interesting tool developed by one of my favourite traders: Jason Alexander. You probably already know Jason as the creator of Money Line, Renko Trader, Forex Fightback and AutoFX amongst many others. He’s been developing software and tools that help days traders to make serious returns […]...
You’ve probably heard the old saying “What gets measured gets improved,” and it is true, you know. When you keep accurate records of your activities in the markets it can really help you spot patterns in your performance. Your records will show you any areas of weakness. And they’ll also show you areas where you […]...
Let me remind you of the 7 Habits of Underperforming Traders: They don’t respect the market They trade for accuracy instead of consistency They have unrealistic expectations They give up too soon They overtrade They don’t manage risk properly They are not willing to adapt to market conditions. Now those are 7 very common mistakes […]...
