The Fear Of Losing Increases As I Get Older
I have day traded for about 12 years, doing swing trading some 5 years prior to that. And as the headline suggests my fear of losing increases as I get
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How Much Pain Can You Take? Risk, Hindsight, Consistency And Paper Trading
The risk is real, and trading is not easy. The above quote is from page 110 in Curtis Faith’s The Way of The Turtle. A great book! This sentence captures
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What Are Negatively Skewed Trading Strategies? (Example Of Negatively Skewed Distribution – Fat Tail)
What is negatively skewed distribution in trading strategies? Negatively skewed trading strategies are “accidents waiting to happen”: You have many small winners and rare big losers. Unfortunately, the big losers
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Is It Possible To Make Money Day Trading? Part 3: Tuco Trading
I have previously written one article about the possibility of making money in daytrading: Is It Possible To Make Money Day Trading? My numbers July 2012 – July 2013 Is
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Be Aware Your Ego, Be Humble And Open Minded In Trading (Case-Study: Okumus Capital)
Once in a while, I grab one of my about 100 trading/investing books. This is mainly to get inspiration and perhaps one or two ideas to test. The best books
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Some Random Thoughts About Risk
Risk is a very negative word for many, but as a trader, you have to face financial risk (even ruin for some kamikaze traders) every day. But to make a
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