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Three Pillars of Risk Management

Far too many traders struggle with this very topic, and it keeps them from surviving and from succeeding.

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Prepare for Anything

Learning to purposely manage a malfunction in a controlled environment helps avoid panic should it ever happen unannounced.

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How to Lose Like a Winner

I recently heard that in relationships, you can be happier if you choose to accept the whole person.  The idea is that instead of trying to weigh everything you like vs. everything you dislike, accepting them as generally positive is a better decision.

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Taking Risks

It’s a known fact that in the market, you get paid to take risks.  We all know that, right?
But are you getting the proper rewards for those risks?  Are you taking the most appropriate kinds of risks?

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21 Questions from Last Week’s Chat

Last week’s trader chat generated quite a few questions.  A number of them we were able to address during the chat, but many more went unanswered.
If you were in attendance and didn’t get your question answered, look for it below.

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Stop Loss Placement, Part 3

To continue the series on stop loss placement, it’s time that we build on both Part 1 and Part 2 by taking things a step further.

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Testing 1-2-3

I’ve written before about my opinion of backtesting, but let’s go a different direction here and talk about just plain-Jane testing.
If you were told that a diet pill would have you in that beach body by June, you’d probably be skeptical.  But given enough evidence, you just might try it.  Tentatively.
We’re no different in our [...]