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Jesse Livermore was a famous (arguably infamous) speculator and market operator. He is famed for firstly making and losing several multi-million dollar fortunes and secondly for his aggressive short selling during the stock market crashes of 1907 and 1929. His legendary short selling expertise earned him the title “The Boy Plunger”.. Inadvertently he provided many […]
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Perhaps the most frequently asked question, by anyone considering trading forex for the first time, is often met by a variety of over complicated answers when the first answer should in fact be a question aimed directly back at the potential trader; “how much have you got to lose?” Actually that’s a bit harsh, allow
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The search for the ‘Holy Grail’ of trading is a pointless exercise, as any experienced trader will testify there is no perfect strategy “out there” waiting to be discovered. Although history never repeats it often rhymes and we can clearly visualise that rhythmic rhyming on our charts when certain repeating indicator patterns throw up high
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Almost all intellectually curious traders, who have never had the benefit of working in an institution, or on the 'other side of the fence', will at sometime begin to wonder; "where do the big players trade?" Institutional traders, for example, working at a tier 1 bank, or well renowned hedge fund would have access to:
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Perhaps the major news event to get currency traders excited is still ‘NFP day’. When non farm pay roll day comes around each month there’s plenty of forex column inches and opinion enticing you to; “step right up Sir, spin the wheel, try your luck and win a prize for the lucky lady..” Amongst the
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The World Is Not Dangerous Because Of Those Who Do Harm, But Because Of Those Who Look At It Without Doing Anything – Albert Einstein Whilst all eyes are focused on Greece and the wider Eurozone issues the World Bank has warned of a probable slump in global economic growth and urged developing countries to
Things Albert Said Read More »
When you have relaxed conversations with many traders you'll find the shared experiences invaluable. Whilst sharing thoughts on; brokers, economic sentiment, strategies etc. is fascinating, one of the most intriguing aspects is how we overcame the barriers we faced on our journey towards proficiency and profitability. Some of these barriers are incredibly difficult to overcome,
Trade What You ‘See’, Not What You Think, Here-Say Is Heresy To FX Traders.. Most traders are familiar with the phrase “trade what you see not what you think”, it’s of particular relevance to technical chart traders who wait for market sentiment and the reaction to news events to eventually ‘bleed’ onto charts. However, like
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Occasionally you’ll get a ‘heads up’ in the form of a fascinating document sent to you by contacts in the industry. Some really are eye-openers, others are ‘slap on the forehead’ “why didn’t I see that?” obvious… Positioned somewhere in the middle of those two descriptions is a document called the forex cheat sheet. The
Sshhh – It's Time To Discuss The Forex Cheat Sheet Read More »
There’s a few fascinating quotations of ‘trader folklore’ that have stood the most testing of times, one of the most prevalent is that only 5-10% of self employed traders are profitable. This supposed firm ‘fact’ is one of the most common misconceptions within the trading community, yet it’s held steadfast as a convicted belief for
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