Posts Tagged ‘Futures Trading’

Preparing to Trade

Trading preparation demands you know how you are going to trade the market the next day before it opens.  It means that you are mentally prepared to adjust your trading strategies intraday, and even go so far as to reverse trend after the market opens when necessary.Three basic steps to consider are:
First, analyze the [...]

Hesitating Before a Trade

Hey Joe! No matter how hard I try, I still find myself hesitating before a trade.  Any comments about that?
There are any number of reasons why a trader hesitates before a trade.  The main one is lack of planning.  Without a plan, there is no degree of confidence a trade will be successful, it’s [...]

Holy Grailism and Trading Systems – Why Do so Many Traders Fail?

 
Humans are hard wired in life to succeed and by definition we measure success by successful achievements. When people try their hand at stock market trading they try use the same measurement and inevitably become stuck in a loop of jumping from system to system tweaking this and that and eventually giving up. [...]