Trade Strategies
From Humble Beginnings
Become a Better Trader in 2013 […]
Don’t Forget the List!
Ten Productive Things Traders Should Focus on Before the Opening Bell […]
Weathering the Storm
Having a bad trading day? Stay the course with your trade plan to limit large losses. […]
Day Trading vs Market Swings
Judging Market Correlation One of the most difficult tasks any trader can face is entering a short term day trade and having the overall market dictate the direction of the trade. This can also have a positive effect, aiding your trade in the same direction of the market. [...]
Shelling Out the Commish
Discount Brokers Provide A Huge Safety Net We live in quite a transparent world now. We don’t have to worry about crooked brokers selling us a stock that is dollars away from the actual price. We also have a choice on whether to execute the trade based on the current bid/ask spread. [...]
Traits of Consistency: A Series of What Separates Consistent Traders from the Crowd. #2 Focus
Some may call it “being in the zone” while others view it as an out of body experience similar to an adrenaline rush. I find that successful traders have an ability to cancel all outside noise and focus on a specific trade setup or analysis. At times, traders can encounter multiple setups that will [...]
You Trade Like a Girl…Thanks!
As a trader, I feel it is very important to network with other traders in order to grow your resources and meet new people. With that in mind, I was very fortunate to meet Sarah Potter, a futures trader and writer for her own blog at www.SheCanTrade.com Sarah is a female trader in a male dominated industry. [...]
Salute Your Shorts
When I look over my trade logs I can see I’ve always been a trader that tends to short stocks as oppose to going long. For one reason or another, the idea of going against the grain always appealed to me as someone who could take advantage of other traders’ fears. The [...]
5 Signs You Are Trading the Markets Like a Loser
I’ve been a loser many times in my trading career. Sometimes I come to that realization after merely stepping outside my office for some fresh air and returning just five minutes later. Other times in my career, I have had the official “aha” moment where newly discovered trading habits negate months worth of practice. […]
Traits of Consistency Part 1
A Series of What Separates Consistent Traders From the Crowd: #1 Discipline Here we go, another token article expressing the importance of discipline in your trading habits. Blah, blah, blah! Cut your losses short; don’t add on to a losing position and never risk more than you can afford to [...]
“That’s right Iceman, I am dangerous!”
{denvideo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_BEJmY911s} I cannot stress the importance of sound and disciplined trading during these times of low volume, market chop, and pre-election blues. Since joining as a contributor to Shareplanner.com, my goals are to post analysis on day trading and discuss many of the strategies I personally use as a full-time trader, researcher and consultant. Despite the fact that intra-day trading has been much slower [...]
Sunday Bloody Sunday!
I’ve seen it time and time again. Traders bust into the chat room at 9:27, double check the watch list posted, and by 9:36 they are in 3 positions! They have no clue where their stop levels or targets are, nor do they have any familiarity with the volatility or [...]
