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    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. I was able to get

    By |Published On: November 8, 2012|3 min read|
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    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 old saying that “stocks take the

    By |Published On: November 1, 2012|1 min read|
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    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. 

    By |Published On: October 29, 2012|2 min read|
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    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 lose. The reality of

    By |Published On: October 23, 2012|1 min read|
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    “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 than usual, I can still count

    By |Published On: October 17, 2012|2 min read|
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    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 inherited risks in price fluctuations.

    By |Published On: October 14, 2012|1 min read|