Trading Strategies

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Why trading headlines will help you lose money for no real reason.

Why trading headlines will help you lose money for no real reason: Let’s face it, we all love a great headline and right now, in financial markets. Nothing could summarise things more clearly than the above. Let me explain. This week I was planning on writing an article on oil. Very topical given the price […]

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5 critical steps to making great trading decisions

Five Critical Steps Every Trader Should Take to Make Better Decisions

5 critical steps to making great trading decisions: Over my almost two decades in markets. One of the key distinctions that I have witnessed time and time again – which separates those that win and those that lose, in the markets – is trading psychology. As we see the uneasiness that has come from the

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The Best Strategy to Profit from Stocks During Earnings Season

The #1 strategy to make money from stocks during earnings season?Anticipation for earnings results can drive stock prices up or down ahead of the scheduled release date. Both Fear and Greed, the two driving factors behind the stock market, can cause a price to fluctuate wildly as investors second guess whether the company will meet,

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Options Trading Strategies – what is the Risk vs what you think it is?

Over the hundreds if not now, thousands of presentations I have done around the World, the understanding of what is risk, versus what people think it is, has been a central theme to almost each and every one and in particular when it comes to Options Trading Strategies. Earlier today, I did an interview with

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How to Build a Consistent Trading Strategy That Delivers Real Results

This title is an interesting one, and perhaps is the golden goose – the promised land that many traders are out there looking for, working hard to get to. Getting frustrated by and in many cases, walking away from!  So in this article, let’s look at the key steps in building a trading strategy that

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