How can we focus the Mastermind discussion group’s attention? What kinds of topics are worth discussing? How do we keep the group on topic? In previous articles we have seen how to find quality mastermind groups for traders, and how a Mastermind group can improve your trading practice. When the Mastermind comes together in a […]
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Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: being a good Mastermind member
We have seen in a couple of other articles the benefits that accrue to members of a good Mastermind trading group, and some ideas on how to find and join a good Mastermind group. Having joined a Mastermind, how should you behave? Most of your behavior should be guided by the principles of being a […]
The Snapping Turtle trading technique: a case study
Here is a snapshot of one of our bread and butter intraday trading techniques: the “Snapping Turtle” technique which in Coca Cola (symbol: KO) turned in another reliable trade as the market melted up today. Chart 1 reflects the situation at the moment of entry. Our analysis suggested that if price were to move thru […]
Profitable ETF Trading techniques: Finding a quality Mastermind Trading Group
Finding a mastermind that’s right for you. In a previous article I described some of the ideal qualities of a Mastermind for traders and the reasons why the social connections and personal support are so important fr the lonely profession of trading. Maintaining emotional balance and energy are so important in this career. How […]
Profitable ETF Trading Techniques; 10 qualities of a good Mastermind group
What can a mastermind do for you? Why should this be part of your trading practice? What are the qualities of a good mastermind? Trading can be a very lonely profession particularly with online trading through a deep discount broker. At the same time trading places tremendous psychological pressures on you to win or at […]
Reflective learning and Self Talk
At our trading workshop this weekend, wr reviewed a numbver of what I consider to be milion dollar ideas: ideaswhich, over the course of a lifetime should produce a net value add greater than a million dollars in trading performance. While we were doing that in the middle of our assembled traders and institutional money […]
The market is in a Washout pattern here
the entire mkt is in a Washout Pattern (WO) pattern here meaning: there is reason to buy the mechanical entry a nickel above the hi of today there is reason to buy evidence of momentum prior to the mechanical entry in order to front run it, so that u can get a better average price […]
A reflection on Gold price volatility compared to the broad market
A Reflection on the gold ETF (GLD)
A friend sent me a report on “problems/concerns with the GLD ETF as structured and asked me to comment. I said: GLD is kind of in the same category of ETNs which are promissory notes of the investment house which is guaranteeing performance of the instrument. There are quite a few of those out there […]