I have been a member of a trading mastermind for year and a half and have found it to be one of the most powerful edges in my arsenal as a trader. I cannot recommend a mastermind too highly to anyone interested in improving their trading practice, no matter what their skill level may be. […]
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Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: how to trade the opening gap
There are literally hundreds of tactical trading books in the marketplace these days. Almost every one of them will discuss the authors favored strategy or strategies for trading the opening gap. The strategies are typically framed as a set of trading heuristic rules, of more or less complexity, and they’re backed up with assertions of […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: are trailing stops better than fixed profit targets??
There is a long-standing and interesting debate on the subject of when to use profit targets and when to use trailing stops for successful trades. There are passionate advocates on both sides of the debate who believe that their answer is correct for all trades, all styles and in all conditions. My personal opinion is […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: reflecting on technical and fundamental analysis
To my way of understanding, technical analysis is the application of various forms of mathematical and statistical analysis to the study and description of the price movement of an asset (for me, a stock or an exchange traded fund usually)on a graph or in data tables, with the idea being that we can increase our […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: 4 ways to measure volatility
Volatility is such an important part of any shorter term trader’s trading strategy that it is worth taking a few moments to consider several different ways that it can be measured and understood. Depending on the typical length of time you plan to hold your positions you may find one or the other of these […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: Choose your self-talk wisely
The words we use matter. Words have power to shape our outcomes and direct our way through the future. Language is connected to our deepest emotional centers and affects us in profound ways. Steven Pinker makes the point that it is the artifact of language which distinguishes us from other species far more than the […]
World Class Training: the After Action Review
There are many reasons why the US Army has developed such an excellent reputation as a training organization over the years. Excellent equipment, superb training areas, master trainers in the form of non-commissioned officers who have perfected their expertise in task training under all conditions. Success also comes from the knowledge that Army training may […]