One of the problems that traders fall victim to is the notion of myopia, and by that, I mean they often fail to take a step back and look at the broader picture. Usually relying simply on scanning markets manually in an often haphazard manner to find their next big trade. I make a habit…
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Recently, I came across a post in my social media thread where someone was loudly proclaiming that crude was going to $55.00. So I thought I’d better check that out, because, as we know, prediction is difficult, particularly about the future. The chart below is a weekly chart of crude because I always start with…
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Every so often I get sent an article for comment – these generally turn out to be an exercise in critical thinking more than analysis. It is not difficult to pick apart a general thesis. The issue is that most lack the confidence, skills or experience to do so. We are also programmed to fall…
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It is that time of year when traders evaluate their performance in the previous year. In this video, I follow up on a video I posted in early 2024 that cast an eye over the less than stellar performance of one of my shorter-term systems. I look at what worked, what didn’t, and more importantly,…
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When you remember you are simply a passenger and you leave things alone.
I will pop this here as a reminder that noise often does not indicate what is moving in markets. And so we are back to the issue of thinking.
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A few weeks ago I lamented the desire of traders to make their lives much harder than than they should be. To illustrate this I posted the chart below – It highlights the power of drawing straight lines to define zones of congestion and then going long or short based on the direction of the…
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Our Boardroom forum has a signals section where I post potential trades I have noticed. I posted this chart yesterday morning. Nothing more complicated than two straight lines and a plan. This is last night’s trade.
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Trading presents each trader with a decision: you can make trading as hard as you want or as easy as you want. You can decide the plaster your chart with gibberish hoping that within the noise you can identify a signal or you can opt for a few simple rules and let them guide you.…
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