One of the most interesting parts of trading is the role of the human brain as an interface between you and the market. Having a complex filtering mechanism that is the repository of all your emotions sitting between you and the raw sources of information you need presents a complication. Consider the image below. This…
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Have you ever wondered why the traders who manage your funds fly around in private jets whilst you sit down at the back of the plane? Have you ever been confused as to how your fund can consistently underperform the market but the fund managers make more in a month than you could conceivably make…
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Right market right time – in terms of the technical aspects of trading there is perhaps nothing more crucial to a trader than being in the right place at the right time. The best stock selection tools in the world will not save you from being stuck in a market that is going nowhere.
There is endless chatter by traders as to the need for an edge but very rarely does anyone either explain what an edge actually is or put forward examples of how to build them. In this video I define what an edge is, give a real world example from an unrelated highly competitive arena, and…
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Compared to other professions trading is reasonably simple. It certainly doesn’t compare to professions such as being a pilot, a brain surgeon, or someone who is highly skilled with their hands at creating physical objects. That is its great attraction it is an equal opportunity employer that offers you a job governed by a few…
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Harry Markowitz is reported to have said that “diversification is the only free lunch in investing”. This is the notion that holding a broader range of assets can result in better returns without assuming more risk. Over the decades this has become accepted wisdom – but it is not true. Diversification isn’t free; it is…
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Whenever we are presented with a piece of data we are limited in the conclusions that we can draw from that data. For example, consider the chart below of CXO – The only conclusion I can make is that over the time frame being observed and the tools being used the price is currently in…
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