Here I am, on the fifth stop of this amazing journey of trading and traveling around Europe. This time, I am in Lisbon and this is going to be the furthest west I’ll go on this trip. It’s been another incredible city to be living in, a city where I think there is the best […]
For decades new studies have repeatedly shown that traders cut their winning trades too early and hold on to their trading losses for far too long. The reasons for this behavior can be found in our evolutionary biology. Behavioral economics and cognitive psychology have demonstrated profound biases in how humans treat gains and losses, and […]
What goes up, must come down. This is as true for the financial markets as it is for gravity. While equity indices may trend upward in general as expanding economies and new technology drive up the value of companies, this overall trend is punctuated with regular, and often sharp, reversals downward and is where an […]
So you’ve decided to become a trader. You know it’s probably one of the most difficult jobs right? Over 90% of aspiring traders lose money and fail. So you I hope you’ve taken the time to read up on what it takes to become a day trader. You’ve researched the best hardware and software for […]
Table of contents How The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Can Ruin Judgement No Fear! Greed Is Good…Or Is It? Hope How to Master Your Emotions Rules for Identifying Trades Rules for Executing Trades Rules After You Trade In financial markets dominated by vast mounts of data, sophisticated analytical programs and quantitative strategies, concerns about […]
The third stop of this amazing journey of mine brings me to Madrid, the capital of Spain. By the way, just in case you’ve been missing the first three episodes, you can watch them all here. And don’t worry, there are so many beautiful places in Europe that are yet to come and I am […]
We all know about active income, perhaps a little too well at times: we fight the urge to hit the snooze button, do our morning routine and then head off to work so that we can meet our responsibilities and obligations. However, most people are much less comfortable with the idea of passive income. This […]
Here I am, at the end of my third stop of this surprising journey of mine. This time I am in Barcelona, right in the heart of the Catalunya region of beautiful Spain. As you may already know, there is a lot of talk about the independence in this region with a strong movement pushing […]
In my last post we discussed turning our day trading desktops into cryptocurrency mining machines. Today I want to discuss something that is probably on everyone’s mind. Is it worth it? Is mining still profitable? I will admit we have seen some serious pull back over the last couple of days, but does that […]
Contango occurs when the future spot price of a commodity is expected to be below the current spot price and the price of futures contracts are above the expected spot price on their expiration dates. Contango results in an upward sloping futures curve, as the premium for future delivery increases with the expiration date of […]
