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Poison Pills for Trading

Lots of people in the industry want to tell you to keep trying to figure out how to trade. This is a story about knowing when to give up the dream..... Several years ago I was on the board of a non-profit discussing new ideas for the organization. Many of them sounded promising and exciting, but as with any new idea, there was risk with all of them. In one…
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Skill Session: Stop Placement

One of our Skill Enhancement Sessions. Traders often say we could help them by giving insight into entry and stop management. It's a common challenge. There are many approaches that are effective in improving this skill and most of them require first defining the opportunity. Once that's accomplished, then trigger and stop placement become a key component of the fight for good price. In this session, we discuss a number…
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Skill Session: Debriefing Trades

One of our Skill Enhancement Sessions. To gain consistency in your trading, one of the most useful tools any developing trader can employ is to perform debriefs of trades. This is effective whether the trade is a winner or a loser. This will help you isolate performance issues and avoid poor trade definition in the future. In this session, we debrief some trades using a simple matrix of questions any…
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Q&A: Earnings, AAPL, TSLA, MSFT, AMZN, ES, NQ

Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures, and forex. Then we opened the floor to additional questions.
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Q&A: Rules based execution, “If this, then that”, Crude, ES, Gold, NQ

Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures, and forex. Then we opened the floor to additional questions.
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Q&A: CL responsive trade, NQ open drive, ES, ZB, RTY, Sim vs Live, Sizing risk to opportunity

Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures, and forex. Then we opened the floor to additional questions.
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Q&A: EUR/USD, BABA, GOOG, AAPL, CL, GC, ES, NQ

Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures, and forex. Then we opened the floor to additional questions.
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2020 Annual Outlook Video

Whether you trade intraday or look for multi-session opportunities, looking at the much wider timeframe is a good start for any approach to markets. As the rule states, "always default to the higher timeframe." This can mean you may take a long position, but if the larger timeframe is bearish, take your profits and don't overstay your welcome. Each year we produce an annual outlook. This is your chance to…
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Q&A: Tariffs, Year End, & 2020

Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at the impact of tariffs.  We reviewed some early action in the NQ and we discussed expectations for the end of the year and anticipation for 2020. Then we opened the floor to additional questions.
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Q&A: NFP, FOMC, Practice

Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at the impact of news releases like NFP or FOMC.  Then we took a short "structure clean-up trade."  We continued discussion about deliberate practice with the profile. Then we opened the floor to additional questions.
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