Dear Traders, These are scary times in the stock market. Yesterday, Jerome Powell’s speech was heartwarming for Wall Street, and stocks such as SPY and QQQ surged to mostly new all-time highs. Today, on the other hand, a bloodbath is unfolding, especially for the highly overvalued...
Higher volatility markets often attract traders as large price exploration and range expansion provide directional bias to exploit. Knowing the structure that markets leave behind in the form of 'Gaps' can provide additional edge for short-term levels and entry/targets, swing ideas as certain Gaps provide...
It’s a simple maxim: in order to kill it in the stock market, you must not get killed first. Being properly hedged in today's volatile market is one of the most important skills any trader needs to have. In this webinar, Jarad and Ardi will...
Dear Traders, I have now concluded the Extreme option of the Santo Antão Triangle Trail Race in Cape Verde, a collection of volcanic islands off the coast of northwest Africa. The race itself was just under 70 miles (110 km) in length with an elevation gain...
Dear Traders, I am writing this newsletter from Cape Verde, a beautiful island in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. As you will recall from my last newsletter, I am participating in a 110 km (68 mile) trail running race. It is literally...
In the second workshop of this two-part series, we talk to our volunteer traders to assess the impact that the mental edge strategy has had on their trading performance. We discuss traders' experiences with implementing the technique and forensically evaluate what aspects of their trading...
Trend trading is definitely one of the most exciting types of trading out there. The initial stop losses are small, the trade itself unfolds at a slow pace, and the potential reward with just a few adds to your position can be great. However, finding...
Dear Traders, I am writing today’s newsletter on the plane as I am heading to Africa for one of the longest trail runnings I have ever done! I promise that if I survive this 110km (68 mile) run, I will include pictures in my next email....
Dear Traders, Happy December! It is hard to believe but there is only 1 month left until 2022. The market has certainly been volatile this year and today we saw a gap up of over 1.5% for all indexes. This is almost exclusively due to the...
While becoming a successful trader is a long journey complete with many triumphs, your learning curve will also undoubtedly include many setbacks. Oftentimes, it is difficult to tell if you are making forward progress and you may begin to question if you are on the...