Optiontime.com is yet another brand being offered by the folks over at Safecap Investments LTD. Unlike some other white label spin off’s this one is actually based on a new platform. This is one of the first brokers operating on the Keystone platform created by Markets.com. Markets.com is a CySEC regulated forex and binary options […]
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, one of the most popular trading books of all time, is based on the life of Jesse Livermore who was born in 1877. He made $100 million in the great crash of 1929, which depending on the gauge you use, is about $1.5 to $2.3 billion in today’s dollars. Jesse […]
The opening range breakout has long been a daily event many stock traders monitor. It is a way to let volatility subside a bit by waiting on the sidelines when the market opens (or trading another strategy), and then taking advantage of the trend that follows. The Right Stocks Before getting into what the opening […]
Binary Options Trading for January 16, 2014 As I’ve mentioned to some extent in recent posts, one of the best things you can do to help your trading is to focus on a specific asset. Choose a specific asset, a particular charting timeframe, a time during the day to trade it, and a certain trade […]
I love it when fellow traders and aspiring traders ask me questions. It’s always nice to receive feedback on my blog material and to hear what others are most curious about or need clarification on with regard to trading. I’ve received a decent amount of private messages here on the website lately, so thank you […]
In this post I’d like to talk about some forex trades I made on the GBP/JPY in 2013 for those of you interested in further examples of how I approach spot forex trading. The GBP/JPY is well known as a volatile pair. There is a lot of movement of all timeframes, which I experienced when […]
Here is a list of essential things that I feel a trader needs to have in order to become successful. 1. Stop overtrading! Overtrading is the one thing that will destroy your account like nothing else. Obviously if you don’t trade or trade minimally it’s difficult to make money. Some newer traders are almost afraid […]
During the latter two days of this week I looked at the markets for over twelve hours and found a grand total of zero trades to take. Thursday Thursday provided some potential areas that could have possibly been worthy of trading. The pivot point and support 1 level came into play multiple times in addition […]
January 6 was an interesting day, as it directly related to several articles written recently. As the US session began today the EURUSD was moving within a triangle pattern, following a trending move down. The expectation based on the trend was that the price would break lower out of the triangle. Therefore, using the strategy […]
I wanted to address something I get asked probably the most often, which I can generally summarize as “How do I become good at trading in a very short period of time?” The truth is that the very best traders (and investors) are those that have put in the most time to become successful at […]