Thinking about the markets from the market’s perspective can remove fear from the equation by creating a belief that down markets are a necessary part of market behaviour in the…
Research shows that the average down market lasts three to four months. However, it is not the short-lived down market periods that active investors should worry about, but the occasional…
Once you have accepted achieving consistency as your major skills goal, what other skills goal can you set? Perhaps you could set a goal to become the ‘perfect trader’. What…
Part 2 – Mechanical: The dictionary definition of mechanical reads: “like a machine, as if acting or doing without conscious thought.” Unlike the discretionary trader, a mechanical trader uses a…
Part 1 – Discretionary: Discretion is defined as: “freedom or authority to act according to one’s judgment”. Statistically most investors use discretionary decision making processes in the market rather than…
In all our endeavours in life, preparation before hand is vitally important. This applies to business, sport, trading and everything else that we do in both our personal and business…
Following on from last weeks blog on executing good trades, this week I will look at the issue of confidence from a trading perspective. The dictionary definition of confidence is…
One of the major lessons we can take from the 2008 bear market is the need to take responsibility for the management of our money, investments and general financial well-being….
Last week’s post on volatility raised a number of issues about risk profiles and the levels of exposure different investors have had to the bear market we are currently experiencing….
Well, we certainly got off to a flying start with the new blog. In this first week we have had nearly 3000 ‘hits’ and there were a healthy number of…