The world of options, specifically trading them, is one of the most electrifying strategies and aspects in trading. The internet is filled with claims of intense gains, massive success stories, and wild profits. Yes, all of the above is possible….
In an earlier post, “Anticipating Turning Points,” I mentioned that it is far better to anticipate the reversion to the mean using oscillator indicators rather than waiting for confirmation. There will always be lag in computing the indicator, and it is…
Today’s guest actually left me a bit speechless. For one, he was actually way over $400,000 plus in the (which was in 2014, at the time of this interview). This was only within his first year of trading! Not only…
There’s clearly no shortage of trading advice in out there. Just on Investing Shortcuts alone, there are hundreds. While it’s great that there’s no shortage of free resources to learn about trading, where do you start? As a newbie…
The Elliott Wave Theory helps to identify the current trend direction, where price is in the current trend and provides high confidence price targets. Let’s take a look at each of these and how to apply them to trading. Before…
In this interview, I speak with Max, also known as Madaz. He’s a retired structural engineer who turned to full-time day trading living in Los Angeles. When he started his engineering career, it was hard to find a job, so…
What if I told you being lazy might actually help your trading? Most traders would say they are anything but lazy. It takes a ton of work to be a successful trader. But what if you were trying too hard?…
Is your focus on making money or managing your risk? Risk management is one of the most important aspects of trading, but it is often neglected by active traders. Listen, if you manage your risk successfully you WILL be able…
With an impressive background as stockbroker, head trader of a $300M hedge fund, and active prop trader at several Australian firms, such as Propex, Aliom, and Genesis, Darren Reed (@LiftTheOffer) is quite the resource for trading knowledge. He also mentored traders during…
I was an idiot… I lost $100k in two minutes trading options. How much money have you lost trading in just one day? Losing money is a part of trading. We all get that, but there are some days where we lose…
