Exposing the Myths and Realities of Succesful Retail Trading and Investing
There is a lot of information available on the effects and problems of cognitive biases and the big impact they have on trading decisions and success.
There is, however, very little credible information about how to train yourself to manage them.
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Contrarian traders and investors look for opportunities that the majority or “crowd” have overlooked.
I believe the way to be a successful contrarian depends on how we use our minds.
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In part 1 of this article I looked at the likely causes of inability to adapt to changing market conditions.
In part 2, I propose some practical solutions..
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Market blindness: a trader’s inability to see and adapt to changing market conditions.
In this two part article I offer a theory as to why this occurs and how it can be overcome.
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My adventures with trading robots started many years ago, at time when few brokers of any kind would even consider allowing someone to connect or trade electronically with their system.
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In the previous two articles I outlined what I believe are the major problems and obstacles that stand in the way of success for the typical retail trader or investor. In this article I offer my solution.
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We often take learning for granted but the way we learn something is often complex. If we don’t understand how we learn and then go about it the right way, the result can be disappointing.
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In order to solve any problem we must first understand it. This article identifies two key problems that make successful trading and investing difficult.
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This is a fictionalized story about a lady who enjoyed great success throughout her life investing in the stock market using a simple “Buy and Hold” approach. This article not only tells us how and why she succeeded but how you too can easily master and exploit this truly amazing strategy.
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Many people rely heavily on technical analysis (TA) believing that its rules and processes can be applied consistently to any market or any time frame. This myth is a long way from the truth as the following real world situation will illustrate.
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