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Category Archives: Trading How-tos
Is a $5000 Questrade TFSA trading account cost effective? – Part 1
I recently talked about the benefits of Questrade’s TFSA trading account. In this series of posts, I will take the other side of the debate. That is, to answer this simple question, with a $5,000 initial deposit, is a TFSA trading account a cost effective means to allocate your asset? Part 2 and Part 3 [...]
On reactive trading and why I don’t make market forecasts anymore
It seems to me that the popular trading blogs have one thing in common. They all make some form of forecasts about the market, or even better, calling out to a particular stock or currency pair. My guess is that there’s a lot more people looking for trading ideas for quick profits than actually interested [...]
What aspiring traders can learn from an Olympic athlete
Tales of great traders like Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, or George Soros are inspirational. But there may come a time when a trader look at their trading performance over the years and say to themselves, “Why am I wasting my time with these average returns? I could never be like them!” [...]
What to do when life gets in your way of trading?
Sometimes, things in life will get in the way of your trading. From down with a cold to your internet service provider acting up, there are times when your are not able to trade in your ideal zone. What do you do in these disadvantaged circumstances? Do you take some NyQuil or [...]
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January 2010 Trading Performance Review
2010 didn’t begin well for me. I experienced my biggest drawdown so far at -3.95% (see Figure 1 for my account balance graph) in my demo account. Given that I only risk 0.2% per trade, this is a relatively substantial setback.
Ironically, I was in the process of filling paper work to open a live account [...]
Closed EUR/CHF and GBP/CHF Shorts: Best. Trade. Ever.
As I was saying earlier this week, I have been stockpiling in EUR/CHF short in my demo account (Fig. 1). Aside from that, I’ve also stocked up some GBP/CHF shorts this week (Fig. 2). Both positions are now closed because of my adjusted stops. These positions have single-handedly lifted me half way out of a [...]
Also posted in European Crosses, Self Assessment Tagged CHF, EUR, exit, FTC, GBP, good trade, paper trade Leave a comment
My name is Paul and I am a full-time engineer, part-time trader. Back in 2000, I deposited my $5000 interest-free student loan with an online broker. Since then, my interest in trading has become an obsession.
February 2010 Trading Performance Review