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Category Archives: Trading How-tos
What is your trading process?
Here is mine in a UML workflow diagram. How does it compare to yours?
Why should I care about other markets if I only trade ___?
A benefit of having traded different markets and instruments is that I have gained different perspectives on the capital markets. I realize that all markets are ultimately related. Rather it is fundamental, technical, or quantitative analysis, traders are essentially analyzing the supply and demand of the instrument that they are trading. But supply and demand [...]
February 2010 Trading Performance Review
I barely traded this month. The total number of trades in February for my forex demo account is ten. That’s far from my regular 150 – 250 trades a month. Ever since my trading system was broken because of technical difficulties, I’ve changed my priorities in trading. I spent most of my time in February [...]
Is a $5000 Questrade TFSA trading account cost effective? – Part 1
I recently talked about the benefits of a Questrade 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 [...]
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!” For amateur traders [...]
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.
March 2010 Trading Review