Archive for the ‘futures trader’ Category

Futures Traders Must Learn the Art of Pulling the Trigger

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

There is an art to pulling the trigger that futures traders must learn if they are to achieve success. Setting up and learning your system, studying and knowing the market, reviewing your charts and watching your indicators — all these important elements of futures trading come together in that critical ...

Keys to Becoming a Successful Futures Trader

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

There are a number of qualities that define a successful futures trader — the keys to success. Discipline. Discipline is the primary key to successful futures trading. You must have the discipline to learn your system, study it daily and tweak it to perfection. You must have the discipline to keep ...

Futures Traders Must Learn How To “Pull The Trigger”

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

We’ve been talking about charting basics lately and the signals charts give the futures trader. But signals are worthless if you fail to act. To be a successful futures trader you must not only know when, but have the courage to act. In futures trading, we call this pulling the ...

Charting Basics: How Futures Traders Use Tails

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Continuing our blog series on charting basics, today we talk about tails. It is essential for futures traders to be able to read and understand various charting forms and patterns at a glance. The ability to instantly decipher charting information is one of the hallmarks of a successful futures trader. ...

Charting Basics: How Futures Traders Use Reversal Bars

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

We’ve started a blog series on charting basics. Quickly understanding various charting forms and patterns is one of the most valuable skills for futures traders to develop. When you’re trading, you need to be able to decipher as much information from your charts as quickly as possible before you make ...