Archive for the ‘Trading Mindset’ Category
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 ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
Futures traders come in all flavors but it’s basically a Neapolitan world. You can be a scalper, swing trader or a combination trader. Mindset and methodology generally determine in which sector of the futures trading world you’ll thrive.
Scalpers. Scalpers seek immediate gratification. They look for short-term market movements seeking to ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Futures contracts are complex financial instruments and trading them demands constant daily, even hourly, monitoring. When you trade futures, there are myriad shifting variables that must be monitored continuously. Trading futures is about minimizing risk and maximizing profits. Profits are often made on small price points in an interval of ...
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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 ...
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