Although it might be hard to believe, my day trading setup uses only a single 13″ laptop for my trading. It has my charts and a trading platform from one or two brokers. A trader does not need any more than this to make money. Just print out a 5-minute chart of any market at […]
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What trading account size do I need to trade?
A Forex trader, especially a day trader, probably can begin with a trading account size as small as $1,000. I have seen ads suggesting that an Emini trader can make money by day trading only a $500 account. I think that is a mistake. A beginning trader will probably lose for at least a year […]
Is there a perfect trade setup when trading online
When traders start out learning how to trade online, he has a sense that it must be hard to make money. He knows he is competing against the smartest people in the world. However, he hopes that there is a shortcut, some easy, perfect trade setup that might be too small for Goldman Sachs or […]
The surefire folly of trading with Technical Analysis Indicators
Whenever a trader begins his quest to learn how to make money, he naturally looks for information. Ads and websites are reasonable resources. He will invariably find many that are extremely professional and showcase lots of technical analysis indicators. He then concludes that complicated computer screens with lots of quote screens and charts filled with […]
Trading ranges – areas of confusion
Trading Range trading strategies The market is in constant search of balance, which means a price where both the bulls and bears feel there is value in placing a trade. They need to believe that they will make money. This means an area of confusion, a trading range, because how else could both the bulls […]
Trade management — learn to manage your trades
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Beginners should enter with stop orders
Beginners should only enter with stop orders. He often waits for many bars before he finally finds a trade that he is confident will make him money. He very often then watches the market reverse quickly and stop him out, and it occurs to him that he would have made a profit had he done the […]
Always In Long and Always In Short
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Day trading the open
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Support and resistance
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