The Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned in 18 Years of Trading » Learn To Trade The Market
I have been learning about the markets and trading them for nearly two decades now. Trust me, when I see this written out in text, it makes me realize two things: I am getting old, lol. I have learned A LOT in those 18 years. In fact, I have learned so much that it can […]
The Difference Between Price Action Event Zones and Support & Resistance Levels » Learn To Trade The Market
Two of the primary features of any price chart that are critical components for any price action trader to thoroughly understand, are support & resistance levels and price action event zones. You are probably more familiar with “support and resistance levels” since they are one of the more basic technical analysis concepts and are pretty […]
Why I’m Not A Day Trader » Learn To Trade The Market
Like most traders, I was obsessed with day trading at the start of my career, it’s what I studied, it’s how I traded, it was how I lived. However, I quickly discovered that something was wrong. I just couldn’t seem to make any money trading this way. It was stressful, time-consuming, difficult and even maddening […]
The Most Profitable Markets I Trade & Why » Learn To Trade The Market
I get a lot of emails from traders asking me whether or not my strategies work on certain markets that may not be discussed often on my site. The answer is basically, yes. The proprietary price action trading method I use is applicable to many different global markets, not just Forex. However, with Forex trading […]
Why You Should Use Wide Stop Losses » Learn To Trade The Market
Stop loss placement is perhaps the most overlooked and misunderstood piece of the trading ‘puzzle’… Aside from the particular trading strategy you use to navigate and trade the markets, ‘where you place your stop loss’ is arguably the most important aspect of every trade you take. One of the core tenets of my trading approach […]
How To Develop A Winning Trader’s Mindset » Learn To Trade The Market
Are you ready to stop toying around and start making a serious attempt at trading profitably? If you want to trade with the big boys you will have to act like a big boy and stop behaving like a child in the market. That’s right, today’s lesson is a no-holds-barred in-your-face mother-load of brutal honesty […]
What I Wish I Knew About Trading 18 Years Ago » Learn To Trade The Market
Have you ever wished you had a time machine so you could go back in time and avoid all the costly mistakes you made early-on in your trading career? Unfortunately, there is no time machine, but for all you beginning traders out there, you have the enormous advantage of being able to learn from those […]
Why You Need To Protect Your Trading Account Balance & How To Do It » Learn To Trade The Market
Your trading account balance matters much more as you advance in your trading skill than when you’re beginning, yet in order to advance and learn you must risk real money, which in the early-days can be risky and lead to significant damage to your account. Seems like some type of “cruel” paradox, right? What good […]
13 Quotes That Will Transform Your Trading » Learn To Trade The Market
We all need a little trading inspiration from time to time, what better way to get that than to ponder on quotes from some of the greatest traders of all time? I have read many trading books and biographies of famous traders that have helped me tremendously over the years. Some of their quotes have […]
Why You Exit Trades Too Early & How To Stop Doing It » Learn To Trade The Market
Exiting trades too early is something many of you struggle with on a regular basis. I know for me, this was one of the most difficult trading mistakes to overcome. How many times have you exited a trade manually for a either a small win or a small loss and then the next day felt […]