Do you know exactly what you need to do to make profitable trades, but find yourself repeatedly getting in your own way? Do you become overactive in the market, revenge trade, ignore limits, or hesitate to take on risk because you are afraid to make a mistake? These are all ways that your mind and … Read more
Join Dr. Reid for another presentation designed to help you break the fear and loss cycle. In this webinar, Dr. Reid will provide you with a method that can be trusted to instill the courage you need to take only those “A” trades, despite any doubts and fears you might experience as you sit at … Read more
Risk in trading is inevitable, but bad risk is avoidable. In this interactive session, we will discuss how to make good vs. bad risk decisions, as well as how you can manage your trades to balance your risk vs. reward calculations.
As an individual trader or investor, you cannot trade directly on a Stock Exchange. For that, you will need a “broker” or “brokerage account.” A broker is simply an intermediary that gives people access to a Stock Exchange. For day trading, you need a good direct-access broker. In fact, you don’t need just a good … Read more
Trade the Best, Leave the RestAs part of the algorithmic trading by computer systems, the majority of stocks will trend with the overall market unless they have a reason not to. So, if the market is moving up, the majority of stocks will be moving up. If the overall market is going down, the prices … Read more
Dear Traders, Another volatile week has commenced, with the market gapping down over 1% but then rebounding in the Open session. I am in the United Kingdom, and actually staying in Windsor, near the castle grounds where Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest. It is quite the historic moment to be in Windsor … Read more
What Are Candlesticks? Candlesticks are a very common way to chart the price of stocks. They allow you to see the opening price, the highest price in a given time period, the lowest price in that time period, and the closing price value for each time period you wish to display. Although some people prefer … Read more
Dear Traders, The markets were destroyed yesterday, with the technology sector QQQ down over 6%. More aggressive hikes are on the way, and central banks all around the world (with the exception of China and Japan’s) will continue to raise interest rates. Today, the market found some stability, and I made one great trade on … Read more
Dear Traders, Happy inflation number day! Inflation did not ease as expected in August 2022, with an 8.3% rise showing that the squeeze on consumers remains persistent even when gas prices fell. The market is falling apart as I am writing this newsletter, with the tech sector’s QQQ dropping over 4% and SPY over 3%. … Read more
Some traders focus heavily on technical indicators like the RSI (Relative Strength Index), the moving average convergence divergence (also known as the MACD), or the moving average crossover. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of sophisticated technical indicators out there. Some traders believe they have found the Holy Grail of technical indicators, and it might … Read more
Dear Traders, I had a “meh” trading day with a heavy loss on AMD and a great win on TSLA. You can watch the recap that Brian and I posted here. The market rallied for the second day as investors assess whether monetary tightening (high interest rates) is getting closer to being already priced in … Read more
Why You Need to Manage Risk Risk management is the science, and often the art, of limiting the losses your trading account may suffer. All professional and great traders lose money. What distinguishes the successful ones from the burnouts is that they manage their risk well. There are two elements in risk management: a proper … Read more
Dear Traders, My apologies for the long absence from trading. I was completely offline at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada. This was my 3rd burning, and it was an amazing experience. The market opened choppy this morning but has stayed strong as I am writing this newsletter. I traded small share sizes on … Read more
What Is Day Trading? As the name suggests, day trading is based on buying and then selling stocks within a single day, and sometimes within minutes or seconds. Unlike traditional investing, which usually involves thoughtful market analysis and long-range planning, day trading focuses on the countless up-and-down price fluctuations that characterize a typical trading session … Read more
The performance problems you have in trading are not caused by anything “out there” in the markets. Depending on what emotionally-based mindset you are in at a particular moment, you will “see” your charts differently. Most step into the batter’s box already primed by fear, excitement, or aggression – so they perceive their charts based … Read more
When should I enter into a trade? When should I let my winner run and when should I exit all for a small profit? Should I move my stop loss to break even? These questions – and more – are the types of questions you no doubt ask yourself every single time you are in … Read more
One of the first steps to trading successfully is figuring out “where” to find a trading opportunity. In this webinar, we will discuss just that. Using volume- and price-based criteria, we will focus on how exactly you can find specific stocks that would be expected to perform well. We will then review how to isolate … Read more
Dear Traders, The market rallied at the Open and we took some amazing trades on TSLA and TQQQ with Brian. You can watch our recap here. It was a big move! The market is red, and only the Energy sector is strong today. Brian’s natural gas and uranium trades are doing well for him. It … Read more
Dear Traders, Today was an astonishing day. NVDA’s earnings were missed by 15% and the stock gapped down 7%, but then traded higher for the day at 5%! What a crazy market. Brian and I had a great trading day. We posted our recap on NVDA and AMD here. Is the market at its bottom … Read more
Dear Traders, We had an amazing seminar in Southern California on Saturday, with over 60 traders from our community attending for a half day of presentations. It was a very successful event that we plan to repeat over the coming months in both Florida and the New York City area. Meme stocks are on fire … Read more