Taking A Loss
Everybody loses at times, it comes with the territory. Anyone tells you otherwise is blowing smoke. When I first began trading losing was a daily occurrence that eventually led to…
Keeping It Simple
I'm convinced that we as humans have a tendency to complicate things on every level. It's been my experience that less truly is more, especially when it comes to trading.…
Why I Love The Markets
If you stop and think about it, the markets are amazing. There is always someone there to take the other side of the trade. Sure, it may be a market…
Nootropic Thunder
Seems like yesterday I was working with a client who suffered from an addiction to Adderal. He was prescribed the stimulant, many years before we met, to help him focus…
Risk Is A Necessary Evil
We all have our own horror stories of the financial crisis and no doubt have heard countless iterations of others' woes. Fear causes us to do some dumb things, no…
Michael Bigger Book Review
When we are filled with the energy of Flow we are able to focus our attention which leads to action. The energy of Flow is neutral and like any other…
If you were stranded on a desert island…
It never ceases to amaze me how many people I interact with that when asked this simple question stammer. The question is if they could only use one indicator what…
Trade Accordingly
2010 is nothing but a memory now, much like when I rang in the new century with a closet full of canned food a generator with 50 gallons of diesel…
Own It!
It seems so easy to focus on the things we do wrong. I can name hundreds of mistakes I’ve made in my life. I choose not to focus on what…
Managing Risk
Over the years I've been fortunate enough to get to know thousands of market participants. Some are long-term investors others are scalping pennies per trade on thousands of shares while…