The Market Doesn’t Care
The Disciplined Trader is a book written by the late Mark Douglas. In this post I quote from The Disciplined Trader to reinforce the idea that trying to make predictions…
Tips / Psychology / General
Trading Shortcuts: Worth It?
It’s instinctive to look for shortcuts in order to find trading success. It makes sense that the quicker we learn, the faster we’ll make money. In this post I explore…
Hard Truth: Inconsistent Trading Results are Caused by Strategy Hopping
One of the biggest battles for newer traders is sticking to a trading strategy. This post explores why strategy hopping is not the best idea when you are trying to…
EURNZD: Week of 23 June 2025
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EURGBP: Week of 16 June 2025
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Technical Analysis
Bollinger Bands
This post introduces Bollinger Bands, a very popular trading indicator. Please read on. (more…)
The Harami Candlestick Pattern
This post will cover the bullish and bearish harami candlestick pattern. Before I start, if you are new to candlesticks and want an introduction, you can start here. (more…)
Tight Stops or Wide Stops?
I can’t decide for you (the trader) on how tight or wide your stops must be, but I can explain how they (tight or wide stops) will affect your trading.…
Charts, Levels and Strategizing
EURGBP: Week of 12 May 2025
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EURUSD: Week of 5 May 2025
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GBPJPY: Week of 28 April 2025
See daily chart of GBPJPY below for the discussion that follows. (more…)