My Basic Rules For Risk Management   A common question I hear is how do you manage risk? I am a quantitative trader therefore everything I design has risk management…

Using Volume Profile Instead Of Support And Resistance Here is another lesson(video is below) for you guys on volume profile. I was posting volume profile charts in a Dropbox folder…

Abstract: This guide is intended to help those who are just starting to look at futures. This material will not contain any strategies, quantitative edges, or any other conceivable edges. Just the basics.

1. Cut your losses quickly.
2. “They” are out to get me.
3. You must remove your emotions to be a successful trader.
4. Technical analysis is all I need to be successful in the markets

In my short time as a trader/educator, I have seen many things. Some of them are good and some of them are bad. This blog post may be a rehash of things you have heard or read about before but hopefully, I can add my own perspective on them. I would recommend reading 5 B/S Clichés after you read this post.

In the age of social media a buzz and content galore, it is often hard to find what is true and what is frivolous nonsense. This is no exception in the trading community that we live in. Considering the advent of technology there has been a proliferation of fake trading gurus, fake news, greed, corruption, and lawsuits more than ever before. An example would be old floor traders who cannot trade anymore and now operate their own trading service. [Remember anyone can start a newsletter or trading service].