During my very early days of currency trading my mind was running wild with the ideas and dreams of what I was going to do with my soon-to-arrive riches. Sound familiar?… More…
Posted 14:30 22 April 2008 by Dr. Pipslow
Many successful traders take a systematic approach to trading. They start with a hypothesis about the market or certain economic conditions. They follow up the hypothesis by creating a trading plan, and then they finalize the process by placing a trade to test their position. It’s very step 1, step 2, and so on.… More…
Posted 00:24 08 April 2008 by Dr. Pipslow
Your successful traders will tell you to minimize your use of and exposure to complex trading strategies. Novice traders usually go the complex route because they want to avoid risk and blindly leaping into Forex trading. … More…
Posted 16:30 17 March 2008 by Dr. Pipslow
For novice Forex traders there always exists the desire to be right. What better to help justify their progress as traders than their decisions being correct, resulting in a successful trade? Yet this yearning to be right can get them into trouble. … More…
Posted 14:02 03 March 2008 by Dr. Pipslow
Have you ever had one for those days? Your charting software didn't work just right, your Internet connection was doggedly slow, and you forgot to read up on this week's latest economic report releases so you missed all the good opportunities.… More…
Posted 06:05 19 February 2008 by Dr. Pipslow
Being successful, whether it's as a Forex trader, a business owner, or even as a parent, takes a lot of personal development. Day after day you have to deal with many uncertainties, some known and many others unknown. You are continually tested and how you react before, during and after these challenges all play part in your success.… More…
Posted 15:09 14 January 2008 by Dr. Pipslow
You can be super motivated to trade, filled with deep optimism, have millions of trading capital available, and a solid trading strategy, but if you don't devote your full concentration to the trade that you have on at the moment, you will lose money.… More…
Posted 10:52 07 January 2008 by Dr. Pipslow
It's not what you've got, but what you do with it that counts, right? Wrong. If you've got $1,000 in your account, and you're trading ten mini lots at a time, you will quickly end up broke as a joke.
Size does matter...in trading. Get your mind out of the gutter.… More…
Posted 16:47 27 December 2007 by Dr. Pipslow
Why do certain traders win consistently lose? Here are four reasons.… More…
Posted 13:46 27 November 2007 by Dr. Pipslow
When's the last time you jumped of a cliff because everybody else was doing it?… More…
Posted 03:47 13 November 2007 by Dr. Pipslow