Articles on institutional positioning, options flow, price action, and the neuroscience of trading.
The markets are our testing ground, and trading is the vehicle through which can clearly see the results of our work, our discipline (or lack thereof) and our concentration. It is through these two (the markets and trading) we have the live opportunity to see habitual patterns that either help us move forward, or hold…
Now that we have discussed the Two Necessities To Trade Successfully of what you need to trade successfully in part 1 of this series, it is time to get into part 2 of the series which is Developing the Two Traits. These are traits which you may not have at the moment, but you can…
We just wrote part 1 of ‘What Do You Need to Trade Successfully‘. If you are a developing trader, or still struggling to trade consistently profitably, then you will want to read this article which goes into the two necessities of trading. Kind Regards Chris Capre 2ndSkiesForex
To be successful at anything, it requires work and sometimes the work you have to do to build your skillset is not entirely glamorous, sexy or fun. For example, I am doing competitive archery, and some of my training actually has to do without shooting an actual bow, but working with an elastic band to…
In 2009, Gary Kasparov, one of the world’s greatest chess players of all time (now retired from competitive chess), played what is a called a simul game exhibition. In this exhibition, he played 25 simultaneous games against some of the top local talent all that the same time. The opposing players had as much time…
Just a few days ago, I was talking to someone named Marshall. His dad is the head of a major investment firm which manages over $1Billion. We are in talks with his fathers firm about investing with our fund and Marshall was the first person we were talking to. We got into a really good…
When I am not trading, or preparing for trading, I spend a lot of my time watching professionals, particularly high-level professionals. I find watching any high-level professional in any field gives me tremendous insight into being a professional, how to operate at a high level, and how I can improve my trading. This week I…
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. -Alexander Graham Bell Many times I talk to my private course students and ask them what they do to prepare for the day’s trading. These are the general responses I get; -Drink a cup of coffee, maybe two -Check out what announcements are coming out -Look…
Yesterday was the most interesting class at the range in the last year and a half. Not because it was the last class before I move to another country, but because of the exercise we practiced for an hour and a half. It required an absolute sense of awareness with one’s technique, feeling and positioning,…
Willingness One of the key qualities you will find behind all successful people (across all fields of work and craft) is a ‘willingness‘. A willingness to take full responsibility for their efforts, actions and results. A willingness to take ownership of every step along the way from training, to the process, to daily actions and…