A Candlestick Patterns is a type of chart used in trading as a visual representation of past and current price action in specified timeframes. A candlestick consists of the body with an upper or lower wick or shadow. Candlesticks are created using the opening and closing prices along with the trading range of the candlestick period. How do you … Read more
Starting a successful venture in the world of FX trading can be a daunting task, especially with the overwhelming number of options available in terms of tactics, indicators, and signals. Ultreos Forex aims to simplify this process by providing top-notch forex signals in Australia. Our forex signal service is built on reliable technical analysis, offering … Read more
All traders have both wins and losses regardless of their strategy and system. Much like in sports traders don’t succeed on every trade just like baseball players don’t hit every pitch and basketball players don’t sink every basket.
Most studies show that 90% of traders and investors don’t make money over the long-term. The majority of traders, even if they get lucky and profitable early just give back those gains over time. Even buy and hold investors can become shaken out of their long-term plans to not sell when a vicious bear market takes back years of gains. 80% of traders also tend to just quit altogether during their first two years of learning lessons the hard way. Most traders don’t really fail they just quit too early and never even to the work required to even try to be successful.
Position Sizing isn’t random. It’s calculated based on ACCOUNT RISK (AR) and TRADE RISK (TR). A formula controls risk so we know exactly how many stocks, futures contracts, or forex lots to buy on a given trade. There are many ways to calculate position size. Here are a few simple ones:
The pin bar is a candlestick bar which is a very powerful formation if you use it correctly. You can catch significant market moves as this bar signals to take the trade from the beginning of the trend. We find these ideal pin bars when the market moves sharply and then dries the volatility or loses the strength of its trend.
Most traders DO lose money. Social media makes it look easier than it is because so many people are posting their winning trades. Availability bias is believing information you see most. Seeing it most doesn’t make it true. Losers just tend to be less public about it.
The wrong trading psychology is one of the biggest things that cause people to fail in trading the financial markets. No trading system will work, no matter how good, if a trader can’t follow it with discipline and focus over a long period of time. It is emotions and ego that usually cause a trader … Read more
Here are five of the most important lessons I learned early on in trading that could help others just getting started or traders that are frustrated not being able to achieve profitability.
Technical analysis is the art and science of reading charts to quantify the trend or trading range price is in, the path of least resistance for the next directional move, the area of value on the chart, and create good risk/reward ratios by defining key technical levels.