The "Traders Mindset" micro-blog is the perfect source of inspiration to help you stay focused, determined, and motivated on your trading journey. Facing Losses with Confidence: The Key to Successful Trading In trading, it's essential to understand the right time to cut losses and avoid further damage to investments. After all, accepting a loss [...]
After noticing that we monitor raw and refined sugar contracts, one of our clients asked which specific contract to trade. As a result, we have put together a brief explanation of the differences between the two contracts. Sugar Contracts: Which One to Trade? Two of the most significant sugar futures are Raw Sugar #11 [...]
Systematic Advantage #3 makes it easy to test and apply position-sizing adjustments. Position-sizing is an essential part of any trading strategy, as it allows traders to manage their risk by controlling how much money they put into a particular position. Systematic trading makes testing and applying different position-sizing adjustments easy, allowing traders to optimize their [...]
The "Traders Mindset" micro-blog is the perfect source of inspiration to help you stay focused, determined, and motivated on your trading journey. Consistent Trading With A Well-Crafted Trading Plan It's a common misconception that consistent traders possess a natural talent or gift for trading. However, the truth is that most successful traders rely on [...]
How to use Return Calendars Every market goes through a pattern of strength and weakness during a year, caused by various factors such as seasonality or economic cycles. Therefore, investors and traders must stay updated with these fluctuations to make sound trading decisions. While traditional seasonal charts offer a long-term perspective of market trends, they [...]
Systematic Advantage #2 Allows traders to trade more markets actively Systematic trading allows traders to actively participate in more markets than they would be able to if they relied on manual strategies. This is because systematic strategies allow traders to quickly analyze and act on market data, allowing them to take advantage of new opportunities [...]
The "Traders Mindset" micro-blog is the perfect source of inspiration to help you stay focused, determined, and motivated on your trading journey. Finding Fulfillment in the Journey of Trading When it comes to trading, focus on loving the journey of making wise trades rather than the destination. If your eyes are only set on [...]
Systematic Advantage #1: Reduces, if not eliminates, trading emotion Systematic trading seeks to reduce or even eliminate trading emotion. It relies on pre-defined rules and strictly enforced algorithms to buy, sell and manage positions without the bias of a human trader's emotions. Utilizing this methodology allows traders to take advantage of market movements more consistently, [...]
Econ 101: Understanding the Consumer Price Index As a trader or investor, you’re likely familiar with the “Consumer Price Index” or CPI. But do you know what it is and why it’s so important? This blog post will explore the Consumer Price Index, how it is collected and used, and some of its limitations. The [...]
The Santa Claus rally: a yearly phenomenon The Santa Claus rally is a name given to the period in December when stock prices tend to rise. The rally typically lasts from the last week of December to the first week of January. Many traders and investors keep an eye on this phenomenon, which can give [...]
