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Post by traderAllen on Aug 13, 2014 7:02:49 GMT -5
In only eight trading days my aspiring trader has already made a 10% return for the month. Not too bad considering his financial advisor probably did not do that well. So what are some simple ways to prepare yourself for pulling pips out of the market? Well to begin with clear your chart and clear your mind. Clear your chart by getting rid of all those unnecessary squiggly lines on your chart the block your view of the price. Then get rid of all those squiggly lines underneath your price chart because there just repainted versions of history and will not do you any good either. With a clear chart your able to see what is currently going on in the market. Higher highs and higher lows were trending upward, look for entries, lower highs lower lows were trending downward, look for short entries, if you can't tell stay out of the market until you can tell. Clear mind the same way. Get rid of any distractions to start with as an example. Set a garbage can next to your desk take your hand and swipe everything on your desktop into the garbage can (metaphorically speaking) a cluttered desk leads to a cluttered mind. You need only your trading computer, and a pen and paper for notes. You cannot concentrate on trading if you keep looking over at that stack of bills wondering when you're going to pay them. You do need a good trade plan. You don't need a big account to get started. And you don't need to catch 100 pips swings to make good consistent profits. Look to take with the markets willing to give. And when it is not willing to give stay out. Allen
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Post by traderAllen on Aug 22, 2014 8:08:54 GMT -5
Here is the update. Been busy renovating an old farm house this week, so I only added a handful of trades. Still have not had any losing trades with a month, which is slightly better than normal. For me it's been a great month at 222 pips profit. As for my aspiring trader with a small account. She is now sitting at just under $400 profit so far for the month. I'll probably continue with the new trader account for another month unless I get bored. I have yet to figure out how to create a formula in Excel 2 skill the account down properly. I still have to figure it out, mostly by hand. My advice for the new trader. You don't need gimmicks. Your chart should be kept clean and clutter free. If your chart is cluttered your mind will be cluttered, you'll make more mistakes. Before you add anything to your chart ask yourself what value does it add. Do you need to add a trend indicator? No, you should be able to recognize easily with a little practice higher highs and higher lows, or lower highs and lower lows. If you cannot tell at the moment you do not trade at the moment. If you see price has stalled out in the not so distant past, expected to start again. Do not place trades into support and resistance. By add support sell at resistance. Most of all keep it simple.
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Post by traderAllen on Aug 30, 2014 22:04:49 GMT -5
The sample account is what really well it was based on my own trading PIP for pip only manages properly with a $3000 account size. The account made 17% for just the one month for a total of $548 profit.
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