Forex Trading Blog » Learn To Trade The Market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com Learn Price Action Trading with Nial Fuller Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:03:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Forex Trading Blog » Learn To Trade The Market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com 32 32 12 Killer Trading Lessons I Posted in 2018 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/12-killer-trading-lessons-2018 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/12-killer-trading-lessons-2018#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:07:03 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=42588 2019 is now officially well underway and hopefully you are making the best of it and sticking to all those New Year’s trading resolutions you made January 1st. Before we get too much further into the new year, I want to make sure you didn’t miss any of our best posts from 2018. Last year was an amazing year for me both professionally and personally and each year as I write about all the trading topics swirling around in my head, the process helps me improve and grow as a trader, and I want to share that knowledge with you as much as possible.

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To Be A Successful Trader, First Act Like A Successful Person https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/become-successful-trader-act-successful-person https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/become-successful-trader-act-successful-person#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2019 06:22:55 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=42388 Many beginning traders believe something along the lines of “Once I become a successful trader, then I will be (insert positive trait here)”. I am here to tell you that this thinking is not only hurtful to your trading but it is simply backwards.

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Make Your 2019 Forex Trading Resolution & Stick To It https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/make-your-2019-forex-trading-resolution-stick-to-it https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/make-your-2019-forex-trading-resolution-stick-to-it#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:20:14 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=42329 As traders, we all have areas of weakness that we want to strengthen and the New Year provides us with a fresh start, a blank slate if you will, to begin anew and try to rectify any big problems we may have had over the past year. I want you to take this lesson very seriously and actually do the exercises within it, because doing so (or not) could actually make or break your trading account for 2019.

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13 Quotes That Will Transform Your Trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/13-quotes-transform-trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/13-quotes-transform-trading#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2018 04:54:38 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=42115 We all need a little trading inspiration from time to time, what better way to get that than to ponder on quotes from some of the greatest traders of all time? I have read many trading books and biographies of famous traders that have helped me tremendously over the years. Some of their quotes have stuck with me and are essentially “mantras” that I repeat to myself daily as I look at the charts.

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The Market Will Deceive You If You Let It https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/market-will-deceive-you-if-you-let-it https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/market-will-deceive-you-if-you-let-it#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:54:02 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=41561 The cold hard truth about trading the financial markets is that the things you’re led to believe are important are often not as important as you think. Typically, the most important parts of trading are rarely discussed in-depth and seem to just get ‘blended’ into the background of the conversation.

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How to Exorcise Your Trading Demons https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-exorcise-your-trading-demons https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-exorcise-your-trading-demons#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:52:46 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=40337 In today's lesson, I am going to discuss some of the most vicious trading 'demons' that possess traders' minds and give you the power to exorcise them once and for all. This lesson is about taking the negative and turning it into positive. I am going to show you how to demolish the negative thought patterns and habits holding you back from achieving the trading success you want and deserve.

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What’s Your New Year Trading Resolution? https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/whats-your-new-year-trading-resolution https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/whats-your-new-year-trading-resolution#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2017 06:04:58 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=40017 After reading today's article, I'm going to ask you to write your "New Year’s Trading Resolution", and I hope you can be honest with yourself and your trading peers, and hold yourself accountable to the promise you make to yourself. Your success and happiness depend on sticking to these revisions in your life and trading, so put some effort in and make a list of things you want to improve and accomplish in the upcoming New Year.

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What Is The Weakest Link In Your Trading Chain ? https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/what-is-the-weakest-link-in-your-trading-chain https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/what-is-the-weakest-link-in-your-trading-chain#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:54:03 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=39539 It’s probably no surprise that you are standing in your own way when it comes to trading success and possibly even success in your life in general. It may sound like I am reinforcing a negative, but sometimes we must take responsibility for our own negative actions and face the reality of our lives head-on. In trading and typically our lives, this negativity is all about us; our egos, actions and emotions in the market.

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Why You Should Have a Favorite Market to Trade https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-you-should-have-a-favorite-market-to-trade https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-you-should-have-a-favorite-market-to-trade#comments Mon, 22 May 2017 10:45:21 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=36615 Having one market that you're a Jedi Master of, can help you become more of a specialist, and specialists are people who make the most money in life (think surgeons, lawyers, pro athletes etc.) You don't have to only trade one market, but I recommend focusing on a small handful of markets and having one of those that is your favorite. For example, for me, since I live in Australia, my favorite currency pair is the AUDUSD. I am more familiar with what moves it and how it moves than other pairs since I am of course more familiar with my home country and its inner workings. Someone living in the UK may favor the GBPUSD for example, for obvious reasons.

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10 Reasons Traders Fail to Make Money Trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/10-reasons-traders-fail-to-make-money-trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/10-reasons-traders-fail-to-make-money-trading#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:17:14 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=36559 We have all heard the cliché statistic that something like 80 to 90% of traders don’t make money. So, you basically have two choices; give up your dream of being free from work jobs and the drudgery of modern 9 to 5 society, or try to understand why most people fail at trading and work to make sure you are in the top 10 to 20% of traders who actually make money.

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Trading Success Begins with Mindset https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/trading-success-begins-with-mindset https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/trading-success-begins-with-mindset#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2017 10:16:35 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32685 It doesn’t matter how much money you have, it doesn’t matter how good of a technical analyst you are, and it doesn’t matter how much you ‘think’ you know about trading, if you don’t have the right mindset, you will never make money in the market.

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Are You an Independent or Dependent Trader? https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/are-you-an-independent-or-dependent-trader https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/are-you-an-independent-or-dependent-trader#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:21:42 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=33261 You've got to determine if you're a dependent or independent trader by understanding the difference between the two. If you think you are a dependent trader and you've been losing money in the markets, it may be time to switch sides...

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How Changes in Market Volatility Should Influence Money Management https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-changes-in-market-volatility-should-influence-money-management https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-changes-in-market-volatility-should-influence-money-management#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:13:49 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=35582 A trader may do well for a year, the strategy rocks, then they go through a period where they are not as profitable. They are using the exact same strategy but it falls to pieces the next year, why? This article will help you avoid this trap by explaining why you need to monitor volatility and use changing volatility to adjust the risk / reward on trades by editing your stop distance and profit objective.

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The Great Paradox of Trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/the-great-paradox-of-trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/the-great-paradox-of-trading#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2016 08:52:55 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=31989 The reason why it can seem so hard to make money as a trader, is best summed up by the following paradoxical statement by Ray Dalio in the book Hedge Fund Market Wizards (Ray is the founder of Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund):

"In trading, you have to be both defensive and aggressive at the same time. If you are not aggressive you will not make money, and if you are not defensive you will not keep money.”

It is trying to balance being aggressive enough to make money while being defensive enough to keep the money you’ve made that is the most basic problem a trader faces in the market. Today’s lesson will give you some tips on how to keep the two in balance so that you can not only improve your chances of making money in the market, but more importantly, not giving that money back to the market.

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Break Through the ‘Wall’ of Trading Mistakes Holding you Back https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/4-steps-to-break-through-the-wall-of-trading-mistakes-holding-you-back https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/4-steps-to-break-through-the-wall-of-trading-mistakes-holding-you-back#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2016 08:17:23 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=34439 Learning from our trading mistakes and actually making permanent changes from what we’ve learned, is the key to making consistent money in the markets. If you don't learn from your mistakes, you are going to be like a hamster that is continuously running on a hamster wheel but never actually going anywhere.

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How I Turned the Corner in My Trading Career https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-i-turned-the-corner-in-my-trading-career https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-i-turned-the-corner-in-my-trading-career#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:22:39 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=34902 I remember how it feels to be right where you might be at right now. You feel like giving up, you aren’t sure if trading is really even something you can actually make money at. I’ve been there and I’ve figured out how to crawl out of that funk and emerge a successful, profitable trader.

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Nial Fuller Wins Million Dollar Trader Competition https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/news-room/nial-fuller-wins-million-dollar-trading-competition https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/news-room/nial-fuller-wins-million-dollar-trading-competition#comments Mon, 16 May 2016 02:00:56 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=35055 Press Release – Gold Coast, Australia, May 16, 2016 Renowned trader Nial Fuller has won the $1 million top prize in one of the world’s most lucrative trading competitions. Fuller ended the Million Dollar Trader Competition with an impressive 369% return on investment. Nial Fuller, a professional trader and renowned trading coach who has trained […]

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AXITrader Million Dollar Trader Competition – Winner Announced https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/news-room/million-dollar-trader-competition-winner-announced https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/news-room/million-dollar-trader-competition-winner-announced#comments Fri, 13 May 2016 04:22:39 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=35042 Press Release – Sydney, Australia – 13 May 2016 After several months of live trading, AxiTrader is pleased to announce the winner of the first Million Dollar Trader competition. The competition, in which Forex traders competed in a live online trading environment to see who could generate the biggest percentage return on their original investment, […]

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10 Reasons You’re Not Making Money Trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/10-reasons-youre-not-making-money-trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/10-reasons-youre-not-making-money-trading#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:38:50 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=34843 If you aren’t making money trading yet, the good news is that we can easily diagnose what you’re doing wrong. The reasons traders don’t make money are fairly predictable and common. Once you have figured out why you are failing to make money in the market, then you can move on to the all-important task of correcting what you’re doing wrong so that you can hopefully start making money trading.

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Why You’re Not Picking Winning Trades and 5 Simple Steps to Fix It https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-youre-not-picking-winning-trades https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-youre-not-picking-winning-trades#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2016 10:32:56 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=34740 Do you need help picking winning trades? If you do, continue reading this lesson because I have laid out a simple 5-step to plan to get you on the track to improving your trading performance.

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3 Steps To Immediately Become A Successful Trader https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/3-steps-to-immediately-become-a-successful-trader https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/3-steps-to-immediately-become-a-successful-trader#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2016 06:21:59 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=34469 Becoming a successful trader is not as difficult or elusive as you probably think right now. All that is required is several changes in your behavior and more importantly, in your thinking. I recommend reading this entire article through to the end, because it I believe the information I’m about to share might just be the ‘missing piece’ of the trading puzzle you have been trying to put together…

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How to Bounce Back After a Losing Streak in the Market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-bounce-back-after-a-losing-streak-in-the-market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-bounce-back-after-a-losing-streak-in-the-market#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2015 07:46:20 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=33464 We all have losing streaks from time to time in the market. But, what determines if it’s a debilitating losing streak that leads to you blowing out your trading account or just a ‘normal’ losing streak? Either way, how do you bounce back after a losing streak? Emotions get stirred up and we can quickly […]

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Trusting Your Gut Feel in Trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/trusting-your-gut-feel-in-trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/trusting-your-gut-feel-in-trading#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:23:45 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32734 The best traders have a finely tuned ability to sense or ‘feel’ the market and what it might do next. This is often referred to as ‘gut feel’, and it’s something that I rely on heavily in my own trading. In my opinion, every trader must develop their gut feel in trading, and it’s something that comes from proper training followed by experience / screen time with the charts. Gut trading feel is something that will continue to develop within you as you gain more and more experience trading the market.

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The Top 5 Trading Tips No One Else Will Tell You https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/the-top-5-trading-tips-no-one-else-will-tell-you https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/the-top-5-trading-tips-no-one-else-will-tell-you#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2015 10:29:31 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=33173 The following five trading tips are things that you will be hard-pressed to find on other trading websites or blogs, and that is exactly why I am giving them to you here. As I often say, this may not be what you ‘want’ to hear, but it’s what you NEED to hear and that is what will ultimately help you succeed the fastest in trading.

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What Are Realistic Goals for a Forex Trader? https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/what-are-realistic-goals-for-a-forex-trader https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/what-are-realistic-goals-for-a-forex-trader#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:46:42 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32838 Goals are an important part of achieving success in anything, trading included. However, goals can be tricky because people usually set them too high, out of the realm of what’s realistically achievable in an acceptable amount of time. For example, having a goal of ‘becoming a full-time trader’ is not going to do you any good if you don’t know HOW to trade properly.

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Why Ignoring the News Can Save Your Trading Account https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-ignoring-the-news-can-save-your-trading-account https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-ignoring-the-news-can-save-your-trading-account#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 03:29:00 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=33029 With all the recent news surrounding Greece’s debt crisis and the virtual cascade of economic reports and other market-moving news events that happen each day, it can seem overwhelming to try and keep up with them all. What’s a trader to do?

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How to Develop a Peak Performance Trading Mindset https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-develop-a-peak-performance-trading-mindset https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-develop-a-peak-performance-trading-mindset#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 07:42:33 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32392 "On that last trade, I left too much money on the table, and I'm definitely not going to do that on this trade" Ben said to himself silently, "I’ve given up too much profit, and this time I’m going to really get every pip I can out of this trade." Ben could feel the anticipation circulating around his body; the excitement was palpable.

As the trade unfolded, Ben let the trade go beyond where he normally looks to exit, ‘knowing’ that this one was going to keep going for ‘a while.’ As the trade continued in his favour, Ben felt a rush of adrenaline coursing through his veins. As the trade ticked further in his favour, he started to get giddy. Ben was ‘hooked’ now, he thought “I’ve caught a huge winner, now I’ll show them!”

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The 4 Pillars of Forex Trading Success https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/4-pillars-of-forex-trading-success https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/4-pillars-of-forex-trading-success#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 05:42:59 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32577 Most people make trading far more complicated than it needs to be. Whilst it isn’t ‘easy’ to succeed at trading, it is a lot easier if you boil it down to its core components. If you do that, there are really only four pieces of the ‘puzzle’ that you need to focus on. If you’re spending time and energy focusing on anything other than these four pieces, you’re simply complicating the trading process and moving further off the path to success.

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Could Part-Time Trading Improve Your Results? https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/part-time-trading-improve-your-results https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/part-time-trading-improve-your-results#comments Fri, 08 May 2015 12:48:47 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32696 The short answer is, yes, you can be successful trading part-time. In fact, it could actually be very beneficial to your trading. In this lesson, we will discuss how you can fit trading into your busy schedule and how it can actually improve your trading results and make you a better trader.

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One Trade Is All It Takes To Make You or Break You https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/one-trade-is-all-it-takes https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/one-trade-is-all-it-takes#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:59:37 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32245 Most of the major Forex pairs have been in strong trends in recent weeks. During such trends, one big trade can literally make your entire month in the market. It can erase any recent losses and bank you a very nice profit at the same time. On the flip side, one bad trade can literally break your trading account if you mismanage it or let it get out of control.

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How To Make 2015 Your Best Trading Year Yet https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-make-2015-your-best-trading-year-yet https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-make-2015-your-best-trading-year-yet#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2015 09:19:39 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32211 The holidays are over and here you are, sitting at your computer hoping that 2015 is a better trading year than last year. Well, I am here to tell you that ‘hope’ has no real place in a trader’s mind and if you hope to much, you will hope yourself right into a blown-out trading account. You don’t want that and I don’t want that for you. So, in today’s lesson, I am going to give you some solid insight and suggestions that if you follow consistently will help you make 2015 your best trading year yet…

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End-of-Year Trading Self-Analysis https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/end-of-year-trading-self-analysis https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/end-of-year-trading-self-analysis#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 03:42:32 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32174 As you know, it’s the end of the year. That means it’s a great time to take stock of your trading performance over the past year and be honest with yourself about what you did right and what you did wrong. As a trader, I like to take the last week or two of the year off. I don't trade during this time at all. Instead, I use this time to hangout with my family more and also to reflect on my past year’s trading performance and tweak my trading plan for the upcoming year. I believe every trader will benefit by taking a similar approach into the year's end.

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A 7 Step Cure for a Trading Losing Streak https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/a-7-step-cure-for-a-trading-losing-streak https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/a-7-step-cure-for-a-trading-losing-streak#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 10:01:37 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=32097 Whilst there is no one single ‘cure’ for trading mistakes that will get you making money in the market immediately, there are some steps you can take that will get you pointed in the right direction. If you follow the 7 steps I’ve laid out for you below, you will be able to put an end to any excessive trading losing streak and get on the path to profitable trading much quicker.

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4 Self-Defeating Trading Habits You Need to Break https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/4-self-defeating-trading-habits-you-need-to-break https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/4-self-defeating-trading-habits-you-need-to-break#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:47:08 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=31908 Do you feel like you are your own worst enemy as you trade the markets? If so, you’re not alone. Many traders feel this way because quite frankly, they usually are their own worst enemies. Trading is perhaps the ultimate test of self-discipline and self-control, it will magnify your inability to control yourself in the face of constant temptation, or it will reward you handsomely if you possess this ability. Most people however, don’t possess the ability to control themselves consistently when it comes to trading the markets. The following four trading habits are common self-defeating mistakes that traders make and that you’re probably familiar with. Hopefully, after reading this you’ll have a better idea of how to overcome them and clear these obstacles from your path to trading success…

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Perform a Trade ‘Autopsy’ Every Month https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/perform-trade-autopsy https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/perform-trade-autopsy#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 02:27:57 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=31945 As an ongoing learning tool, traders should perform what I call a 'trade autopsy' on their trades by carefully dissecting and assessing both failed and winning trades. For me, this kind of weekly or monthly trade review was an incredible learning tool when I was starting out, and it’s really what ‘sharpened’ my trading skills.

What it really boils down to is asking yourself a series of questions about each trade after it’s closed out. You can make a simple checklist out of these questions or even add it to your trading plan at the end. Just make sure you do the trade 'autopsy' because it can significantly shorten the trading learning curve and will help you develop an effective trading routine.

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Cure Your Trading Problems by Admitting You Have Them https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/cure-your-trading-problems-by-admitting-you-have-them https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/cure-your-trading-problems-by-admitting-you-have-them#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2014 08:41:18 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=31283 In today’s lesson, I am going to put forward a ‘Trader’s 6-step Program’ that will act as a guide to help you cure your trading problems and hopefully get you out of the trading rut you might be in right now…
Being in denial of one’s trading problems is the most dangerous stage of the trading journey. At one point or another, all traders go through this ‘denial stage’ with their trading problems, and how fast they get through it or if they get through it, is what determines when they get on the path to profitable trading, if ever.

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How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Trading Enemy https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-stop-being-your-own-worst-trading-enemy https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-stop-being-your-own-worst-trading-enemy#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:52:46 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=31245 How many times have you just wanted to kick yourself because you exited a trade for a loss before it hit your stop loss, only to see it take off in your favor without you on board? Or, how many times have you felt the extreme frustration that comes with giving back your recent trading profits to a trade that you knew was ‘stupid’ before you entered it?

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How ‘Recency Bias’ Affects Your Trading Decisions https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/recency-bias-trading https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/recency-bias-trading#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:02:34 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=31137 Have you ever felt like the market is trying to ‘trick’ you? Does it sometimes seem like it knows what you’re going to do before you do it, almost as if it’s waiting to counter your next move? If so, you’re not alone. Most traders have experienced this at some point in their careers, you may even be struggling with it right now.

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Don’t Convince Yourself Out Of Good Trades – Trust Your Gut https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/dont-convince-yourself-out-of-good-trades-trust-your-gut https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/dont-convince-yourself-out-of-good-trades-trust-your-gut#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:24:06 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30535 I know exactly what you’re going through as a trader, because I was exactly like you and I’ve got thousands of members like you. You see a good trade setup but for some reason you don’t take it even though your ‘gut’ is telling you to, then you sit there watching as it moves aggressively in your favor without you on board.

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Developing a Confident Trading Mindset https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/confident-trading-mindset https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/confident-trading-mindset#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 07:38:25 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30675 Traders need confidence to succeed. Clearly, anyone needs confidence if they want to excel at something like trading or sports, where you are competing against an opponent(s), and don’t kid yourself, the market and all other traders are your opponent. You are even your own opponent in trading, so basically, everyone is your opponent in the market, and it literally is ‘you against the world’. In fact, you probably have even gotten condescending comments from your closest friends and family (who probably know nothing about trading) about ‘trading being a waste of time’, etc.

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5 Trading Tips You Need to Know Now https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/5-trading-tips-you-need-to-know-now https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/5-trading-tips-you-need-to-know-now#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:01:58 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30631 One of the biggest ‘keys’ to trading success is understanding the fact that in trading, you can only control yourself and your actions, but you cannot control the market. This may seem like a relatively obvious point at first, but most traders do not trade as if they understand or accept it. They try in vain to force their will upon the market, doing everything they can to ‘force’ money out of it, seemingly unaware that this behavior is the exact reason they are not profiting.

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Why I Will Never Trade The News https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/never-trade-news-fundamentals https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/never-trade-news-fundamentals#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:07:05 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30580 I am about as far into the technical (price action) analysis camp as you can be, I believe very strongly that the price action of a market reflects everything we need to know about it. I personally don’t trade the news or use fundamental analysis in my trading, and I honestly feel it is a big part of why I’ve been successful in trading.

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The Low-Hanging Fruit Trading Strategy https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/low-hanging-fruit-trading-strategy https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/low-hanging-fruit-trading-strategy#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:20:20 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30471 As a trader, you should be focused on “low-hanging fruit” trades if you want to get the most out of your trading capital and maximize your chances of long-term trading success. In today’s lesson, I am going to help you understand how and why you need to shift your mindset to trades that are truly low-hanging fruit…

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The Only Real Way To Beat The Market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/only-real-way-to-beat-the-market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/only-real-way-to-beat-the-market#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:50:07 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30498 So what’s the big ‘secret’? How are some traders ‘beating’ the market consistently while you sit there enduring yet another frustrating week in the market? What if I told you there’s really just two main ingredients that you need to beat the market consistently? Read on to find out what they are and how they can put you into that elite group of traders and investors who regularly profit in the market…

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My Favorite Markets To Trade and Why https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/favorite-markets-to-trade-why https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/favorite-markets-to-trade-why#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:39:26 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30397 I get a lot people asking me what markets I trade. The short answer is that I follow a handful of highly-liquid, major markets that provide me with the best price action trading opportunities.

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Is Information Overload Drowning Your Trading Success? https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/information-overload-drowning-trading-success https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/information-overload-drowning-trading-success#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:59:56 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30378 Information and knowledge can only take you so far in life and in trading. Everything has a saturation point where “more” stops being better, this is very true in trading. You can hit a mental saturation point in trading, this is the point where you’ve absorbed all the trading theory and knowledge that you need to trade effectively, and by taking in more knowledge / information / training beyond this point you are actually hurting your chances of trading success.

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Why Do You Keep Making Stupid Trades ? https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-do-you-keep-making-stupid-trades https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/why-do-you-keep-making-stupid-trades#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:01:09 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30285 Have you ever sat at your computer feeling frustrated, greedy or angry and then entered into a trade that you knew was a stupid one even before you clicked the Buy or Sell button? Was it almost as if you knew beforehand that the trade would probably fail but you couldn’t stop yourself from taking it because you felt almost possessed by a ‘trading demon’ that was taking control of your mind and body?

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How to Unlock Your Full Trading Potential https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/unlock-full-trading-potential https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/unlock-full-trading-potential#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:31:55 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=30117 It is my belief that anyone can learn to trade successfully if they really want it bad enough. However, most people fail at trading simply because their desire to become successful at it is not strong enough to force them into having persistent self-discipline.

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How to Gain Confidence in Your Forex Trading Abilities https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-gain-confidence-in-your-forex-trading-abilities https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/how-to-gain-confidence-in-your-forex-trading-abilities#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:14:43 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=7819 Being a confident trader is not something that just happens overnight. It is the result of consistently doing many things correctly for a long enough period of time. In fact, you could even say that consistency is the main ingredient for confidence in a trader. Many traders experience fear, doubt, and indecision while interacting with the markets, there are a number of reasons why this happens, but it is primarily a result of one or two things; not knowing exactly when their trading edge is present and (or) not being disciplined.

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Using Price Action to Listen to the Market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/using-price-action-to-listen-to-the-market https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/blog/using-price-action-to-listen-to-the-market#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:38:29 +0000 https://www.learntotradethemarket.com/?p=7629 In essence, the market “speaks” to us through its price action, all we have to do is learn to listen and interpret what it is telling us via this “language” of price action. But how exactly do we do this?

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