The Lone Stock Trader’s Blog
Journaling & Real-time Analysis – A Crucial Step Toward Making Money Consistently
If you've been following me for a while, you probably know that what I consider to be "the Holy Grail of trading" is post-analysis. Post-analysis is the process of reviewing your past trades, analyzing your mistakes, finding ways to avoid those mistakes, and improving...
How To Make Better Trading Decisions
Cognitive Biases We all have a tendency to think we are right most of the time, even when we are wrong. This is caused by what is known in psychology as "cognitive biases", and it often results in bad trading decisions, which over time results in losing money....
Honest Review – My Trading Results H1 2017
It's this period of the year. The first half of the year is over. Which means post-analysis. I absolutely love it. This is the exercise that turned my trading around a couple of years back. It allows me to discover the mistakes I do over and over again, to find ways...
Do The Things You Don’t Want To Do
Are You Currently Struggling As a Trader? Are you currently, despite having some good trades, losing money overall? Don't worry. You're not alone. You're actually in the vast majority. It is a well-known fact, backed by several studies that 80% to 90% of traders lose...
What Means “Being Consistently Profitable” in Trading
In the realm of trading, we often hear that the ultimate goal is to become consistently profitable. But what means "being consistently profitable" in trading? What Does It Mean? First of all, not so many out there actually understand what being consistently...
Do NOT Look For a Trading Strategy That Suits Your Personality
Conventional wisdom often produces conventional results. There is a common advice given to new traders who are struggling to find a trading strategy: "Find a strategy that suits your personality" This is in my humble opinion a wild oversimplification and even an...