Learning to Trade The STA Way – Student Updates
I’ve had a number of people inquiring about the STA Training Program lately, so I thought this week I would change things up a bit. Instead of posting one of my regular market recaps, I thought it would be useful to focus instead on some of our student traders and their development. At this point many of our current group …
4 Keys to Breaking Your Trading Plateau
Probably the biggest misconception out there about trading is how easy it will be for a new trader to develop the skills necessary to be consistently profitable. Most people think of skill acquisition as a steady process that will see a trader going from strength to strength, but this isn’t how learning any skill really works. In reality, skill development …
May 3rd Day Trading Recap: +6 Points – NFP Leads The Way and Starts The Weekend Early
You can almost always count on the Non-Farm Payroll report to inject a little life into the market, and today it certainly delivered. Before the ES market had even officially opened we had a runaway trend in place and the only smart bets were on more upside. Trading with an eye on the overall market context is absolutely key and …
April 29th Day Trading Recap: 6 Points – The Slow Upward Grind
The best thing about trading is that every day presents unique opportunities for us to learn, grow, and profit. Some of those days are wild back-and-forth affairs where traders need to be able to quickly adapt to changing conditions, and other days such as today are just slow and steady grinds in a single direction. While a more volatile market …
The Path to Becoming a Full Time Trader
A lot of people first get involved in trading to fulfill “The Dream“. For some it’s freedom from having a boss, for others it’s the desire to work from home to spend more time with the family, while a handful see trading as an opportunity to travel the world and take their work with them wherever they go. The potential …
April 17th Day Trading Recap: 18.75 Points – Trading for Fun and Profit
As any trader will tell you, the last couple days in Emini S&P 500 futures have been slow to say the least. Things sure can shift quickly though as today’s price action really opened up to provide traders with an absolutely incredible day! This is the ebb and flow of markets and something we need to be prepared for as …
