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Adam Jowett

Brisbane, Australia

Theory: Trade Logs

Theory: Trade Logs

Well, we spend so much time working on our trading systems, on when to enter, exit, move stop losses, take profits, etc., etc. but how much time do we spend reviewing trades we have placed? I dare say many of us (me included at times) kind of forget about this

Trading’s not difficult. Traders are difficult.

Trading’s not difficult. Traders are difficult.

Trading is not complicated. We, as humans, make it complicated. As traders, we can do one of three things when placing a trade. Buy, sell, or do nothing at all. If you trade some markets, you can only do two of those things. As traders, we make what is essentially

Stop losses and sore nipples

Stop losses and sore nipples

Stop losses. One of the most hotly debated areas of trading. Should you have them? Where to place them? Why are they needed? To make it clear, I trade with stop losses. They are large, I hate them, but they are there strictly for emergencies. I just don’t trust

Why scaling out of positions could send you broke

Why scaling out of positions could send you broke

I’ve read a lot of trading books. I think the technical term for how many is “shit loads” or a close variant of that. One of the more disputed areas in all of those books is how to exit a position. Do we take partial profits in stages? Do

Have You Traded Naked?

Have You Traded Naked?

How long have you been trading? If you have been trading any more than a few months, chances are you have gone through many cycles of trading systems, timeframes, and strategies. You have probably tried multitudes of different indicators, stop-loss strategies, entry signals, and alert services, and more than likely

Finger Freeze

Finger Freeze

So here is how I see it, you go to the effort of backtesting a system, working out an entry and exit strategy, fine tune your stop loss levels and are ready to go. You watch the markets, the news, the stars and numerology until you find the exact point

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Theory: Trading the News

News, most people watch it, many want to be in it, but how many trades it? I am writing this a day after some poor housing data in the US saw the USD get kicked, mashed, belly-flopped, Chinese burned (the most painful) and jumped on to the tune of 200