Understanding the Stock Market
The idea of making money by buying and selling stocks on the stock market is certainly not a new idea, people have been doing this for over 600 years. Traders of the past would have spent weeks or even...
View ArticleThe Worlds Best Traders
I spent the last three days on a quest to find out who are the greatest traders on earth. I have manually researched over 80 different traders, I spent hours flicking through the internet on sites like...
View ArticleReview: StockTouch
StockTouch allows you to view 900 of the largest stocks in a single glance, a must have for any trader. StockTouch covers 4000 companies, it has 30,000 charts and it contains 40,000 news articles. You...
View ArticleIG Index launch trading alerts for your mobile device
IG Index have just updated their mobile dealing app to include custom trading alerts. I have attached some screen shots of the iPhone version and prepared a small write up for our readers. You can now...
View ArticleBetter Price Grid Lines
I want my charting platform to show grid lines based on a certain amount of points so I can gauge in any time frame what the price is doing. Charting platforms tend to add horizontal price lines to...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between a point, a pip and a tick?
Common questions among new traders are “What is the difference between a pip and a point?” or “What is the difference between a point and a tick?” and so on. I will outline here what the differences...
View ArticleTrading on a Mac
Trading on a Mac is something my customers are wanting and asking to do more and more these days. Mac computers have become popular since the birth of the iPhone in 2007 and I personally love them. But...
View ArticleTrading Rules – The Truth!
Trading is not just about having rules, it's about having the emotional discipline needed to stick to them. These rules can be applied to all different styles of trading, both day trading and intraday...
View ArticleThe Trin, the Tick and the Tiki
Market Internals can be very valuable tools for traders, let's take a look at the $TRIN, the $TICK and the $TIKI. Before I talk about The Trin, the Tick and the Tiki I want to quickly make sure your up...
View ArticleSatellite Internet for Traders
A trader came to me recently with a dream of travelling the world trading with a satellite internet connection. This reminded me of myself and the main reason I become a trader, so I researched how to...
View ArticleIG Index Performance Reports
Analysing your trading performance is a very important part of running your own trading business. I have created an Excel spreadsheet that will analyse the data provided by IG Index. By analysing the...
View ArticleStock Exchange of Mauritius
A trader came to see us this week because he wanted to start using our Home Trading System to start trading the Mauritian stock market. He is a Mauritian businessman who spends quite a bit of his time...
View ArticleTradeStation Web Trading
TradeStation have recently released their Online Web Trading Platform. Over the Last few weeks I have been giving it a try, I really like it, its great for checking your open positions or checking...
View ArticleSpread betting the News
IG Index have just released a new Google Chrome Extension for their dealing platform that will allow you to trade the news as you read it. After installing the extension you will see a small IG Index...
View ArticleMultiCharts take on .NET
MultiCharts have now adopted .NET into their platform allowing us to code amazing new indicators with untold possibilities, this is something that Ninjatrader already uses and its one of the best...
View ArticleWhat is financial freedom?
When someone is financially free it usually means they have enough money coming in to support their lifestyle and allow them to continue their lifestyle with little or no work. It’s a dream that many...
View ArticleWhy we love making NinjaTrader Indicators
We have recently changed our stance on the best free trading platform, we now recommend ninjatrader and are working hard on some new ninjatrader indicators. Check out this article to find out why we...
View ArticleWhere do I place my stop loss?
A trailing stop can protect our account when we are wrong but more importantly it helps to calm the mind in those situations when we were right. The purpose of a trailing stop is to maximise trading...
View ArticleJ.P. Morgan Financial Podcasts
One of the things I like to do when I am “relaxing” is listen to financial podcasts and audio, I know I shouldn't be always watching the markets or working but I just can’t help myself. I often listen...
View ArticleThe Cost of eSignal
As many of you know I love the eSignal 11 trading platform, it’s what I use for my own charting. I often get traders asking me what the costs of eSignal per month are. I have put together this rough...
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