Starting with the basics “Trading with Expectation.” What a strange statement? Do we not always trade with expectations? Of course, but the word I used is expectation, not expectations. There is a difference; and it is not just the “s” at the end of the word. Every trader has expectations, usually of gain, when they … [Read more…]
In this coming series of posts we shall examine how to trade with statistics of price movement. For now, our sequence shall be: Part 1: Determining how likely our exits are to be hit. Part 2: Determining the Expected Value of our trade before we make the trade Part 3: Evaluating the trade from the … [Read more…]
You need to “get real” before you put your hard-earned money at risk. You might want to read this post (¿again), just as a reminder, before you do anything else. This post has been deliberately made sticky, because we want you to be aware of what you are doing. That is not because we are … [Read more…]
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