One of the benefits of CFD trading is going ‘short’.  Brokers are always touting its benefits. And there’s always an army of fresh new traders short the pants out of one market or other. For beginners at least there seems to be something rather cool about it. The best (and […]

How to keep calm whilst trading? How to stop trading fears? If you’re asking these types of questions then you’re asking the wrong ones.You need to be asking, how do I develop great trading habits?Riddle me this: if a professional trader and newbie have the exact same trading plan, why […]

Having emotional control is one of the keys to trading success. The bitcoin bubble was a time I witnessed many people losing theirs to irrational herd-like behaviour. It was fascinating to see. This article talks of that particular boom-bust, and what it can teach us as traders – no matter […]

There’s a reason I opt for simple trading systems; the more inputs a system has, the harder trading discipline becomes. So I’ve made all the systems, as idiot-proof as possible – me being the idiot. But designing systems is one thing, implementing them is a whole different ball game. Don’t […]

Tennis players have it, golfers have it. Even pick up artists have it. I’m talking of inner game. In trading, that means the ability to handle losing money. It’s something we all need to develop if we’re to become elite CFD or FX traders. In this article, I’m going to […]