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Trading isn’t just about charts, strategies, and market timing. The truth is, your lifestyle choices directly affect how you perform in the markets. Many traders underestimate how much daily habits, health, and mindset can tilt the balance between consistent profits and frustrating losses. Let’s dive into five key lifestyle choices that can either boost your […]
Becoming a consistent trader requires a few keys things to ensure you remain consistent. Many traders take the time to find a strategy that works and develop a risk management plan, but few can execute this successfully. The reason may be very simple, you aren’t recording your trades. Build a stats sheet based on your […]
Starting your trading journey can be both exciting and overwhelming. With all the information out there, it’s easy to get lost. But the truth is, you don’t need everything. Just the right things. Whether you’re looking to replace your 9–5 or build a side income, here’s exactly what you need to begin trading the smart […]
Trading involves a constant conflict of various emotions as well as conflict between the technical indicators. Fear is a constant factor, whether it’s the fear of missing out, the fear of losing money or the fear of not making enough these emotions can play havoc when trading. Some technical indicators will suggest the market is […]
One of the most important things to do in trading is to build yourself a trading plan, it is essential to making a success out of trading. A trading plan is there to protect your capital and mindset which are two major factors in trading. There are a few things you will need in your […]
Trading can seem like a scam… the ability to make money by clicking buy and sell buttons seems like gambling, and being able to make a living by trading 2 hours a day seems too good to be true. The reality is that most people fail to do this as they come in with the […]
A lot of South Africans are under huge financial pressure. Increasing tax, petrol prices and the price of food seems to be leaving a lot of people with a scarce amount of money. What can we do to fight this? Typically, the solution to the problem is not so simple. People normally talk about spending […]
To make a living from trading will actually require a significant amount of capital. A lot of people think they can turn a R1000 account into a R100 000 account but it’s not that simple. Trading includes risk and in order to trade with good money management you will need to grow your account slowly. […]
Trading as shown on the internet and social media only shows the benefits of trading leaving many to believe it is too good to be true. So here are a few pros and cons on trading. Pros: Trading can allow you to be your own boss and work on your own time. Even though there […]
What returns can you expect from trading? Most people expect to make a lot of money very quickly from trading, the reality is that trading is all about slow and steady growth. If you think about it, if you can make a 50% growth on your account in one day; you can lose 50% […]
The trend of the market can be determined in different ways. We as traders need to be on the right side of the market in order to make money, so being able to determine the trend of the market is essential to know. Moving averages We use moving averages to determine the trend. The moving […]
WHAT IS SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE? “Support” and “resistance” refer to two key levels on a price chart that can restrict market movement. The support level is where the price often halts its decline and rebounds, whereas the resistance level is where the price typically pauses its ascent and reverses downward. The market finds support after […]
You have seen the trading strategy at work – understanding how it works should reduce fear when trading and assist you in becoming a more profitable trader. Grids are traded in the direction of the trend and can be traded using multiple time frames. The greater the time frame the bigger the targets. Grids […]
You have seen the trading strategy at work – understanding how it works should reduce fear when trading and assist you in becoming a more profitable trader. We apply and trade the Stochastic Oscillator in various ways. This strategy works on any market and in any time frame, however you would have seen us […]
You have seen the trading strategy at work – understanding how it works should reduce fear when trading and assist you in becoming a more profitable trader. This strategy remains one of our most profitable strategies and works well in trending and consolidating markets. Place stop orders in the market with stop loss and […]
You have seen the trading strategy at work – understanding how it works should reduce fear when trading and assist you in becoming a more profitable trader. Grids are traded in the direction of the trend and can be traded using multiple time frames. The greater the time frame the bigger the targets. Grids allow […]
An index is a collection of shares that are traded with their cumulative percentages together making up an index. To trade the shares, you would have to trade each share that makes up the index individually in order to outperform that index. That can be quite difficult in cases such as the S&P 500 as […]
This strategy works on all time frames and all markets. To become a target trader, you need to know exactly where your entry, stop loss, stop to entry and take profit levels are before entering a trade. By becoming a target trader you will be able to easily know all of this and more. Markets […]