Disciplined Trading Strategies

The word Secrets is in quotation marks because I tend to make fun of crazy emails that act like trading or investing revolving around some magic formula or great new strategy. After a long time of working with many traders, one discovers that there are certain truths that cannot be denied. There are four things that are done so consistently wrong by new, and even fairly experienced traders, that e...

Don’t be scared off by the title, this is not a basic question. I have a very specific definition of what trading (that would include investing as long-term trading) is all about. And it’s not what most people think. I laugh when I hear someone say, Oh, you have to be trading crypto, that is where the money is… Really? The 20 billion plus traded every day on just the NYSE is not enough? Too much v...

The title of my series of podcasts is “What Matters in Trading and Investing”. That is the theme. All of the episodes have built on that, and this one will be no exception. Keeping it simple is not as “simple” as it sounds. That is because in trading, like anything else, before you make it simple, you have to make it complicated. What I mean by that is that you have to fully understand everything...

A quick Google search in preparation for this podcast said that over half of the public thinks the market is rigged, and a lot more than that depending upon who you talk to. But is the market really rigged? And what exactly does that mean? There are a lot of things that happen in the market that you may not consider to be very forthright, but there’s a difference between not understanding how thin...

In the last couple podcasts, I discussed some of the no-no’s, what not to do. I know that if you are newer to investing or trading, or if you just listen to the news or look up fundamentals, you have to be a little shocked by what I told you about the last couple of podcasts. If you can’t listen to news or if you can’t look at fundamentals, how do you make money? The answer is very simple. You let...

As I said in my last podcast, “Oh Those Fundamentals”, I thought I would start off by explaining some of the common mistakes new traders make in trying to find that “Holy Grail” of making money in the market. I believe that in order to learn any new topic properly, you need to remove from your thinking any incorrect concepts that you hang onto. Yes, there are often multiple ways to do something co...

I have so many topics to discuss, it was difficult to pick the first actual podcast episode. The market is slanted against new people in ways you wouldn’t believe. If you have been trying to learn how to trade stocks or you already know this. You may even think the market is “rigged”. (No worries, it is not).  If you are brand-new, you will probably encounter this soon. So, I feel episode top...

This is a brief hello and introduction and what you can expect from the podcast series, "Disciplined Trading Strategies." This is not the typical investment podcast. You may relate very well to many of the topics discussed. While Paul had trained many in the field, new people who want to manage their own investments or make a little extra money daily will benefit the most.  Here's a chart to...