Monthly Archives: March 2024
Why Traders Overtrade …
Traders overtrade for a variety of reasons. Some of them are : Emotional responses such as fear, greed, or overconfidence leads traders to make impulsive decisions, including excessive trading. Some traders feel the need to constantly be involved in the … Continue reading
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Usually as traders we have observed that stocks drop on market open and then gain back the drop throughout the day. Or there is a large spike at open and then it drops back down throughout the day. Why does this happen?
Stocks prices need not always follow a same pattern because there are large number of factors that affect the price of a stocks. This includes the phenomena that we see on most of the days which is dropping at market … Continue reading
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Day dreaming and Trading …
Day dreaming, particularly when it involves envisioning various scenarios and possibilities can potentially be beneficial for trading. Day dreaming allows traders to mentally stimulate different trading strategies and scenarios. It can serve as a form of mental rehearsal, helping traders … Continue reading
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Trailing Stops – Are they useful
Trailing stop-loss orders can be beneficial for traders in certain situations, but they also come with their own risks and limitations. The primary benefit of a trailing stop-loss order is to help traders minimize potential losses by automatically adjusting the … Continue reading
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What distinguishes HNI – High Networth Individuals from others
High networh individuals are people with signifcant financial assets, often exceeding certain threshold such as millions or billions of dollars. They include entrepreneurs. business executives, investors, celebrities, heirs to substantial fortunes and individuals with substantial financial resources. They manage their … Continue reading
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What are Hedge Funds – a Primer
Hedge funds are investment funds that pool capital from accredited individuals or institutional investors to deploy in various strategies in order to generate high returns. This is often associated with higher risks than in traditional investment funds. These funds are … Continue reading
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Who are Accredited Investors?
Accredited investors are individuals or entities that meet specific financial criteria, allowing them access to certain types of investment opportunities that are not available to the general public. The criteria for being considered an accredited investor are typically defined by … Continue reading
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How can we treat our trading as a business?
Treating our trading activities as a business involves adopting a disciplined and systematic approach to managing our investments. Here are some tips on how we can go ahead. By adopting a business-like approach to trading, we can increase the likelihood … Continue reading
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Can we learn anything from a failed trader ?
It is an irony that in order to be a successful trader we can learn from an unsuccessful trader. A trader might be considered unsuccessful or face failure if they consistently incur losses, fail to manage risks effectively, or do … Continue reading
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Stumbling on Happiness while trading
Investment values keep moving up and down. During depressions values fall drastically and remain so for a long time. Many of us feel sad and unhappy. The question is should we become sad and feel unhappy? Out of fear of … Continue reading
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