I have recently started working with a peak performance coach - a trading psychologist if you will - to improve my trading performance. It’s all a little experimental and scary, and to be honest, very uncomfortable at times. The premise from which we are working is that trading is at its core, just continuous decision ...
Video: Momentum stock selection Feb17
This will video reviews the performance for the portfolio from 1 March 2016 to close 28 February 2017, changes and comments on NFEMOM. It also includes the selection of the stocks for the new 1 March 2017 portfolio as below. Top40 best 5 AGL, TBS, IMP, BVT, NED MidCap best 5 KIO, ASR, BAW, NHM, ...
Video: Trend lines
Trend lines are tricky, sure they seem easy. Draw away on the chart until something makes sense. But are you trading or acting out your six-year old desire to just draw? Understanding support / resistance, where to draw the lines and enter the trades. Trading break-outs The famous turtle trading system Trend lines are one ...
Momentum portfolio update end September 2016
Momentum portfolio update end September 2016 Momentum Portfolio update Update for the period ending 30 September 2016. Find the portfolio details, methodology and previous returns here. For the seven months ending September (remember we enter the new portfolio on 1 March) the return is -0.1% including all costs and dividends receive. Below is a screenshot of ...
Video: Risk management for traders (12/12)
Without proper risk management a trader goes bust sooner or later and likely it will be sooner. This presentation covers Stop loss (where, how, why); Position sizing; The 2% risk rule; The 6% portfolio rule; Managing fear and; Trailing vs. fixed stop loss
Momentum portfolio update end May16
Momentum Portfolio update Momentum portfolio update end May16 It’s the end of the first quarter* for the 2016/7 Just One Lap Momentum portfolio and here’s our update for the quarter. Find the portfolio details, methodology and previous returns here. The screen shot of the portfolio at the close of 31 May 2016 is as below. ...
Video: FX and index trading (9/12)
In this session of the IG Boot Camp, Just One Lap founder Simon Brown looks at index and FX trading. Things start to get real for traders as he explains how index and FX trading works as well as presenting two trading systems; the Lazy Trading System and another for trading news flow. For many ...
Video: Momentum portfolio update Feb16
Momentum Portfolio update Momentum portfolio update Feb16 This is our annual updating and rebalancing of the Momentum Portfolio and includes; Publishing of returns for the previous year and since inception (January 2013) New methodology for the system (see below for brief description, full details in video) Stock selection for 2016/7 (see below and full process ...
Video: Managing and trading the news (8/12)
We get bombarded with literally millions of data points every day. Hundreds of hours of TV and radio and thousands of words written, all of it 'news'. Does it help or hinder the trader? The truth is that with so much news it all becomes noise as the trader tries to work it out and ...
Video: New Year’s trading resolutions (7/12)
In this session Just One Lap founder Simon Brown discusses making this your best trading year ever by adding a few trading resolutions for the new year. Trading resolutions: A perfect trade Trading discipline How to know what to change Measuring performance Traders journal [adrotate banner="5"] Upcoming webinars Standard Bank Power Hour: After a good ...