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Podcast: It’s not ok to just be your best

Simon Brown 28 November 2019JSE Direct, Latest

Simon Shares Woolies* (JSE code: WHL) update is same old same old. Local food doing great, fashion okay and Australia still under pressure with the refurbishments due to end March 2020. Brait (JSE code: BAT) announces a large recapitalisation with a cR5.5billion rights issue at a 27% discount to the share price and about 60% ...

Trading rules

Petri Redelinghuys 18 April 2017Latest, TraderPetri

There are many different ways in which you can trade. You can day trade, you can swing trade, you can long term trade, you can trade purely off technicals, you can trade purely off fundamentals, you can trade by mixing technicals and fundamentals, you can trade by reacting to news flow… This is starting to ...

Setting trading goals

Petri Redelinghuys 7 February 2017Latest, TraderPetri

I believe that setting goals for yourself is a very important part of life. It helps to keep you focused and on the right track. So when unexpected opportunities come across your path, you have the privilege of deciding whether or not that opportunity will get you closer to your goal. Setting goals for your ...

Waiting for confirmation

Petri Redelinghuys 24 May 2016Latest, TraderPetri

One of my bigger downfalls is that I have very little patience. I like to have the things that I want, instantly. I guess that is part of the human condition. Once you know you want something, you want it, what more is there to think about? Turns out, a lot really. Perhaps the product ...

Rooting out bad trading habits

Web Admin 17 November 2015Latest, TraderPetri

Some people chew their lips or fingers while others eat pens (I am guilty of this one!). Bad habits come in all shapes and sizes and most of the time we are hardly aware of them until someone points them out. In trading though, our bad habits don’t just annoy those around us, but directly ...

Watch out for over-trading

Petri Redelinghuys 3 November 2015TraderPetri

The more I trade, the more I realise that making decisions under stressful conditions can be a real problem. We are programmed to believe that we need to work for the money that we earn and most experiences reinforce this idea of ‘the harder you work, the bigger the reward’. This is simply not true ...

Sticking to trading rules

Petri Redelinghuys 22 September 2015TraderPetri

Let’s face it, the last few months of market action have been some of the most volatile and difficult that I, and likely many others, have ever experienced. The market has been crazy (for lack of a better term) and has given many, many mixed signals. It has been hard to stay committed to a ...

Revisiting my trading plan

Simon Brown 25 July 2015TraderPetri

I’ve been tracking my performance for some time now and recently completed another full year of recording my trading statistics. I am sure most of you are aware that I have been having a bit of tough time in the market over the past three months or so, so I don’t need to elaborate on ...

Time to practice tough trading skills

Petri Redelinghuys 30 June 2015TraderPetri

I may have mentioned before that there is great value in having a clearly defined set of trading rules. So the first challenge is to design a system or set of rules that places the probability of success in your favour, and allows you to consistently make money over time. Sticking to that system is ...

What makes a good trade?

Petri Redelinghuys 24 March 2015TraderPetri

Over the past few weeks the market has been rather tough, and trading strategies and plans were thoroughly tested. So naturally this whole ‘discipline’ thing has been at the forefront of my mind for some time now. Few things in life are as difficult as sticking to your own rules, hence all this blabbering about ...