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Don’t fight the market

Petri Redelinghuys 19 July 2016Latest, TraderPetri

So alright, much to my dismay, I have to admit the world hasn’t ended. I’ve spent so much energy on trying to rationalise why the market needs to fall that I have almost forgotten why it can go up, and more importantly, why I shouldn’t really care what it does at all. “Don’t fight the ...

The path of the trader

Petri Redelinghuys 5 July 2016Latest, TraderPetri

So I was asked the other day, by someone I think is a great developing trader, for some advice. The trader’s dilemma is that he’s been at this trading thing for a few years now and is simply not making enough money. He asked if he should go out there and get a ‘normal’ job ...

Video: Risk management for traders (12/12)

Simon Brown 22 June 2016Boot Camp, Learn Trading, Webinar and Video

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

Finding the right space to trade

Petri Redelinghuys 7 June 2016Latest, TraderPetri

Many of the blog posts that I’ve written have focused on the mind set for trading or the emotional impact that trading can have on a person. However, there is another thing that I think is relatively important, that I’ve only touched on once: the environment in which we trade. I believe it can have ...

Momentum portfolio update end May16

Simon Brown 1 June 2016Latest, Learn Trading, Portfolio update

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. ...

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 ...

Video: Using fundamentals and technicals (11/12)

Simon Brown 18 May 2016Boot Camp, Improve Trading, Webinar and Video

In this 11th Boot Camp of the current series Simon Brown, Just One Lap founder, will be focusing on using technicals and fundamentals. He covers; What’s the difference? Using them separately. Identifying quality sectors and stocks using Porters five forces Simon's own theory for finding the right fundamental price to pay Blending them together. Which ...

Video: Lazy trading system explained

Simon Brown 13 May 2016Improve Trading, Webinar and Video

The Lazy Trading System explained The Lazy Trading System explained The Lazy Trading System was designed by Simon Brown over ten years ago as a trading system that attempts to capture the large moves in the market using some very simple technical analysis. Over the years he has refined it and these days he’s using ...

Emotional trading

Petri Redelinghuys 10 May 2016Latest, TraderPetri

I find that I swing between phases of great, consistent trading and phases of, well, not so great and relatively inconsistent trading. I’ve realised that it has a lot to do with what is happening in my personal life and how these things spill over into my everyday mind set. When things are good (or ...

The traders mind set

Petri Redelinghuys 26 April 2016Latest, TraderPetri

Mind set. Something I have been thinking about a lot lately. It is said that what we believe, what we think about constantly, often becomes our reality. Thus if we spend our thoughts on the positive things that we want from life and ourselves, we are often rewarded by attaining these things in ways that ...