Waiting for confirmation

Waiting for confirmation

Petri RedelinghuysLatest, 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 ...
Coreshares Preftrax ETF

Emotional trading

Petri RedelinghuysLatest, 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

The traders mind set

Petri RedelinghuysLatest, 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 ...
Trading the news

Should we be trading the news?

Simon BrownLatest, TraderPetri

The market is driven by traders and investors making decisions based on their unique interpretation of information. Information is the life blood of the market and is delivered in a variety of ways, most notably, the news. News can be anything from company earnings reports to a backwater website in Nigeria reporting that MTN has ...
Adapting to volatility

Adapting to volatility

Petri RedelinghuysLatest, TraderPetri

Trading this market is like what I imagine living in the Wild West was like all those years ago. It swings violently and without warning, and any hesitation or mistake can get you seriously hurt. Keeping a flexible mind set to switch between bullish and bearish is a vital ingredient to successful trading. However, adapting ...