Trading is a mentally challenging activity, and traders must take care of their mental health just like athletes take care of their bodies.

Step back for a moment. Breathe. And don’t overcomplicate things. The primary purpose of a business is to make a profit, and calculating profit is pretty simple: Profit = Income － Expenses

It’s said that there are four stages of competence in developing any skill
• Unconscious incompetence
• Conscious incompetence
• Conscious competence
• Unconscious competence
Trading is no different and a trader’s equity curve over time will help identify their current competence category.

It’s that time of the year again… For traders, it means doing a trading review. My top three tips for reviewing your trading practice are to focus on the process (you can’t control profitability), review your play-book and to recognise your achievements.

You don’t need special skills to be on a losing or winning trade. You do need to know your trading system’s win:loss rate, and you need to remember that you’re dealing with probabilities.

Markets run in cycles similar to weather patterns. But unlike weather patterns, we cannot predict how long it will last or when the next season will start. Nevertheless, there are patterns that indicate a greater likelihood that the season is beginning or ending).

A trading strategy typically focusses on a limited number of indicators and check points. But should your strategy confine you to particular investment/trading instruments?

Seasoned traders say that the worst time to start trading or investing is in a bull market. Why? Because a bull market makes you blind to the risk that comes with playing in financial markets. If you’re wondering what happened to the profits of 2021, there’s some consolation – you’re not alone.

When your trading system says ‘do nothing’ in a bear market, it might be more difficult than you’d think

ETFs are certainly tradable and in this article Njabulo Nsibande suggests they’re a great place for new traders to learn their skills.