Newbie traders may see the cartoon above and be wondering what on earth that has to do with trading? Experienced traders nod their head sagely and know instinctively how wise the cartoon is. The longer you trade the more you realise that it is not the market which is your enemy, it is you. The […]

Fellow Traders, This year has been a roller-coaster ride and as we head into the final few months we believe that it will only be more volatile for the remainder of 2019. It’s therefore a good time for us to get together for our main event of the year! So put the following date in […]

A couple of weeks back we had a highly enjoyable and educational session for the Q2 Online Traders Forum. The theme was “Trading Strategies”.  The recordings and slides of those sessions are now available. We had three sessions: Kevin Barry talked through exactly how he trades the 5 Minute chart on Indices and FX with […]

Hello traders, So we’re into the back end of April and the Easter holidays (certainly here in Europe) are behind us and allows us to now focus on our trading for Q2. Which leaves us some topics to discuss: 1. How was your Q1? We are now into Q2 so it’s important to look back […]

  It’s time for the next Online Traders Forum. In our previous session we focussed primarily on building good trading plans for the year ahead. In this session we are progressing onto Trading Methods. Let’s face-it, as traders we all enjoy learning about new trading methods. You ask, we deliver! This next Online Traders Forum […]

Hi Traders, We had an enjoyable session on Saturday at the Online Traders Forum. The theme for the session was about planning for the year ahead. I spoke about elements to consider when creating an intra-day trading plan. Martin Walker talked about Planning for Profit and how to create an overall Trading plan for your […]

Hello traders, I hope life and the markets are treating you all well. We’ve had an interesting start to 2019 and I think it will only become more eventful as the year progresses. As always this will provide either a threat or an opportunity based upon attitude and preparedness. For the last few years I […]

Happy New Year to you all traders! I trust you enjoyed the Christmas break and are all ready and primed for what will be an eventful 2019 in markets. I thought Id start 2019 with a great piece of insight courtesy of one of my VTP clients. Ee Lyn is a promising trader who is […]

Hello Traders, Here’s an unusual and educational Christmas present for yourself! I’ll be running a Trader Training weekend in Liverpool on Saturday 22nd December. The day will focus primarily on Mechanical trading of financial markets, but will also include other aspects of the 4M of trading. Training will begin at 10am on Saturday and run […]

Fellow Traders, Over this last summer I re-read the trading classic Pitbull by Market Wizard Marty Schwartz. I originally read it about 12 years ago and so it was a pleasant re-read.  After all these years I was able to take some different messages from Marty’s journey. I can heartily recommend the book as a […]