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 […]

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 […]

Fellow Traders, I will be starting this years Stage 3 & 4 of the VTP from next week. It’s based on utilising the acknowledged strengths of traders and veterans namely: Process, Discipline and Self-Awareness. I am offering it out to other traders to take one of the last couple of spaces. Stage 3 and 4 […]

Hi Traders, We had an enjoyable session on Saturday at the Online Traders Forum. I spoke about a Simple Reversal Set-up and Quick Market Overview. Martin Walker talked about Price Action and Market Structure and how to use the to identify breakouts, fakeouts, reversals and trends. Ian McFadden talked about how he uses Fibs to […]

Hello Traders, Great to chat with some of you at the recent LTN Social – the next one is Wednesday 18th July. As people with an interest in markets and FX you may have seen this morning article on BBC regarding currency: The hidden cost of currency fees. If you’ve ever traded FX then, like […]

  Hello Traders, It’s been an interesting 2018 so far. There are many themes emerging, all of them fascinating. Last week I was on Core Finance London giving my views on the world. As always it’s tough to get across in 8 minutes your entire view so I figured that I’d expand on it here. […]

Fellow Traders, I’ll be running a VTP Stage 2 workshop in London on Thursday & Friday March 22/23rd, with a follow-up day on Friday 18th May. I run this once a year. This will focus on swing and longer term trading of FX, Indices & Commodities markets (FXIC) This may be of more interest to […]

“Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again too few to mention…” so sang the late great Frank Sinatra. Whilst an undoubtedly great song I have always struggled with that line. You see I’ve never understood people who say “I have no regrets….” for when I look back at my life I have plenty of […]

Hello traders, I hope life and the markets are treating you all well. I am setting my schedule for the VTP trading sessions for next year. As my diary gets compressed I am looking to deliver the various stages in 2 day blocks (apart from Stage 2 which is 3 Day) with follow-up online sessions. […]

  Hello Traders, It’s been a funny old year hasn’t it? I just looked back on my diary for the year. Normally I do no travelling during the months of August and October – I give them over to summer break/harvesting for the former, and trading for the latter. However this year, for the first […]