"First and foremost, understand that you will always make mistakes. The only way to prevent mistakes from turning into disasters is to accept losses while they are small and then move on." This is a quote taken from Stock Market Wizards by Jack Schwager (kindle edition). Jack Schwager had just asked Mark Minervini, a … [Read more...] about Reading Jack Schwager Worked For Me. It Can Work For You Too.
Stock Market Report wk#37
You know how you say stuff that you know you shouldn't. Well I said in last week's stock market update with a high amount of glee that I 'feel (and enjoy) a sense of smugness when I hear traders going on about what a difficult month August was and how some got creamed.' Well, I got a little bit creamed this week as … [Read more...] about Stock Market Report wk#37
Stock Market Report wk# 36
Well I have entered new positions this week after a long time on the sidelines. During this time I have read many different stock market blogs and reports as well as news events to try and get a sense of what traders are up to. Like me some traders have also been in cash citing that 'deciding not to trade is … [Read more...] about Stock Market Report wk# 36
What Everybody Ought to Know About Trading the Stock Market
This post was inspired by a reader who took the spread betting challenge contained in this post. Having recently revisited the 'What is Spread Betting?' series of posts, I was struck at the inadequacy of trading advice. Its OK learning the process of placing spread bets on the UK stock market but without … [Read more...] about What Everybody Ought to Know About Trading the Stock Market
Stock Market Report wk#35
Hello and welcome to week 35 of my stock market musings. We are still in no man's land as far as direction is concerned and I am still (patiently) waiting for my next opportunity to enter new positions. I will not enter any new positions until the stock market gives me a clear signal as to it's likely … [Read more...] about Stock Market Report wk#35
My Trades – August 2011
Hi and welcome to the first Trading Simply monthly report! I provide these monthly trade reports in an attempt to be honest with myself on how I trade the UK stock market and for my own continuing learning. I also want to be transparent in everything that I do for the Trading Simply Blog. In addition to the … [Read more...] about My Trades – August 2011
Reasons to Like Expansys Plc
I have been given a challenge by Louis who writes a blog with excellent write ups on individual companies, specialising in small caps and AIM listings, to write an article on a company of my own choice. Well, I chose Expansys, the AIM listed supplier of geek stuff. Apologies for the length of this post but I wanted … [Read more...] about Reasons to Like Expansys Plc
Now You Can Learn How to Profit From the Stock Market in iTunes
Do you own an ipod, iphone, ipad, imac or another Apple device? The reason I ask is because you can now sign up to The Trading Simply Podcast in iTunes. → Subscribe to The trading Simply Podcast with ITUNES I'm the most excited person in my house right now as I see this new development as a challenge to myself … [Read more...] about Now You Can Learn How to Profit From the Stock Market in iTunes
Stock Market Report wk#34
First of all, I need to apologize for naming the stock market report series incorrectly by their weeks. What I mean is that today's stock market report is week 34. The previous three reports were incorrectly labelled as weeks 26, 27 and 28 when they should have been 31, 32 and 33 respectively. Nevermind all sorted … [Read more...] about Stock Market Report wk#34
Stock Market Report wk# 28
In last week's update, I reported that I had closed all my positions due to the lack of direction in the stock market. As I watched the stock market every day this week, it became clear that we are probably due another leg down before markets stabilise. In normal economic conditions, I would advocate holding onto … [Read more...] about Stock Market Report wk# 28