Hi folks. Just a quick heads up to announce the creation of a new resources page on The Trading Simply Blog which replaces the recommended reading page. You can get to it here or by the navigation tab above. The list of titles from the recommended reading page still exists within the new resources page as part … [Read more...] about New Resource Page for Trading the Stock Market
Will stock markets continue to go down?
A question every investor or trader would like to know the answer to. Whether or not stock markets will continue to go down is always a matter of opinion, not fact. Let me be very clear at the outset: I NEVER make stock market predictions, specifically in regard to the direction, one way or the other, of the stock … [Read more...] about Will stock markets continue to go down?
Stock Market Report wk# 27
An extremely quite week for me this week and that suits me just fine. There is no need to force yourself to trade every day to be a success in the financial markets. If you trade like me at the end of each day after the markets have closed, then there is simply no need to trade every day; if the set ups are not … [Read more...] about Stock Market Report wk# 27
What is spread betting?
Episode2 As well as trying to improve my own podcasting techniques since episode 1, in today's episode of The Trading Simply Podcast, I answer the question: 'what is spread betting?' This follows on from previous features where I discuss the various attributes of spread betting and how you are able to … [Read more...] about What is spread betting?
Why are stock markets going down?
A few people have been asking me this question so I thought I'd do a quick post explain the situation as I see it. But before that a quick announcement. ***The good people at Bullbearings have published an article of mine entitled 'Trading Basics: How to Profit in a Falling Stock Market'.*** Why are stock markets … [Read more...] about Why are stock markets going down?
Stock Market Report wk#26
Wow. What a week to start a new stock market portfolio! I could not have picked a worse week to begin trading a new spread betting portfolio. My thanks goes out to politicians in America and Europe for that. I could so easily have been chopped up in the markets this week to the extent that I could have ended … [Read more...] about Stock Market Report wk#26
Macro economic outlook for the UK
As a trader of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, I need to keep abreast of the macro economic outlook for the UK as well as the world economy. An excellent and up to date post I found this week entitled 'Union Jack: Be Nimble, Be Quick' provided an economic platform from which I can manage the … [Read more...] about Macro economic outlook for the UK
My New Portfolio of Share Trades
Well, I've managed to cobble together the first set of trades this Monday for the new portfolio, exclusive to The Trading Simply Blog. I'm surprised at the amount of small cap shares and the mixture of long and short trades - 'small caps' shares are companies whose valuations are at the lower end of the spectrum and … [Read more...] about My New Portfolio of Share Trades
TS 001 : 9 psychological traits every trader should avoid
Episode 1 ***Announcement: Apologies for the lateness of this post which was due to the extended pre and post production time of the podcast*** Positive psychology plays an extremely large role in my own trading. In a recent post I mentioned how a change in psychology helped me to become a profitable … [Read more...] about TS 001 : 9 psychological traits every trader should avoid
Shorting
If there is one subject guaranteed to confuse and divide opinion among traders and non-traders alike, its shorting. Shorting is the act of selling shares that you do not own to profit from them falling, rather than rising in value. It is done by borrowing the shares that you wish to short sell from your broker and … [Read more...] about Shorting