I wrote last week that on the 9th of June I decided to open a new trading account and see if I can make it into the AxiSelect incubation program. I also decided that I will share my trade journal, warts and all, in real-time. Here is an incomplete list of m... Read more

We have been living in a crazy world this year. I don't need to go into details. One of the interesting developments has been the number of new traders who have joined the markets in the belief that they can make easy money.   There is nobody more f... Read more

Dear Mike,   Try our free Android and iOS apps from their respective stores.     Geopolitics, Anarchy & Optimism    It seems strange to include optimism in the same subject as anarchy. I am working on an article for pub... Read more

Perceptions of Time   It takes about 130 milliseconds for a sprinters brain to detect and process a signal and translate that signal into action that results in them leaving the starters block. Wait for it.....   It takes 400 milliseconds... Read more

Lessons in Debt   Mr X is told that he can stay at the Hilton in Time Square for FREE. After a 4 weeks stay of pure extravagance and indulgence he thinks he better get back to his mundane life. Mr X goes to the front desk to check out and is present... Read more

April produced the largest rally in equity markets since 1987. The US markets retraced roughly 60% of their losses from the highs in February, as did many other countries equity indices. Governments in G20 countries are implementing fiscal stimulus packages th... Read more

Stoic Philosophy   While I don't claim to be an expert on stoicism there are many aspects of this philosophy that I connect with.   Stoicism has just a few central teachings. It sets out to remind us of how unpredictable the world can be.... Read more

It is not often we are given second chances in life. However I believe this is exactly what we are experiencing right now. The question is who is going to identify and act on this seemingly obvious fact?   If we apply one of the most robust long ter... Read more

I would like to encourage you to check out our latest research on whether big gains are good for your trading success.       Marc Wainer the Property Tycoon This week saw the passing of a man who had a huge impact on my busine... Read more

This week we posted some fascinating behavioural research on our blog, quantifying the impact, playing with your stop loss has on your trading performance. You can read the post in full on the site.   In summary people don't like to accept losing mo... Read more