The 10 stock and bond funds with the biggest Russia exposure
Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty Images Americans who invest in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds have largely been insulated from financial exposure to Russia amid its conflict with Ukraine. The reasons are twofold: First, fund managers who buy Russian...
Trading Rules and Wisdom
The video above outlines a few rules and tenets that can be helpful to traders staying on the right path on a consistent basis. Some of them might seem a little cliché, but clichés come about for a reason, because...
Building Confidence in Trading
It should go without saying, but confidence is essential to trading or anything we set out to do, for that matter. There are certain ways to approach building confidence, maintaining it, and making sure you stay on track. Having a...
Trading Breakouts and Pullbacks
In this piece I will discuss two core strategies; one entails entering on a retracement in price, or a pullback, and upon a breakout above or below an important technical level. These strategies each have their advantages and disadvantages, often...
Trading Psychology: Managing Emotions
To begin today’s session, we first examined the age-old cliché – “Don’t trade with emotion.” For starters, is this even possible? We are not robots and so we should not try and act like one and suppress what is going...
Mistakes Traders Frequently Make & How to Fix Them
In this session, I discussed some of the most common mistakes both inexperienced and experienced traders. I also provide solutions on how to fix these mistakes. The key is to first identify the mistake(s) through self-awareness and focus on the...
What is a Drawdown in Trading and How to Handle It
In this lesson, we discussed the unavoidable and avoidable drawdowns that traders go through. Losing is part of trading, and there will be plenty of losing periods over the course of a career, but how you manage them can be...
Risk Management
Risk management is the foundation of any trading plan, and without a solid set of principles, a trader will lose their capital. Let’s look at the factors to consider when managing risk. RISK MANAGEMENT AS PART OF SUCCESSFUL TRADING Risk...
How to Create a Trading Plan
The importance of a trading plan can’t be overstated, but yet the number of traders who don’t have one far outnumbers traders who do have a plan. Without a comprehensive plan of attack it is easy to get off course....
Sentiment Stabilized Somewhat But Euro Remains Pressured
Market sentiment stabilized a bit on reports that Russia a suggests to hold another round of peace talks with Ukraine, while Vladimir Putin’s forces continue to shell multiple crowded Ukrainian cities. Stocks are recovery but remain vulnerable to more selloff....