Trading Psychology & Performance
Trade Duration Analysis for Reviewing Winners and Losers
An average holding time can hide a lot. One trade may have closed most of its position within...
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Risk & Money Management
Are You Holding Losers Longer Than Winners?
You close a profitable trade after 15 minutes because you don’t want to give the gain back. A...
Trading Journal & Tools
Why Your Trading Journal P&L Doesn’t Match Your Broker Statement?
You finish a good month and your trading journal says +$4,180. The broker statement says +$3,612. Every trade...
Trading Psychology & Performance
Best Time to Trade Forex: Use Your Trading Journal to Find Your Best Hours
The London–New York overlap is often called the best time to trade forex. Both financial centers are active,...
Risk & Money Management
MAE and MFE in Trading: Is Your Stop Loss Too Tight?
A stopped-out trade can move straight to the original target after you’re gone. The easy response is to...
Strategies & Technical Analysis
How Many Trades Do You Need Before Evaluating a Trading Strategy?
Thirty trades can tell you that something is wrong. They rarely tell you that a strategy works. For...
Risk & Money Management
Trading Drawdown Analysis: When to Cut Risk and When to Keep the Plan
A drawdown is the drop in account equity from an earlier peak. Current drawdown shows how far the...