11/25/2020 — Happy Tradesgiving

What a boring day. The days surrounding Thanksgiving tend to be snoozers and this one lived up to the…

11/24/2020 — Stop Order Shenanigans

In a way, being a trader is akin to being a perpetual skeptic. When the market is up and the…

11/20/2020 — Uncle Joe’s Calming Hand

I’ve waited nearly all day for a solid down move in the S&P’s, and maybe…just maybe this mini-dip at 2:45 might actually awaken a few sleeping bears. I’ve been head-faked two days in a row, and I’m itching to buy a few e-mini micro contracts before EoD and wake up…

11/22/2020 — On Discipline

Which is more disciplined, patiently waiting for my futures purchases to bear their desired fruit, or closing part of a promising trade to lock in a winner?

Normally I don’t have to entertain this question at 11:00 PM on a Sunday…no wait, actually I do…

11/27/2020 — Half-Brained Half-Day

In most years, these special days amount to a few wasted hours shared by thousands of traders who are forced to pay at least a modicum of…

11/19/2020 — And Off We Go

“A loss of a thousand dollars begins with a single shit trade” -Laozi