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How to Review Your Trading Data - 6 Simple Steps
Have you ever reviewed your trading journal and felt lost? Many traders struggle to identify patterns and make sense of their performance. But what...
In the last few years High Frequency and algorithmic trading has been used as an excuse by traders when they found themselves in losing positions or failed to find explanations for market moves. However, the world in which HFT and algo-traders operate, is nothing but perplexing and impossible to imagine for the average trader and human-being. We collected 20 of the most mind-boggling facts about high frequency trading. Or did you know that HFT traders are scared of sharks because they bite their deep-water wires? Whether or not HFT is a good or bad thing is another matter altogether.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-30/high-frequency-traders-ripping-off-investors-michael-lewis-says.html
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A Year with "The Trading Mindwheel": Transforming Trading Through Psychology
The following is a guest post from Michael Lamothe.
I'm Michael Lamothe, and today marks an extraordinary milestone: the first anniversary of "The...
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Why Every Trader Needs a Trading Journal (10 Reasons)
It's easy to get discouraged by losses and question your every move. But what if there was a way to track your progress, learn from mistakes, and...