- Sunday, August 25, 2019
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Market Wrap 19th-23rd Aug Top News
By Blueberry Markets Team
It took until the Fed Chairman Powell’s speech to move the markets this week, not because of the Federal Reserve Chairman but because of President Trump's tweets after. He seemed very disappointed in Fed Chairman Powell’s speech and suggested he had an announcement to make. This sent the USD falling with safe-haven currencies benefitting the most. The President then went... Continue Reading
Market Outlook: 19th Aug
By Blueberry Markets Team
The Federal Reserve meeting minutes will be the one to watch this week as well as the Jackson Hole Symposium. The federal reserve is in a tricky situation as the 2- and 10-year yield curve inverted last week and pressures from the white house to ease monetary policy grew. With the yield curve inverting talks of recession are growing and... Continue Reading
The Nitty-gritty of Risk Management
It seems like a sad fact of life that nobody wants to talk about risk management. I find it bemusing that people seem so okay with leaving a massive hole in their trading game. Educators tell you to risk 1% of your account on any given trade, and walk away considering their job done. In truth, the 1% rule is... Continue Reading
The Psychological Power of Trading
Trading successfully (at size) for any meaningful period of time is almost impossible without a clearly defined structure in place. More specifically: a structure that can be improved upon dynamically. Adopting a month-to-month structure is a simple and effective way to remove the power of the past. Last month hardly matters now. With this attitude, we can better execute our... Continue Reading
The Key to Making It as a Retail Trader
As a retail trader, all the responsibility falls to you. You have to pick the direction, trade your view, and take charge of your risk management strategy. It’s not like that in the interbank world, where participants wear a single hat. They may be analysts, traders or risk managers, but seldom will they be more than one of those things.... Continue Reading
10 Tips for Trading from Home
“My kids think all fathers work from home” – Marty Schwartz Trading is incredibly freeing for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest and best is the simple fact that you can do it from home – wherever that may be – with a great deal of flexibility. But, as we probably all know, it’s not always that... Continue Reading
