Tackle Today: K.I.S.S.
March 29, 2019
Clear out the noise while increasing profitability. No wasted motion. No bad habits. Stay focused on what works. Have the profitability odds on my side. Keep It Simple = Success.
March 29, 2019
Clear out the noise while increasing profitability. No wasted motion. No bad habits. Stay focused on what works. Have the profitability odds on my side. Keep It Simple = Success.
March 29, 2019
Keep It Simple = Success. The purpose of this article is to review WHAT I trade and what systems I use, in hopes that it helps a newbie establish a basic trading system.
March 21, 2019
By Greg Holmes
Timber!!!!! Look out below! Our mock trade from last week is getting crushed!! Or is it? Last week we put on a mock trade in AAL and the premiss was that the stock was going to break to the upside and bring us in a nice fat profit!!!
March 14, 2019
By Greg Holmes
Timber!!!!! Look out below! Our mock trade from last week is getting crushed!! Or is it? Last week we put on a mock trade in AAL and the premiss was that the stock was going to break to the upside and bring us in a nice fat profit!!!
March 7, 2019
By Greg Holmes
Timber!!!!! Look out below! Our mock trade from last week is getting crushed!! Or is it? Last week we put on a mock trade in AAL and the premiss was that the stock was going to break to the upside and bring us in a nice fat profit!!!
February 27, 2019
By Greg Holmes
Just like a NASA countdown we are waiting patiently for lift off or actually putting this strategy into play. As I promised last week we are going to go into the market and see if we can’t find a candidate that will fit our needs for this trade and then throw that trade on inREAD MORE
February 21, 2019
By Greg Holmes
Welcome back. Did you throw on a few back ratios? Did you get a feel for clicking the buttons? Did you also realize the difference in risk between the two different incantations of this trade? I realize its only been a week and so there is probably not much movement on any trades you mayREAD MORE
February 13, 2019
By Greg Holmes
Well, the people have spoken and so it shall be done!!!! I am guessing by the feedback that I received last week that this risk reduction concept is something worth exploring and dare I say mastering if one is to make the leap from padawan learner (Rookie in Star Wars talk) to Jedi Knight (Pro!)READ MORE
February 7, 2019
By Greg Holmes
So last week we talked about how the pros put themselves in the best position to be successful by reducing risk at every possible turn and making it their sole mission to do so. Did this make sense? Did this concept occur to you as a newer trader? It seems so simple but in practice,READ MORE
January 28, 2019
Let’s play a game. A risk management game.
January 23, 2019
Backtest › Forward test › Go Live. The antidote for the risk of ruin.
December 18, 2018
If you’re wondering if we’re in a “bear market,” we are. If you’re wondering when it will end, nobody knows. If you’re wondering where Santa Claus is, stop it. He’s been eaten by bloodthirsty and unholy bears. And that means his rally likely isn’t coming. Unless, of course, Jerome Powell spontaneously sprouts a beard ala The Santa Clause and releases a flock of doves tomorrow.
December 7, 2018
The new market overlords bear the names of Volatility and Whipsaw. And they’re nasty brutes. The kind that steal your lunch money kick you when you’re down, and spit “yo mamma” jokes with pleasure. The antics of these bullies have been on full display since October.
November 26, 2018
Any time I hear of someone blowing up a trading account, particularly if they’re using a strategy anywhere remotely close to mine, I always take time to reassess my risk protocols.
October 22, 2018
The bears are roaming. And while their sudden emergence likely spelled losses for traders far and wide, the pain doesn’t have to persist. I look at this as a “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” situation.
September 24, 2018
By Franco Coria
There is one piece of the puzzle required to go from a “good amateur trader” to a professional one. And that is hedging.
July 5, 2018
By Greg Holmes
Good Day Tackle Traders! We are back this week and we are continuing on with our first live trade. Last week we determined our market bias, we did this by looking at the major indexes and the VIX to determine where we thought the market might be heading and we did this usingREAD MORE
May 7, 2018
Perhaps no event in trading is as satisfying as recovering from a drawdown.
April 30, 2018
Here’s why I’m Not a Fan of Rolling Up/Down with Iron Condors.
April 23, 2018
It’s been about a year since I pontificated on the concept of return on time invested. And since I just had a profit target tagged in rapid-fire fashion, now is a perfect time to trot the topic back out and make sure any and all newcomers to the Tackle family are aware of its power.
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