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Know Your Total Possible Risk

Know Your Total Possible Risk
By Dave McLachlan
With many traders out there calling a start to a new bear market (they’ve actually been calling it for the past 2 months, while the market continues to climb), I thought it might be prudent to show you what we can do in the event that a bear market [...]

January 4, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Free Trading Course Lesson Backlog  No Comments

The Life Span Of A Trend

The Life Span Of A Trend
By Dave McLachlan
One of the great traders interviewed by Jack Schwagger in the “New Market Wizards” was named Victor Sperandeo.  Vic used to say that trends were like people – they had a certain lifespan that could be used to determine how risky a position would be if we were [...]

September 18, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Free Trading Course Lesson Backlog  No Comments

How Many Opportunities In A Year?

How Many Opportunities In A Year?
By Dave McLachlan
A friend of mine asked me a question the other day – “If it’s true that markets only trend up one third of the time, how many actual trading opportunities would we have in a year?â€
This is a great question because most people, when they first start trading, [...]

September 3, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Free Trading Course Lesson Backlog  No Comments

Gunning For The Stops

Gunning For The Stops
By Dave McLachlan
Before we get started I should mention that this article is a little more advanced.  Therefore I would recommend that you complete the Free Trading and Investment Course found on this site before reading on – it will give you a great grounding and understanding of the important parts to [...]

August 25, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Free Trading Course Lesson Backlog  No Comments

Amateurs Open, Professionals Close The Market

Amateurs Open, Professionals Close The Market
By Dave McLachlan
It’s 9:59 in the morning – traders and brokers are lined up in anticipation.  They’ve got their order books ready, and they know what they have to do.  All of a sudden, 10:00 am hits – the market opens and a flurry of activity sends the market higher, higher, [...]

August 17, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Free Trading Course Lesson Backlog  No Comments