Before the Open (Apr 3)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore all did very well. India was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Austria, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy are each up more than […]

My Worst Trade

“The game taught me the game.” Jesse Livermore said it 100 years ago, and it remains true today. Any trader who has done well and survived for a long time has a long list of stories involving bad trades, improper operations, terrible discipline and horrible luck. But those situations provide the stepping stones to success. […]

Before the Open (Mar 29)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China did great. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan and the Philippines also did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. France, Turkey, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium are leading. Finland and Israel […]