It goes without saying that there is an inherent level of risk involved in trading the share market. To be consistently profitable, however, you need to assess whether the risk you are contemplating is worth taking.

But how do you assess this risk and how do you increase the odds of a winning trade so that they are stacked in your favour? In this article, I will outline how you ...

The stock market can seem like a minefield for uneducated traders who don’t understand the risks of trading. If you are someone who believes that the stock market is risky and/or you worry about losing money, then you are probably like so many others who apply a hit and miss approach to their trading.

The reality is that many take on too much risk when trading the stock ...

Would it surprise you to know that investors have a strong tendency to sell their losses on a Monday morning? This is according to research just published in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance.

In this article, we review the findings from the research paper and discuss how you can gain the skills that will enable you to start mastering your trading psychology, ...

In the days before computers became commonplace, newspapers provided the necessary information for people to stay informed about a company’s share price. And despite the advances in technology, some newspapers still allocate sufficient room on a daily basis to report company data.

But if you are like most people, it’s far easier and more convenient to look at stock ...

It seems that today, more than ever before, when I talk to people, they tell me that their end goal is to become a “day trader”. When I ask what day trading means to them, I usually get a myriad of responses based on ignorance because, all too often, individuals fall prey to the myth that trading more often means they will make far more money. But in reality, the opposite ...