Without the right knowledge, trading can be overwhelming at the best of times, so what can you do to reduce your risk and ensure you have a high probability of success. While there is no substitute for a proper education when it comes to trading the markets, if you don't have the knowledge to consistently profit, I recommend these five top stock market trading strategies.

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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 often means they will make far more money. The reality, however, is that the ...

Anyone who starts down the road to becoming a trader eventually comes across the statistic that 90 per cent of traders fail to make money when trading the stock market. This statistic deems that over time 80 per cent lose, 10 per cent break even and 10 per cent make money consistently.

An interesting point about this statistic is that it is not based on geographical region, ...

When it comes to trading the stock market, it is not how much money you make on any one investment that makes you wealthy, it is how much you do not lose over time. It is for this reason why it is so important to know how to identify and trade market trends. In fact, if you can correctly ascertain the direction of the trend, you can pinpoint with greater certainty, the right time to buy ...

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 ...