At the Trading Triangle in Maui (I suspect I’ll be writing a lot of blogs that start with this phrase), we talked about Crisis Planning. We all know how important it is to follow our plan but do we have ENOUGH plans to cover ALL eventualities? I found an interesting case upon my return. I […]
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Aloha Traders!
If you weren’t able to make it to this year’s John Locke trading session called the “Trading Triangle”, you missed out on a great time of trading discussions and fun in the sun. It was down right awesome! It was a fun fulfilled week in Maui of Hawaiian fire twirling dancers, sun, sandy saddles, Hawaiian […]
Measuring Improvement
Written and contributed by Cynthia Sarver, Successful Options Trader of the Month – February 2016 In light of my last blog on how to become an expert, I thought I’d write a bit about how to know if you’re improving. It’s actually harder to do than you’d expect since one key to knowing if you’re […]
Trade Like An Inca
Written and contributed by John Wilson, Successful Options Trader of the Month – May 2016 Does this photo look familiar? If you haven’t been to Machu Picchu, please put it on your bucket list. If you do go, try to do the four-day hike instead of taking the train. You’ll not only see more along […]
Practicing Perfection
“You can master a skill after 10,000 hours.” “Practice makes perfect.” “I’ve got 30 years of experience!” We’ve all heard these – perhaps even repeated them – and they’re all wrong. That whole 10,000-hour thing? Not to depress those of you who are at the 9,000+ mark, but yeah, it doesn’t work that way. Practice […]
JL versus the “Giant” Hedge Fund Industry
Written and contributed by John Wilson, Successful Options Trader of the Month – May 2016 Here’s the image…JL versus the “Giant” Hedge Fund industry in a boxing ring. Here we go: “Ladies and Gentlemen. Standing in the near corner we have the “Giant” Hedge Fund industry. Weighing in at around $2.9 Trillion (11,000 funds)* with […]