Hello Futures Trading World!
How can it be, with so much information available,
that almost 90% of speculators lose money?
Strong historical evidence and practical current examples prove the validity of many Technical Analysis Methods, and yet, very few Commodity Traders are truely profitable.
Given that placing your trades and managing your money only takes 20% of all your time - then 80% of your time is taken up *thinking* about your trades. Is there a common thought pattern that makes so many speculators fail at trading? More importantly, is there a common way of thinking shared by the profitable traders?
Explore these questions and others here, at Futures Trading Primer.
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The First Core of the Membership Area is exclusively devoted to Trading Psychology.The Second Core covers the various Commodities Markets, Trading Stragegies and Market News, and will grow in stages.
To begin with, Futures Trading Primer will focus on Seasonal Trading Strategies in the Agriculturals, all range of Technical Analysis Strategies and current market news on the Fundamental Supply and Demand data behind the Ag Markets.
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