Finding the best and most valuable trading content online is not an easy task because of the sheer amount that gets written every day. We sifted through trading blogs, websites and other resources and found the 6 best and most interesting trading related articles for you.
Dr. Steenbarger wrote about the importance of reverse engineering your trading success to identify your best practices and then do more of worked best for your trading.
“The goal is not simply to solve your problems, but to help you understand and be more consistent with your successes. “
[Video] Whereas most amateur traders focus on how they can extract more money out of the markets and how to ride trends for longer periods of time, the professionals focus a lot on how to lose smaller. In this video, the director of trading at SMB Capital, a prop trading firm, explains why learning how to lose small can make a big change in your trading.
Ben Carlson illustrates that in riskier times, the correlations of riskier assets can rise significantly which then reinforces the effect. Although there is not much new to learn, he validates his points nicely with historical analysis and puts it into context of today’s volatile time.
[Podcast] Peter Brandt made it onto our best trading article list last time and he made it again. This time he was interviewed on Chatwithtraders and Peter Brandt shared some great trading lessons, he had learned after trading for several decades. No matter where you currently are with your trading, this podcast is a must for you.
Although the August job report had been released two weeks ago, this article from Seeitmarket compiled the report nicely and highlights the most important points. It also provides an interesting macro outlook and how the job report can affect the markets.
We close this list with a provocative question: Are hedge funds fake? This Bloomberg article explains why hedge fund managers could be obsolete in the future and what robots have to do with it.
There is a substantial risk of loss in futures trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results.