Trading vs gambling
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a top-rated book and considered a "go-to" trading book for all new aspiring traders. 2023 will be the 100th anniversary of its original publication, and you will hardly spend a week on fintwit without seeing
The Only Technical Analysis Course You Will Ever Need
When I started this blog, my sole goal was to focus on topics considered to be more advanced such as Market Profile, Footprint charts or Market Microstructure. Although I never felt a need to spend much time covering basics that are
Market Microstructure Explained – Why and how markets move
We live in interesting times. Nowadays, trading is presented as an easy escape from the 9-5 rat race, something that is extremely simple, and you can do it from anywhere in the world from your mobile device while making six figures
How to choose trading style and markets to trade
Financial markets are huge; you can buy spot, long and short crypto via derivatives, trade legacy markets via futures, options, or CFDs, and trade spot forex, stocks or options. This often tends to be an overwhelming experience as traders try to
Understanding futures, options and other derivatives
One of the most mind-boggling things I see from people coming into trading is that they have no idea what they are trading. Not understanding the market you trade can create various problems, especially when the position goes against you. This article
If you are bad at trading, try not to take shit trades
I posted this on Twitter yesterday. https://twitter.com/abetrade/status/1473087971666673668 A random brain fart at 1:30 AM in the attempt of being funny, which people also took it that way. But is it just a joke? If there were a way to eliminate "shit" from your trades,
Have you made money in the markets in 2021? Here is how to not lose it in 2022.
2021 is coming to an end, and what a year it was in the financial markets. Crypto and most risk-on assets experienced huge bull-runs as most people shifted towards digital assets instead of working in huge uncertainty during the global pandemic. All
Using orderflow and market profile for swing trading, is it possible?
One of the questions I get asked a lot is if the concepts of Market Profile and orderflow can be applied in swing trading. However, I have already discussed that in this article; I have decided to revisit this topic and
Leverage trading: Gateway to bankruptcy and hardcore drugs abuse
Recently the leverage trading has been a huge topic in crypto. Many people who "made it" preach not using leverage in trading as it will destroy you. But is it true? Is leverage the hidden evil of financial markets, or are all
Everyone Is Getting Hilariously Rich and You’re Not
During the last month or so (Fall 2021), there was a stock market crash. A week later market was uncrashed, Defi got upgraded to Defi 2.0, which no one knew what was, but everyone was farming four-digit APYs, Bitcoin looks