Entries by Spencer Li

Anchoring Bias – I Refuse to Change My Mind!

Anchoring and adjustment is a psychological heuristic that influences the way people intuit probabilities. Traders exhibiting this bias are often influenced by their initial opinions, the initial trend, or arbitrary price levels such as their entry or target prices – and tend to cling to these numbers when making their buy/sell decisions.     This […]

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The Time Element – Choosing the Correct Timeframe

Every trader knows that using multiple timeframes can provide different perspectives on the market, and provide key information on the lead-lag relationship. Small timeframes lead larger ones, and larger ones drive the smaller ones. Understanding the inter-play is crucial. Since trends exist on different timeframes, it makes sense to analyse at least two timeframes. For […]

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Citbank Forex Challenge 2010

Photo with Lee Lung Nien, COO of Citibank Singapore This year, it was once again a gruelling tough battle at the Citbank Forex Challenge. There were over 300+ teams, and only 48 made it to the finals. I am proud to announce that 4 of the 8 teams from my round that made it to […]

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How to Think Like a Trader by Changing your Frame

If we look at the collective participation in the markets, we find many different kinds of people, different kinds of beliefs, and different kinds of theories. These differences create price movements and patterns. To understand and exploit these opportunities, we first need to understand ourselves. We will then be able to choose the kind of strategy […]

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The Psychology of the Stoploss – Why is it so Hard to cut Losses?

Many new to trading have the tendency to liquidate positions that show a small profit, yet they keep those positions that show a loss as are unwilling to take a loss, in hope that prices will rebound. Such a counter-intuitive strategy will result in small wins and large losses, but why do people still do it? […]

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