how to trade fast markets

Recently there have been a lot of large fast moves in the financial markets, due to the recent stock market crash, and this has also affected the forex markets, so I am going to share the 2 best trading strategies to tackle such situations.

Although they are quite rare in the stock market, such fast moves are actually quite common on the intraday market, and professional day traders who do news trading or intraday trading will be quite familiar with them.

When I was trading professionally, we would see such sharp moves a few times a week, be it a market crash or market spike.

For retail traders, the best trading strategy is to stay out, and wait for dust to settle before coming back into the market. The idea is to stick to your area of competency, if your trading strategy is not suitable for fast markets or news trading.

For those who want to try out fast trading in the stock market or forex market, there are 2 basic trading strategies:
1. Breakout trading + momentum trading
2. Fade extreme moves, like overbought or oversold conditions

The most important part of any strategy is to have a gameplan before you enter the market, or else you will part of be someone’s gameplan.

Your game plan should include your trading strategy, and specific points you will have your entry, stoploss, target, etc.

This way, once the market is open, you can just focus on execution instead of trying to strategize and execute at the same time.

This is especially important if the market is moving fast, or during a market crash, because there is no time to think, and very emotional, hence it would be impossible to make good trading decisions on the fly.

You will end up trying to chase every price movement, and you will always be one step behind those who have a solid game plan and a consistent trading strategy.

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why day trading will make you less money

Most people think that in trading, the more trades you make, the money more you will end up making.

But is this really true?

Traders who adopt this philosophy will constantly be chasing the next big shiny object, reading every piece of news online, and hunting for new opportunities every day.

The danger with this approach is that you stretch yourself too thin, which leads to decision fatigue. Even when the low-hanging fruit and easy opportunities are right in front of you, you might be too busy out hunting to see and seize those trading opportunities.

The allure of excessive trading attracts new traders, who want to make as many trades as possible, and get rich quickly in a short period of time.

Thus they are attracted to day-trading, even though intraday trading is only suitable for the most experienced and advanced traders. Most new traders would be much better of doing swing trading or position trading, where they can hone their skills in a less fast-paced and risky environment.

The advantages of trading less are numerous:
– allows you to focus on the best trades and best strategies
– helps you avoid bad trades and excessive trading
– makes trading less stressful
– do not need to constantly monitor the market
– less transactions means less transaction costs

Hence, for those traders who are making too many trades, it would be good to check your past trading records, and see if trading less might actually improve your trading results.

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If you would like to learn more about trading psychology, also check out: “The Complete Guide to Investing & Trading Psychology”

profit from market crash

With many momentum-based trading algorithms in the market nowadays, corrections tend to be sharp and vicious, leaving many traders and investors shell-shocked and unprofitable.

As a market participant, what is your strategy when approaching such a market? What is the best way for you to take advantage of this opportunity?

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does your portfolio fare well in crisis

In a bull market, everyone is a genius because it does not take any skill to get great returns.

However, the real test of your portfolio is during a market crash or crisis. How will it fare if the stock market drops 50%?

If your portfolio is anti-fragile, it will actually benefit from such market volatility, and give you opportunities to buy assets on discount.

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tesla stock trade review

From 2017 to 2019, Tesla was trading between the range of $180 to $400.

All that changed when it broke above $400, then went to $500, then $600, then $700, then $800, then $900, all within the span of a few weeks. Will it hit $1000 next?

In this video, I explain my reasons for buying Tesla stock, how I screwed up the trade, and how you can tackle parabolic charts such as this.

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