Dopamine Trading

Are you in the Dopamine Loop? How often do you check the market during the day? And be honest – do you check more when it’s going up or when it’s going down?I’ll confess: I check far more often when it’s going up. When it’s going down, I look reluctantly and as infrequently as possible. […]
Tech Wreck?

Is It Another Tech WreckI Everyone has it in for tech stocks right now. NVIDIA delivered blockbuster results and was still smashed. It makes you wonder: what exactly do you have to do to please this market? Your browser does not support the audio element. Was it Euphoria? Three weeks ago, at what turned out […]
Financial Independence

Financial Independence Yes, we all want financial independence – but what does that actually mean? I’ve been reading The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel. I read his previous book The Psychology of Money and was curious about where he’d go next. One thing I liked was his list of the levels of financial […]
Bear Trap?

Bear Traps and Log Charts Well, I must remember not to go away again – bad things happen! The last 2 weeks have not been particularly enjoyable – marketwise, I mean (I had a nice holiday!) So what’s happening? Are we in a bear trap? Your browser does not support the audio element. As with […]
Bull Euphoria?

The Start of Euphoria? I started to feel a bit twitchy recently. Too many positive headlines! When the news is gloomy, we know we’re not in euphoria, and that’s comforting. But when optimism dominates every front page, history suggests we’re getting close to the end of the bull’s run. Your browser does not support the […]
Why Bother?

Why bother with charts? It was a question that set my back on my heels the other day – along the lines of ‘if we have clear ITM signals for buying and selling why bother with candlesticks, charts, and all that?’ A fair question. I sat down with a cup of coffee to think about […]