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2010 – New Year, new flat, new goals

It’s been a tough couple of weeks. I moved out of the Attic on Monday and into my City Flat. Leaving my children was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I felt incredibly emotional as I closed the door to the family home for the last time and drove the [...]

Leaving the Attic

It has been a while since I posted a piece on trading psychology but I have been experiencing some issues in my own trading recently that I wanted to discuss.
I wrote an article in early October about the challenges of finding a trading system that balanced a purely mechanical approach with a discretionary one. At the time [...]

Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 22nd Nov 09

Market Observations
Bullish Stocks 6% (down 36%) | Bearish Stocks 71% (up 29%)| Neutral Stocks 23% (down 24%)
Up day 8% (up 2%) | Down day 61% (down 8%)
Current FTSE Trend | Daily = BEARISH | Weekly = NEUTRAL
Click here for a list of all articles in the Squeeze Trading Category
Open Positions (Current P&L +0.16%)
BP Plc (+£16 [...]

MoneyShow Video Network – AtticManTrader Live

The World Money Show in London in late October gave me an opportunity to do some stuff I’ve never done before. As well as being involved in some great discussions on trading, I was also invited to take part in a couple of video interviews.
In this video I discuss the importance of keeping a trading journal [...]

Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 15th Nov 09

Market Observations
Bullish Stocks 50% (up 11%) | Bearish Stocks 14% (down 2%)| Neutral Stocks 36% (down 9%)
Up day 46% (up 10%) | Down day 17% (down 3%)
Current FTSE Trend | Daily = NEUTRAL to BULL | Weekly = NEUTRAL to BULL
Click here for a list of all articles in the Squeeze Trading Category
Open Positions (Current [...]

The evolution of a trader

Much has been discussed about the stages that a typical trader will encounter as they progress on their journey to profitability. I’ve been through a number of these stages as I am sure you have. At every stage along the way (until you reach Stage 5), there is a likelihood that your journey will end. [...]

General Stock Market Observations

Over the last couple of weeks my stock selection software has been painting an accurate picture of the market as a whole.
To recap for those who don’t want to search the entire blog for details on my stock selection methodology, here is a brief recap
1. I scan all stocks in the FTSE 350 for specific [...]

Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 9th Nov 09

Market Observations
Bullish Stocks 67% (up 28%) | Bearish Stocks 5% (down 6%)| Neutral Stocks 27% (down 14%)
Up day 65% (up 18%) | Down day 6% (down 8%)
Current FTSE Trend | Daily = NEUTRAL to BULL | Weekly = NEUTRAL to BULL
Click here for a list of all articles in the Squeeze Trading Category
Open Positions (Current [...]

Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 8th Nov 09

Market Observations
Bullish Stocks 49% (down 1%) | Bearish Stocks 11% (up 4%)| Neutral Stocks 41% (down 2%)
Up day 47% (up 15%) | Down day 14% (down 11%)
Current FTSE Trend | Daily = NEUTRAL to BULL | Weekly = NEUTRAL
Click here for a list of all articles in the Squeeze Trading Category
Open Positions (Current P&L +0.15%)
BP [...]