Keep a journal of your trades, analyze your mistakes, and always prioritize the protection of your capital. In trading, sustaining your presence and resilience over time is far more important than chasing quick profits.
What happens when a single twist of fate forces you to rewrite your future? Discover how one trader’s journey—from unexpected setbacks to algorithmic innovations—unlocked a philosophy of resilience that redefined risk, discipline, and success
Trading success is not about having the highest win rate. It’s about staying in the game long enough for your edge to play out
While learning from others and understanding established practices is crucial, true success often comes from finding your own path and sticking to it with unwavering discipline
His trading approach combines quantitative strategies, algorithmic models, and robust risk management protocols and prioritises maintaining a high risk-to-reward ratio to ensure long-term profitability
With a portfolio that encompasses over 300 strategies—most of which are uncorrelated or even inversely correlated, with some showing mild correlations—Sejpal's approach seamlessly blends long-term equity investing with tactical derivatives trading
The world of financial markets revolves around probabilities. Traders can tilt the odds of success in their favour by focusing on the psychological aspects of trading
Manual trading is not just a method but a valuable process that fosters essential life skills. Aspiring traders learn discipline, punctuality, and attention to detail through this hands-on approach
Consistency in trading hinges on maintaining a strong risk-to-reward ratio
Jain’s advice to traders is: ‘’The equity market holds immense potential but is a journey, not a sprint. Stay passionate, disciplined, and consistent. Success will come if you stick to your plan and trust the process.’’
This CA and US CPA’s early experiences with fundamental investing made him realise the importance of timing in the market, which he has achieved through technical analysis and Elliott Waves
"If you ask the right questions, the data will reveal everything"
Mehta says he follows the Batman Strategy, which he has successfully traded for the past four years. This strategy has a defined risk and can still be profitable even if the market moves against the anticipated direction as long as the move is slow
His trading journey is grounded in the belief that integrating technical and fundamental analyses provides a more comprehensive perspective, leading to better investment decisions
Losing half her capital in a short time led to the realization of the importance of position-sizing and prefers ratio trades for the safety net they offer
Her trading journey has seen her take multiple paths before arriving at the current one, where she employs a more cautious approach, evaluating multiple parameters before committing to a trade
A willingness to be flexible and adapt trading strategies to changing market conditions, trading live on his YouTube channel and a calisthenic enthusiast are some of this trader’s unique traits
Manoj Kumar typically purchases one lot of shares and sells Out-of-The-Money (OTM) call options, with the strike price exceeding 4 percent of the share price. Essentially, he has created a Covered Call strategy, which provides steady income.
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His advice to new traders is to know that the market is never wrong, to keep ego and emotions aside, focus on the process--if you get that right you will eventually make money
While trading strategies look perfect on paper they falter if a trader’s psychological make-up acts as a counter force. Automated trading tackles this glitch
The sudden loss of a mentor led him to turn to ChatGPT to plug a crucial gap in trade execution, shaping his success in managing risk and become disciplined
In this interview with Monycontrol Pro, Navneet says, ''I did not watch charts, just the price movement and order flow through volume. These were my tools of trade which I sharpened over the years.''
With the nominal GDP in India being around 12 percent, the aim should be to look for companies that grow above that rate in the long-term and grow market share. The return ratios should be above 15 percent on normalized earnings.
Option writing has a profitable edge on account of time decay (Theta). It is possible to target a 1 percent return a week, anything more than that would be risky, given the small room for winning an options writer has