Brad May started his trading career by virtual trading for somebody else for a year or two and reporting the results to his employer. Over the course of his tenure he was given a free hand in some instances to try out different strategies, including around earnings time. [/one_third]
Episode 97: Solon Stephanou on the Greek Referendum
Greece made its opinion of the ECB’s offered deals on its debt known on July 5 with a resounding vote against accepting the austerity measures. Solon Stephanou, a Greek himself and a student of political science, is well-versed in the challenges facing Greece since it started using the euro. Among other factors, key contributors to…
Episode 96: Tyler Craig, Part Two
Tyler Craig returns to the Trading Justice podcast this week to continue his discussion on teaching styles and the importance of molding the message to the student. Tim comes back armed with a variety of questions about trading and mindset for both Tyler AND Matt, and Matt gets into the hows and whys of companies…
Episode 95: Tyler Craig and learning styles, Part One
Tyler Craig’s been trading for some time: since he was 18 when both he and his father attended a trading conference. Before that, Tyler helped his father in real estate by being inexpensive manual labor. Given the choice between swinging a hammer and making trades, Tyler jumped at the opportunity to trade. [/one_third]
Episode 93: Steve Huang and practicing your trades
When Steve Huang set out to create his Theta Fade system, his proprietary end-of-week theta trading system, he didn’t just go out and start trading one day. He backtested, paper traded, and practiced over three years. He confirmed that it was profitable and performed consistently before putting it into action. All that testing paid off, too:…
Episode 94: Noah Davidson on the importance of mindset
Mindset is important. Not just while trading, but while moving through life. Too often, people just go on autopilot; afraid to take a chance on something new. Breaking out of that rut can be scary. Newness is unfamiliar, and unfamiliar can hurt. True enough, but potential hurt lessens greatly if you’re prepared beforehand, which for…
Episode 92: Jeffrey Gibby and Metastock
Jeffrey Gibby started at Metastock 18 years ago, and it’s been a fun journey. Not only has he helped develop the world’s #1 rated stock scanning software, he’s had the opportunity to journey around the world to help people make more informed trades and trade more efficiently. From assisting Sheikhs to training folks down under,…
Episode 91: Michael J. Kleinhenz and China’s economic rise
China is working to position the RMB as a reserve currency, possibly to even out the USD as the world’s oil reserve currency. One a currency that wasn’t used outside of China, roughly 30% of all international business done with China is now in RMB. Through careful manipulation of the RMB’s value, China now possesses…
Episode 90: Volatility and Cash Flow Trading
Episode 89: Current Recession Indicators in the Economy
Recession indicators can be difficult to read for the average consumer. Fed-speak can be difficult to decipher, and reading the market tends to be on a day delay at the minimum for a non-trader. There are four key statistics that people in the know tend to look to: industrial production numbers, real personal income, nonfarm…