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1). Day Trading Indicators and Indicator Trading Did You Begin Day Trading As An Indicator Only Trader? Did you start day trading after buying a book on technical analysis, and getting a charting program - probably a free one that you found online - in order to save money? While reading your book you learned about trading indicators which could 'predict' price movement, and what do ... 2). Paper Trading And The Transition To Real Money Trading Paper trading is widely discussed regarding its merits, and whether it is of value to a trader as they try to make the transition to real money trader. One viewpoint is that since paper trading is not real, the profits are meaningless, and are no indication of real money profitability. An opposite viewpoint would state that paper trading is an impo... 3). So You Want To Become A Futures Day Trader You wake up one morning with a really BAD idea – you have decided to start making your living by becoming a futures day trader. BUT how can this be such a bad idea, don’t people get rich day trading futures? Where did that idea come from? Did you see one of those ‘work’ for 10 minutes a day and make $4200, ‘get rich quick never lose’ hype system ad... 4). The Trading Psychology Plan And what a great analogy ‘string up’ is, because after all those months of paper trading winners are replaced with real money losses, that is exactly what you will feel like doing to yourself. The Trading Psychology Viewpoint No discussion about trading, or the consideration to begin trading, can be done without a harsh r... 5). Trading Psychology - Consecutive Loses AND The Trading Psychology Spiral You go long and the market immediately goes down - you go short and the market immediately goes up. That's 2 consecutive losses, and you are getting a little 'anxious' so you don't take the 'next' trade. Of course, this trade is a winner. Now to make the situation worse, you then 'chase' the move, and as soon as you enter the trade it immediately r... 6). Trading Psychology -vs- Trading Method It is said that trading is 90% psychological and 10% methodological. Does this then imply that regardless of trading method, a trader that has control over their emotional issues will thus be a profitable trader, or will it be impossible to ever control emotions without the proficient implementation of method? The trading method viewpoint will sugg...