The first number you hear has a strange way of sticking around – even after the facts have moved on. That bias can quietly distort a trading decision.

A strategy can be perfectly good and still be a lousy fit for the market in front of you. The edge comes from knowing when to switch gears.

A few ugly sessions can actually make the market easier to read. Most traders miss the clue because they’re focused on the wrong thing.

After several rough sessions, the temptation is to force a big market call. Sometimes the better move is to wait for clearer evidence.

Markets are full of confident voices. But there’s a much better way to decide whose conviction is actually worth paying attention to.

Market weakness has a way of making good plans suddenly feel wrong. The trouble often starts when traders trust that feeling too quickly.

A lot of traders lose money for a surprisingly simple reason: somewhere along the way, trading stopped being a business and started becoming something else.

Some traders insist on finding every idea themselves. That can mean ignoring the one group with both the research – and the firepower – to change the trade entirely.

Plenty of people will tell you what they think about a stock. Far fewer will show you what they’re willing to risk on it.

Plenty of people will tell you what they think about a stock. Far fewer will show you what they’re willing to risk on it.

Some of the strongest breakouts don’t look strong at first. Instead, they may spend their time doing the exact opposite.