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Trading Less and Achieving More

Many of you know that I have a back ground in Stock Car racing. The more I think about it, the more I see similarities that racing and trading the markets have in common. Particularly that they both require intense focus. I was thinking back on my raci... Read >

It's OKAY to lose sometimes

It's OKAY to lose sometimes As I write this article, I think of the many traders in the world out there that can't accept temporary defeat. There are so many new traders that enter the markets each and every day that will not allow loss. My friends,... Read >

The Need to Be Right

If you are in the stages of learning to trade, you will become a compilation of all those from whom you learned. You will become your own unique breed of trader. We all come to the table with certain expectations and beliefs. We all come with some emotion... Read >

Basics of the Bond Markets

The markets, no matter if you consider only those based in the USA or worldwide, don't act as purely separate entities. The belief that one market is a separate being that's never affected by developments in other markets is a naive idea that doesn't hold... Read >

Trading: Trend Following vs. Counter-Trend

If there's one trading dilemma that tends to inspire the most heated discussions among professionals and novices alike, it would have to be the one dealing with the decision to trade "with the trend" or "against the trend". Countless books have been writt... Read >

Simplicity! - Trading Lesson of the Week

Trading is complex. Complexity can be defined as "a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts" The world of trading is rife with complexity. There are technical concepts to learn, trends to analyze, patterns to spot and qualify, entry signals to ... Read >

Stuck in a Rut?

Stuck in a Rut? Many times new traders complete one of our seminars and are very enthusiastic. They feel empowered by the new strategies they have learned, and perhaps they have already found success in their early trades. The problem comes when one of t... Read >

A Trader

There is a common sequence of events that most traders go through during their development. This begins when many of the strategies that the trader is learning begin to come together and the trader begins to see the light. This can happen slowly with a ca... Read >

The Use Of Sector Analysis For Swing Trading

Market analysis is in important part of our everyday activity. Pristine Trained Traders (PTT's) are taught to use our renowned Pristine Market Analysis techniques techniques, which advocate a macro-to-micro approach. This means analyzing the market and in... Read >

Short Term Trading from Long Term Charts

I hope everyone had a great holiday! Thanks to all of you who sent your holiday wishes. I had a good interview last night on CNBC, looking at charts and discussing the Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, and Australian Dollar. >Here it is: ... Read >

TRADING YOUR PLAN

As with any successful business, it all begins with a plan. A business plan is nothing more than a roadmap or in the modern world a GPS system. Imagine you had a restaurant business and everyday you would show up to your business and change your succe... Read >

Are you a Binge Trader?

Think about that for a moment. Have you heard the phrase "Binge Eating". What does that really mean? A Binge Eater is compulsive and acts on current emotion. They typically eat way too much and way to fast. Before their stomach has a chance to report t... Read >

Experience

A trader attends a Pristine Seminar. He receives a most complete and thorough explanation of our world renowned Pristine Method® of Trading. So many tools and tactics! So much to learn! But when we teach them all this plethora of knowledge, we usually tel... Read >

Deceiving-- The Eyes of a Pristine Trained Trader

Copyright (c) 2010 Pristine.com Some of Your Best Qualities... Most of your previous successes in life will likely not be able to help you in trading. The things you have learned are often not transferable to trading. Worse than that, they may be harmf... Read >

A Trader's Strongest Qualities

This week's title is deceiving. The title unfortunately ends in this way; "A trader's strongest qualities may be hurting them." Yes, it is true. Trading is unique in many ways. It is not by accident that many of the people who are drawn to trading are suc... Read >