How much can you earn as a day trader

We often get asked how much you can earn as a day trader. And as you probably have guessed it’s almost impossible to answer. It all depends on your ...

Q1 performance from Swing trading

It’s always interesting to hear different trading tips and ideas from different traders. But are these traders making any profit? Here you get an overview of first quarter from ...

How much can a trader make?

This is a question we are often asked. Here Claus is taking us through his spreadsheet to look at the opportunities. We have all been trying to calculate how rich ...

How to make sure you go bankrupt with your trading

I’m sure we have all had the problem with having too much money in our account. So we have decided to make a little list of tools on how ...

6 pitfalls of using a stop-loss

We have recently written several articles about why one should use stop-loss, and how to use it to maximize profits and limit risk. In article 5 good reasons to always use ...

Trailing Stop Loss – Two Techniques

In this article, I will describe the two techniques I use to trail my stop-loss in an open trade. There are many ways to trail your stop-loss, and it may ...

Risk management (R)

When I read about daytraders and investors describing their performance, I often see messages like: – Yesterday I made 10% of XYZ share Or – My daytrading yesterday yielded 25 points / pips This is ...

5 good reasons to always use stop-loss

Most daytraders and investors have heard this quote before: Cut your losses and let your profits run Basically, it means you have to quickly get rid of your losers and, ...

Risk management with Dynamic R

  In this follow-up to the article on risk management with R, this article is now about the Dynamic R. concept. It is a concept that I have become more ...

The risk of daytrading on news

I am often asked about the risk of daytrading and how I handle it when news comes out. And the answer is quite simple: I’m not holding any trades ...

Risk management with Position Sizing

Position Sizing Position Sizing is unfortunately very undervalued, especially for new daytraders who are often more interested in learning methods and setups. The method constitutes only one third of a ...