Posted inTrading Basics
Trading psychology: fear, greed and how to stick to your plan
The emotional mistakes that hurt traders most, including FOMO, revenge trading and loss aversion, and practical rules to manage them.
Posted inTrading Basics
How to keep a trading journal that actually helps
What to record in a trading journal, how to review it, and how to calculate win rate and expectancy to see whether your strategy works.
Posted inRisk Management
Risk management: the 1% rule and stop losses
How to manage risk in trading: position sizing with the 1% rule, placing stop losses, risk-reward ratios and why protecting capital matters most.
Posted inOptions
How to read an option chain
A step-by-step guide to reading an option chain: strikes, expirations, bid and ask, volume, open interest, and how to spot options that are costly to trade.
Posted inOptions
Vertical spreads: limiting risk with bull and bear spreads
How vertical spreads work, how to calculate maximum profit, maximum loss and break-even, and why many traders prefer them to single options.
Posted inOptions
Implied volatility and IV crush: why options get cheap after earnings
What implied volatility is, why options get expensive before big events, and how IV crush can cause losses even when you pick the right direction.
Posted inOptions
Options basics: calls, puts and premiums explained
Learn how stock options work in plain English: call and put options, strike price, expiration, premium, and the risks of buying vs selling options.
Posted inOptions
The options Greeks: delta, gamma, theta and vega
What delta, gamma, theta and vega mean, how they change an option's price, and how beginners can use them without heavy math.
Posted inTrading Basics
Paper trading: how to practise without losing money
How to use a paper trading account properly, what it can and cannot teach you, and how to know when you are ready for real money.
Posted inTrading Basics
Market, limit and stop orders: which one to use
The difference between market, limit, stop and stop-limit orders, what slippage and gaps are, and which order to use in common situations.
