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.