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It is not your job to lose money to the market!
Do you remember in the movie Patton when George C. Scott famously told his soldiers that: “no one ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by getting the other guy to die for his country.” Similarly, in trading it is not your job to lose money in the market. In my belief...
“United Nations of Trading” sees Simon Townshend’s “Looking Behind the Chart” webinar
In our first-ever webinar exclusively for Electronic Trader Mentoring Programtraders, we had what one trader called a “United Nations of Trading“. In attendance were traders from England, The Isle of Man, Hong Kong, Germany, Slovenia, Poland, Italy, the US and Canada. In the webinar, Simon...
How to use the Supply/Demand dynamics behind the chart that move prices - February 11th at 3:30PM CST
February 11th at 3:30PM CST - Simon Townshend talks exclusively to fellow Electronic Trader Mentoring Program traders about how to look behind the charts to see the Supply/Demand dynamics that move prices. This live webinar is available at no charge for mentoring traders. If you are...
Bigger than life - CCQ
Our family has been anxiously waiting to see the back of the semi with our son Creighton’s picture on it. Today, was our lucky day! Thanks to cell phone cameras, I proudly display it here. Last spring, I wrote about our very special guy here.
Kevin and Jeff talk about when to take the day off from trading
From the CME floor, Jeff and Kevin talk about what days to take off from trading, free of guilt on the latest episode of “Questions for Quinto”. See it here.
Simon Townshend talks about looking behind the chart to understand the supply/demand dynamics that make the move
Learn how English fund manager Simon Townshend looks behind the price chart in the latest edition of the Electronic Trader podcast.
Evaluating your performance in 2009
2009 has been a difficult year for short term futures traders. A friend of mine who invests in a variety of the largest and best-known Commodity Trading Advisors is down 5% for the year. Three of my most experienced traders in the Electronic Trader Mentoring Program, each of whom had a great...
The “Five Quintos” of the day - What times should you trade?
Kevin Cook and Jeff talk about the most productive times of the day to trade in this episode of “Questions for Quinto” on ONN.tv. Learn how to use the “Quintos” of the day to your advantage.
“Overcoming Fear and Programming Confidence” at Trader’s Expo in Las Vegas
Join me at Trader’s Expo in Las Vegas for my presentation on “Overcoming Fear and Programming Confidence” at 1:15PM on Saturday, November 21st. It’s the only sure thing in Las Vegas! See you there.
The Evolution of a Professional Futures Trader
English Futures Fund Manager, Simon Townshend talks about how to evolve as a trader. Hear it here!
Trading Smarter, Not Harder- make your own holiday trading schedule
As we approach the holiday season, you may ask yourself, what holidays should I take off from trading? You don’t want to miss any good trading days, but, at the same time, you want to be smart about avoiding low-probability days. From an early age in sports and in school, we learn that the...
Jeff and Kevin talk about Pointless Predictions and Needless Narratives on ONN.tv’s “Questions for Quinto”
See Kevin and Jeff on the floor of the CME talk about “Pointless Predictions” and “Needless Narratives” in this episode of “Questions for Quinto” on ONN.tv’s Street Smarts. Just click on the TV to see the latest video.
Jeff speaks to the traders at Chicago-based Trading RM
I enjoyed meeting the traders at the Chicago-based trading room, Trading RM, yesterday. Having met the principals, Reid Valfer and Larry Fisher, I knew that their traders would be a motivated, serious group and they were. You can read about what we discussed on their blog at TradingRM.com.
Your own Theory of Trading
Throughout my 37 years trading, I have seen hundreds of traders come and go. Many have been my friends. Often traders have success for months, or even years, because they found a setup - a tactic that worked. When the market no longer rewarded their tactic, they were at a loss for how to evolve...
Columbus Day - half-holidays not worth half the effort
Today, October 12th is Columbus Day. With no disrespect to Italian-Americans or anyone else who is celebrating today, Columbus Day is what I call a half-holiday in that the banks are closed, several important markets are closed (currency futures and interest rate futures), but the NYSE and...
