Author: Jeff Quinto

Have you ever been trading well and decided to increase the number of contracts you were trading? And, just as you increased the number of contracts you were trading, you started losing money on every trade?  To add insult...

A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” Segal’s Law Successful trading comes from being able to make decisions with imperfect information. However,...

I have heard dozens of traders lament that the market is fixed.They believe the deck is stacked against them. I have a very different view of the market. (more…)

Today starts the Chinese New Year. Last year was the Year of the Rat. This year is the Year of the Bull. The nearby chart...

When I woke up on Friday, it was -23° outside – not the wind chill, but the real temperature was -23°. It was colder Friday at my house in Wisconsin than it was on the North Pole. (more…)

Over the years, I have developed an evaluation system for futures traders. I use this rating system to help traders, I coach, in the Electronic Trader Mentoring Program to upgrade their trading....

Acres of Diamonds was the title of a speech given over 5,000 times by Russell Crowell between 1900 and 1925. The speech was very popular and Crowell was paid to give the speech all over the United States. He used the proceeds...

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In the nineties, when I was President of Rand Financial Services, I periodically visited London to meet with our larger London-based customers. On one such trip, I made an appointment to meet our contact at a large...

In the ring with Jeff Quinto in my corner     I’ve used many analogies, but have settled on boxing as the closest fit to trading where your opponent represents the market. Why, because one mistake can result in...