Do you long for consistent profits on a long term basis? It is possible but nobody says it is easy. If anyone says otherwise, he is either lying or simply does not understand the complex nature of the most competitive arena in the world.
Anyone can earn a big return on one or two trades. With so many trade options available today and the amount of money which is transacted on each exchange, the odds are very high that everyone will hit a few big wins.
The difficulty is achieving consistent profits.
Many new traders enter the game with unrealistic expectations, little understanding of the true risk and guided by greed over knowledge. They may not realize that bad trade decisions are the profits which reward the better traders. Sad to say, the market needs bad traders, since they fund the better traders and keep the economy of the game in play.
The question is, "Will you be more consistently on the right side or wrong side of a trade?"
Here are 3 simple yet crucial points to optimize the way you trade. It requires much work and discipline to apply.
1. The first step is to perform a broad market analysis. This is the single greatest factor to maximum profits and minimum risk, no matter how technically strong any trade system may be. The broad market effects all individual trades, period. And should set the context for all trade decisions. All trades should be made in harmony with the broad market action.
The broad market should indicate when to get into a trade, which direction to trade and how aggressively are you to trade. You should know the answer to these three decisions before you even start trading.
2. Every trader should equip themselves with an arsenal of trade systems. Trade systems locate stocks or securities which are technically positioned to move in a predetermined direction. We are looking at three to five trade systems, which must be technically superior, based on sound reasoning and fully understood by the trader. With solid trade systems, and being consistent with the broad market, the result is trades at reduced risk producing a synergistic effect that gives the trader a tremendous edge.
3. Once trades have been executed, many traders just wait for the market to move. However, the work is far from over. Specific and carefully reasoned steps must be taken to reduce and eliminate risk, maximize profits and leverage the better performing trades.
Successful trading requires work, there is no question about it or escape from it. It requires knowledge. And it takes experience to develop the skills that will grow your trade account.