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Day trading can be a thrilling way to make money. But it's more challening than most beginners think. Here are some day trading tips that can help the new trader as well as the more advanced trader to achieve your goals faster. First: Avoid over trading. Most of the time the market is a random walk - meaning that it is moving up and down without any predictable pattern. This is caused by retail traders taking small positions in the market, and often exiting quickly. The amateurs don't affect the market in any significant manner. The pros, with their big positions and their commitment to hold trades for longer periods of time, create longer term moves that can provide large profits. Some people are attracted to day trading for of the excitement of the business and the potential for fast money. This attitude sets one up for disappointment. Day trading does not have the energy of a video game. Professional day traders stay on the sidelines for waiting for a high-probability trade to set up. They trade less frequently than the amateurs believe. Second: The common axiom "The trend is your friend" is a half-truth. The trend is a fair weather friend! It's true that the trend is your friend early on. But trends get exhausted and end. It's more accurate to say: "The trend is your friend, until the end." There are 2 times to trade when you can put stats on your side: Early in a new trend. When a trend has run its course. Taking positions at these 2 times put the stats of the bell curve on your side. Third: Listen to free chat rooms for day trading tips and do exactly the opposite! I've participated in many chat rooms over the years, and have received a tremendous benefit from them. But the benefit did not come from listening to the teacher. It came from watching the comments of the participants as they shared what they were doing at any given time in the market. Most of the time they do the exact opposite of what they should be doing. They represent the collective voice of the unprofitable masses. It's uncanny how all the amateurs think alike when it comes to analyzing the markets. If you follow them in the chat rooms long enough you'll pick up on the patterns of the things they do wrong over and over. Then you'll learn to do the opposite and win. As an example, one of the most common problems amateur traders have, is resisting the urge to fight the trend. You'll often hear comments such as: "The market can't go any higher than this." "This market just has to turn around at this point." "The market is definitely way over-extended now." It seems to be hard wired into the brains of retail day traders to trade against the prevailing energy of the markets and try to find the top or bottom. You can make a lot of money trading against them and doing exactly the opposite. Day trading can be enjoyable and financially beneficial. To be a success, however, you must avoid the herd and stand apart from the masses who lose their money. Employ these 3 day trading tips to put you squarely on the path to profitability.
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About The Author: Dr. Barry Burns is the president of Top Dog Trading, writes a day trading blog and offers a free 5-day video course which offers day trading tips. He has spoken at DayTradersUSA, "Elite Masters of Trading," and Traders Expos.
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