Day Trading In Complex Times: 1

By Stephen K. Marchant and Stephen Kolarin

Day trading is one of, if not the most difficult things you will undertake in your life. So, having to practice shouldn't come as a surprise. Below, I will cover the ten reasons why you should practice day trading.

Day Trading is super-fast

Talk about knocking it down first in the post, but the daily trade is very fast. I've done everything from swing trading, long-term invest­ing, and day trading, and by far, day trading requires a unique set of skills. If you think about chess, what is one way you can increase the chess difficulty level? Put a stopwatch on how long you need to make a move. This is where real skill emerges because intuition, experience, and repetition come into play. Well, the market is no different. If I have a few days to analyze a position, I can work out a good trading plan with notes for myself. When operating during the day, it can only take a few minutes to a few seconds to make a decision. So, you think chess players start playing with a 1-minute timer? Obviously not. Therefore, you shouldn't even end up on the market with your hard-earned money, trying to make some harmless transactions. Take time to practice day trading to develop the skills necessary to enter the field.

Practice day trading in response to the market

The market is a real living being. While you have a history of some price movements, each day is unique. You'll have to see how you react to it when the tape airs and the actions move. It's one thing to just look at the old charts, but you have to get used to listening to the market. Much of day trade is intuition. This is the part of your trading toolbox that you cannot quantify, and it is unique to you and your trading style. This will permit you to learn how stocks react when the market generally

makes sudden movements in both directions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephen K. Marchant
• Release date: Sep 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781915018069

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Introduction

Day trading is one of, if not the most difficult things you will undertake in your life. So, having to practice shouldn't come as a surprise. Below, I will cover the ten reasons why you should practice day trading.

Day Trading is super-fast

Talk about knocking it down first in the post, but the daily trade is very fast. I've done everything from swing trading, long-term invest­ing, and day trading, and by far, day trading requires a unique set of skills. If you think about chess, what is one way you can increase the chess difficulty level? Put a stopwatch on how long you need to make a move. This is where real skill emerges because intuition, experience, and repetition come into play. Well, the market is no different. If I have a few days to analyze a position, I can work out a good trading plan with notes for myself. When operating during the day, it can only take a few minutes to a few seconds to make a decision. So, you think chess players start playing with a 1-minute timer? Obviously not. Therefore, you shouldn't even end up on the market with your hard-earned money, trying to make some harmless transactions. Take time to practice day trading to develop the skills necessary to enter the field.

Practice day trading in response to the market

The market is a real living being. While you have a history of some price movements, each day is unique. You'll have to see how you react to it when the tape airs and the actions move. It's one thing to just look at the old charts, but you have to get used to listening to the market. Much of day trade is intuition. This is the part of your trading toolbox that you cannot quantify, and it is unique to you and your trading style. This will permit you to learn how stocks react when the market generally

makes sudden movements in both directions.

Learn to manage your money

One thing I say is that I cannot practice day trading on a simulator be­cause it is not real money. To some extent, this is true. But if there was a fire, did you know where to go? Did you know what path you should follow to get out of the building? Did your teachers know how long it would take to get all the children out? Did the firefighter expect where to be within a certain period?

This is why you need to learn to manage your money. You have to get used to calculate the gains and losses in your head. You must learn to trade effectively on margin. Risk compensation ratios must be evalu­ated quickly, and only the best opportunities should be run, as there are five to choose from at the same time. Now, you can read this and say, well, it's not real money yet, so I'm not going to take it seriously, and you know what, you reserve the right to make that adult decision. But for me personally, I always want to know what to do in case of fire.

Find out how to manage to win and losing trades

Trading is excellent when you are making money. The beauty of being in this losing position is that it quickly humiliated me in a matter of days. The critical thing I know and will learn to develop over time is that you must forget the losers and winners when you close your position. Bringing your personal grudges to the next operation will only harm you because there are new market participants in every ac­tion. Therefore, practicing trade allows you to speed up the pace. When I say rhythm, I mean the negotiation cycle. Some win, others lose, but you must learn to deal with every trade with a positive mindset and sound trading principles. This is another one of those skill sets that come from pure repetition. You just have to make a horrible trade to follow 15 direct winners to realize that the lousy trade doesn't require you to start psychoanalyzing your infancy.  You need your 10,000 hours of practice

I know, I know, so I'll keep it short. Studies have shown that you need to practice something for 10,000 hours before you become an expert. Think about your personal jobs or careers. If you are an executive, employers require 10 to 15 years of job search experience. If you do simple math, a full-time equivalent per year is 2.00 hours. So, suppose you really think about it. In that case, employers are saying you should have 20,000 to 30,000 hours of experience before allowing you to run a department. Well, guess what; The same is true for day trading. Overtime training will allow you to exponentially increase the time required to reach that 10,000 hours expert level.

Know that all charts don't go to the moon

Earlier in my career, I would have scoured the market for specific configurations that would have made significant profits. I would iden­tify a particular model with the same indicators to find that weak point. After configuring my settings, historically, these winning rank­ings seemed to be everywhere. The problem was that when I tried to do it in real-time, things didn't work as expected. Day trading today is done with computers, and the level of ongoing games in terms of fake breakouts is insane. What taught me to practice day trading is that it is more important to reserve the earnings of singles than to always swing by the fences. These take me to the moon setting; they will only pay 10% to 20% of the time, so stop waiting for it to happen every time you trade. Focus on the rhythm of just winning, and when the big trade comes, you'll know it.

Discover your day trading style

Personally, I believe that as adults, we are responsible for our decisions in life. Don't blame your parents or some events that happened to you in third grade for why you do certain things in your life. I'm not trying to rule out the impact of life experiences, but what I'm saying is that we

can choose how long we let them influence how we live our lives. Well, for day trading, I think, for the most part, it's easier not to take over your trading strategy and leave it to the expert. Most people will go in and fight to put together a system: paralysis analysis at its best. So, go to Google, do some searching, and voila, there is your friendly day trade expert ready to sell you the magic keys to your promise land. I am not judging you; I have spent thousands on other people's courses, hoping to find myself. What I realized is that these courses are other people's rules. Trading requires that you understand what works for you. Guess what, people, it's work. It will literally take thousands of hours to modify and re-optimize to understand what corresponds to your busi­ness DNA. I chose to go my way because when these systems started to fail, who did I start blaming? You guessed it right, the man behind the curtain who sold me this excellent course. Please do me a favour and skip all this pain. I'm not saying that you can't collect funda­mental principles from other day traders, but you have to define your methodology yourself. Only you can do it, so you don't blame mom or dad; you look in the mirror.

You need more reps

If you've ever tried for a sports team, practices are only for a certain period each day. Therefore, you only have a limited window to show your coach that you have what it takes to be a team member. Since we only exchange buds in the morning, I have a maximum of 2-4 exchanges that I can do on any given day. It would take me a little over 2 months to have 100 trades to analyze.

Show Yourself You can be a day trader

Market research is none other than Monday's quarterback. You start to tell yourself; I would have been in that trade and would have made this sum of money. But you are looking back on the old lists of things that have already been played; however, in a market simulation envir- onment, there is tremendous value to you, with real data that you have everything you need to make money. At the end of the day, you must believe that you can do it regardless of your background, education, or age. If you practice day trading long enough, you will get to that point where you can tell yourself that I am a professional day trader.

See how long you can expect to do daily operations

What better way to see it yourself than to go to a simulator and start the account balance with the money at hand. Depending on your system and how long you have it, swapping a full calendar year can take a few weeks or months. At the end of the year, after considering fees and liv­ing expenses, how much money do you have left? Practicing day trad­ing can begin to answer some of these confusing aspects of day trading.

Chapter 1: The Basics Of Trading

Perhaps we should begin with its root word, which is 'Trade.' In a general sense, trade is the exchange of goods and ser­vices between parties. A buyer paying a certain amount of money to a seller upon purchasing and selling the latter's goods and services is an example of trade. If you send me a book in exchange for dollars, that is already a trade. Trade, as an economic concept, has producers and consumers as its two parties. International trade helps countries open up new markets for goods and services that they may not have had access to otherwise. For this reason, a customer in the United States should choose between an American, German, or Japan­ese automobile. Consequently, the market has much more competition and thus more competitive rates or prices, resulting in a lower price for the consumer at home.

You might ask, What's the difference between trade and trading? Trading is the carrying on of trade. If you exchange goods and services regularly as your business, we can say that you run a trading business.

You already know about the relevant definitions in a general sense, but what about financial trading or trading in financial markets, which is the subject of this book?

Financial trading entails the purchase and sale of financial instruments to make a profit. These financial instruments may be cash items such as bonds, foreign exchange, or stocks. Contracts for differences, futures, and options, which are derivatives, are also financial in­struments involved in financial trading. If you don't have any idea about them, do not fret. I will explain them to you one by one, so read on.

Many individuals, companies, institutions, and even nations compete in financial markets to profit from simultaneous purchases and sales of financial instruments. As a result, prices are constantly fluctuating. The term volatile market refers to a market that moves a lot. These markets provide more profit opportunities, but they also increase risk. Cash Instruments - These are freely transferable securities as they are extremely liquid. The markets directly influence and calculate the value of cash instruments. The following are ex­amples of a cash instrument:

Bonds - Bonds are government-issued debt securities that cost investors interest and can be exchanged. An individual or single bond is a part of a larger loan because these businesses' size and scale necessitate borrowing money from multiple sources.

Foreign exchange -A spot foreign exchange trade deals with one entity selling a currency to another for a predetermined price. The transaction occurs immediately but is paid later. Conversion rates are continuously fluctuating due to supply and demand market forces.

Stocks - In a general sense, a stock refers to any company's ownership certificates, while a share refers to a specific com­pany's stock certificate. You become a shareholder if you own a share of a corporation.

Derivative Instruments - These are financial contracts whose worth is tied to that of an underlying asset. They are compli­cated financial instruments used for various purposes, such as hedging and gaining access to new markets or assets.

Contract for differences - CFD refers to a short-term contract between an investment bank and an investor. The en­tities share the difference of the closing prices from the open­ing prices of a particular financial instrument, such as forex, stocks, or commodities, at the close of the contract.

Futures - Futures are financial instruments that bind the parties to trade an asset for a fixed price and date in the future. Regardless of the prevailing market price at the expiry date, the buyer or seller must purchase or sell the asset at a fixed rate.

Options - Option contracts are derivatives that heavily focus on the value of financial securities such as stocks. The buyer has the option to trade the underlying financial asset, depend­ing on the contract. In contrast with futures, the holder of an option is not obligated to trade the commodity if they don't want to.

Financial Markets

A financial market is a place where financial instruments such as bonds, currencies, debentures, futures, shares, and other financial as­sets are created and traded. It is critical in allocating scarce resources in the economy of the nation. It serves as a bridge between investors by fa­cilitating the transfer of funds.

Bond Markets - Bonds, as I have already told you, are govern­ment-issued debt securities that cost inventors interest and can be traded. The US government's ten and 20-year bonds and the UK Gilts are common bond markets.

Commodity Markets - Investing or trading in physical com­modities such as gold, natural gas, oil, silver, wheat, and other metals or sorts is known as commodities trading. A commod­ity market has its period, dictated by factors such as harvest timing and market demand. Traders may take positions that will be based on expected economic developments or com­modity market arbitrage opportunities.

Cryptocurrencies -Cryptocurrency is digital money or cur­rency. It is designed to function as a means of exchange that employs encryption to protect transactions, limit new units' production, and verify asset transfers.

Equities/Shares - Equities are the values of stocks traded on international stock exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq, and the New York Stock Exchange. Facebook, Twitter, and Barclays are some of the most well-known shares/stocks traded on exchanges.

Indices - Indices are of selected stocks that are traded like indi­vidual stocks. Traders will bet on the largest companies' price movements in a market by buying or selling some given index. Dax 30, Dow Jones, Nikkei 225, and S&P 500 are some popular indices.

Forex - The foreign exchange market is an online platform where currencies are traded all over the world. Since curren­cies are in high demand, it is available 24 hours a day, from Sundays at 5 pm EST until Fridays at 4 pm EST. For currencies that have floating exchange rates, the market is in charge of determining the exchange rates.

What Drives the Markets?

The supply and demand principle governs financial market move­ments. If some more traders or investors want to purchase a specific commodity, currency, or stock than existing sellers, at that point, the market climbs in cost until those traders can buy. The market would shift down if the case is the opposite. The following are some market-moving factors:

The Central Bank - Central banks make choices that include interest rate setting, significantly impacting markets and the global flow of capital.

Financial performance of companies -If a company's earn­ings continue to rise, the chances of its stock price increasing as well are high. Regular results will be released by publicly traded companies, encouraging investors or traders to buy or sell their stock.

Data from the Government -Governments publish infor­mation that can affect price movements from time to time. Information about economic predictions, inflation, new jobs, and unemployment can tell traders or investors whether to buy or sell into specific markets. News -Most market participants track information promptly; for instance, negative news about a business or a nation can cause prices to fall. Political news can also have a significant impact on the stock market.

Participants in the Capital Markets

Corporations, fund managers, and individual and skilled traders all participate in financial markets trading.

Banks - Banks act as brokers for several other businesses, such as fund managers. The amount of trading these banks can do has been limited by new regulations.

Brokers -These firms specialize in putting trades for customers who purchase or sell in various markets.

Makers of Financial Markets - Market makers 'task is to get their clients the best possible price. Suppose a corporation wants to issue additional shares. In that case, market makers are tasked with selling them to potential buyers on the open market.

Retail traders/investors -Some regular citizens may invest in stocks and other financial instruments.

Why Trade in Financial Markets?

Investment Gain - The potential to grow your money is one of the key advantages of trading in a financial market. Financial markets continue to grow in value over time, even though individual stock prices fluctuate regularly. Investors typically benefit from investments in stable businesses that can ex­pand. Similarly, diversifying your stock portfolio will help you create wealth by exploiting growth in various sectors.

Profits from Dividends - Most stocks pay out dividends as a source of revenue. These stocks that pay dividends provide investors with annual payments. These payments are made even though the stocks have lost their value, and they reflect revenue in addition to any gains made when the stock is finally sold. Dividend income