Trading Psychology

Shares in ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) slipped by more than 6.6% today to 970.0, despite “a strong quarter” that produced revenues of £229 million  and a net profit of £77.1 million. That is a 22% increase in revenue and a 34% increase in net profit. Even the board’s recommendation to increase its interim dividend by 25% […]

You’ve just got to know that something is terrible wrong when eight top executives quit a company and its share price goes up. That’s exactly what happened at Toshiba (TSE:6502) today. And, yes, there was something terribly wrong – $1.22 billion wrong. While Reuters called it Japan’s “biggest accounting scandal in years,” Fortune magazine called it […]

Halliburton’s share price (NYSE:HAL) is up more than 2.5% today, despite second quarter results that paled by comparison to both the previous quarter and year-on-year. The key factor was that HAL beat analysts’s expectations of 29 cents per share by 51%. Halliburton generated 44 cents. Company Chairman and CEO, Dave Lesar, pointed out that “Our […]

Some observers have already over-reported that the Iran “deal” will be driving the price of oil down as the first apparent reaction of oil prices was a 2% decline in brent crude to $56.67 per barrel this morning. As I have said repeatedly in this column, cause and effect are not necessarily closely related in […]

ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) share price, which has been doing admirably well of late, fell by more than 4% in trading today, based, it would appear on a single analyst’s rating downgrade. It must be quite a heady feeling to wield that much power over the minds of investors. I find it a bit incredulous that […]

“With every trade or investment there are four possible outcomes. You can have a small win, big win, small loss or big loss. As long as we make sure we eliminate the big loss from happening, we can certainly live with the other three.” – Sam Seiden What’s the most important thing every trader can/must […]

Traders know the importance of correct focus for lasting trading success. However, most traders do not understand what focusing is really all about. Much time and effort is spent in the vain attempt to “focus properly” and this can lead to unnecessary frustration as the desired results fail to materialize. In this article, which is […]

“Trading and investing are games of possibility. We know from quantum physics that the universe is a place of infinite possibility. Isn’t it time that you found your own individual self and expressed that in your trading and investing?” The markets offer riches that can’t be accessed unless you become a trader or an investor. […]

“The are the times that try men’s souls,” especially if those men are invested in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP). The GKP share price has dropped to 35.23 today, continuing what has been a fairly steady decline that has been nearly unabated since 25 October 2013 when it was last traded above 180.00. It is now […]

When asked whether they would like to change their lives, an overwhelming 83% answered “yes”. This is just one result of many similar surveys, all showing similar results. This survey is probably more representative of how most of us feel about our lives than any other study we could do on the human condition. It […]