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Overtrading: the loss is in the count, not in any single trade
Overtrading is measured in turnover, not feelings. The most active fifth of 66,465 households earned 11.4% a year against 17.9% for the market.
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Overtrading: the loss is in the count, not in any single trade
Overtrading is measured in turnover, not feelings. The most active fifth of 66,465 households earned 11.4% a year against 17.9% for the market.
Read the articleThe position sizing formula does not know you just lost
The position sizing formula uses three numbers: account, risk per trade, stop distance. After a loss, traders change the one it never asked for: size.
Read the articleDrawdown meaning in trading: the number that decides whether you survive
Drawdown trading meaning, with the arithmetic behind it: a -20% drawdown needs +25% to recover, -50% needs +100%. What your own trade history shows.
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Overtrading: the loss is in the count, not in any single trade
Overtrading is measured in turnover, not feelings. The most active fifth of 66,465 households earned 11.4% a year against 17.9% for the market.
Read the articleTrading journal vs spreadsheet: Excel cannot read your broker
Trading journal vs spreadsheet: Excel, Google Sheets and Notion cost from $0, but none reads your broker. Dated prices, limits and what each misses.
Read the articleWeek ahead, 26 – 30 October 2026: five central banks, one GDP, one PCE
Week ahead forex calendar, 26–30 October 2026: Fed hold at 3.75–4.00% expected, ECB at 2.50%, BoJ at 1.25%, US Q3 GDP and September PCE on Thursday.
Read the articleThe position sizing formula does not know you just lost
The position sizing formula uses three numbers: account, risk per trade, stop distance. After a loss, traders change the one it never asked for: size.
Read the article1971: the Nixon shock, the Sunday night that set every currency afloat
The Nixon shock 1971 closed the gold window, broke Bretton Woods and created the floating forex market. The numbers, and what a journal would have shown.
Read the articleWeek ahead, 19 – 23 October 2026: three inflation prints, one forex week, Fed in blackout
Week ahead forex calendar, 19–23 October 2026: UK CPI at a 3.4% consensus, Canada and Japan inflation, China Q3 GDP, flash PMIs, Fed blackout.
Read the articleSocius Trades vs TraderSync: the TraderSync alternative that only reads
A TraderSync alternative that only reads your broker. Socius Trades vs TraderSync: prices dated 8 October 2026, import, AI caps, who each is for.
Read the articlePanic of 1907: the crash one banker stopped from his library
The Panic of 1907 began with a failed copper corner on 16 October and ended in Morgan's library on 4 November. What a trading journal would have shown.
Read the articleWeek ahead, 12 – 16 October 2026: US CPI, retail sales and a Bangkok fireside chat
Week ahead forex calendar, 12–16 October 2026: US CPI at a 3.6% consensus Wednesday, retail sales and PPI Thursday, Beige Book, Chair Warsh in Bangkok.
Read the articleDrawdown meaning in trading: the number that decides whether you survive
Drawdown trading meaning, with the arithmetic behind it: a -20% drawdown needs +25% to recover, -50% needs +100%. What your own trade history shows.
Read the articleSocius Trades vs Edgewonk: the Edgewonk alternative that only reads
An Edgewonk alternative that only reads your broker. Socius Trades vs Edgewonk: prices dated 29 September 2026, import, analytics, who each is for.
Read the articleWeek ahead, 5 – 9 October 2026: FOMC minutes after a 29,000 payroll
Week ahead forex calendar, 5–9 October 2026: ISM services Monday, FOMC minutes Wednesday, ECB account and China reopening Thursday, after a 29,000 payroll.
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