Category Trading

ONYX Model

A strategy is the base of trading, without it you‘re not going anywhere. But it’s only a part of the equation. If your psychology isn’t right, the strategy won’t get you anywhere. The ONYX model explained I did not invent…

Futures contract expiration explained

If you just started to trade index futures you might notice that there are different versions of an asset. When you look for MNQ (micro e-mini Nasdaq) for example you‘ll get: So what’s the difference between them and which one…

How chart colors affect your trading

Your charts are a part of your decision atmosphere. Colors can have a direct effect on your mood, attention, perceived clarity and emotions, which heavily influence your trading performance. Humans don’t make rational decisions, but emotional ones, influenced by cognitive…

How to control your emotions in trading

Your emotions are one of the main reasons causing you to be unprofitable.  You’re trapped in the EIA-loop: Emotion -> impulse -> action. The solution a lot of people will present to you is: But guess what? You’re not a…

Which timeframe should you trade?

Whenever you go on social media or even read a book on trading, you’ll hear all kinds of different opinions on which timeframe you should trade. I saw a ton of people claim that you can’t be trading lower timeframes…