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Life as a Daytrader

Many think that if you make money in the stock market you are either a gambler with an addiction problem or a ruthless guy who works 1 hour a day and relaxes in his beach house. As a Daytrader life isn't about lying at beaches and you are, of course, no gambler.
You are working! Like everyone else. You have to have your day planned out: You get up in the morning and go to work. First you analyse the markets and the news and make prediction on how the market is going to move today.
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Money Management

Today I'm gonna talk about Money Management. I hope that everyone who trades is aware of the concept. However it's such an important concept, getting it in your head over and over again is key.
Yesterday i talked about Drawdown and how it is a naturally occuring process everyone has to live with. The only time it gets really dangerous is when you do not have the proper Money Management.
Lets say you trade contracts with a Stop-Loss so huge that if you loose you loose 10% of your Equity. Yes you …
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Drawdown

Everyone fears it: The Drawdown. However there is nothing to fear. It is a very normal process.
Lets look at an example: The probability for an AA in Poker is 0,005%. Thats pretty slim. Its actually the same chance you have when you are trading with 50% probability of a win. And you get 7 looses in a row.
However everyone who plays Poker regulary has gotten the AA. So in that respect everyone who trades a lot had this bad luck of loosing 7 times in a row. And that is what many call a Drawdown.
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